Education News - 18 Mar 2008

ORLANDO -- Lely High School graduate Ereck Plancher, a freshman wide receiver at the University of Central Florida, died following a workout on Tuesday, a school official said.
Source: www.floridatoday.com

UK universities lack funding to adequately maintain laboratories housing dangerous pathogens, such as HIV, says advisory committee
Source: education.guardian.co.uk

"I believe that transitions are best made during times of real advance rather than times of crisis or neutrality, and so I believe that this is an ideal time to begin the transition process." Gonzaga University's 25th President Rev. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., announced Monday he will work with the school's Board of Trustees to initiate a transition of leadership over the next 16 months. via KREM-TV Spokane
Source: www.topix.com

The site offers free video, audio, and print lectures and course material taken straight from the university's classes.
Source: blogs.edweek.org