College News

• Finger print blood test that spots heart attacks in 15 minutes
  
  A new test developed by scientists at King's College in London have developed a new portable device which will be able to diagnose a patient suffering a heart attack using a simple pin prick.
  Daily Mail.  Saturday, 17 Aug 2019.
• Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? coughing cheat scandal is being turned into ITV drama
  
  Charles Ingram was found guilty of cheating on the popular TV gameshow back in 2003. He won the top prize by listening out for coughs from college lecturer Tecwen Whittock who was in the audience.
  Daily Mail.  Saturday, 17 Aug 2019.
• Year Up program helps Chicago youth get jobs in corporate world
  
  The Year Up program sets up Chicago youth, 18-24, with college credit and paid internships to help close the opportunity gap.
  ABC News.  Saturday, 17 Aug 2019.
• Does Trump administration plan to change how Congress is divvied up?
  
  For more than 200 years, the U.S. has apportioned congressional seats and Electoral College votes based on population. This includes unauthorized immigrants and noncitizens. ...
  CBS News.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• Fired Johns Hopkins professor won't work for Facebook after all
  
  Daniel Povey, a professor who was fired by Johns Hopkins University, said he will no longer go work at Facebook after the company asked him to work as a contractor while it investigated circumstances around his firing.
  CNBC.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• The Ohio State University Seeks to Trademark 'The'
  
  This article is about an article
  Smithsonian.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• Building Booms And Academic Busts
  
  Colleges expand construction, fail to utilize existing space.
  Forbes.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• College football coach encourages unpaid student-athletes to contribute at least $50 to alumni fund
  
  Louisiana-Lafayette head football coach Billy Napier announced this week that scholarship players will be encouraged to pay to play.
  Fox News.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• Record number of students seek university through clearing
  
  Students snap up record number of university places through clearing a day after the A-level results.
  BBC News.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• Which Colleges Offer The Highest Return?
  
  How do you find the colleges with the best return on investment? Here's where to start.
  Forbes.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• Rose-Hulman's math, science tutoring service available
  
  TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - An Indiana college's free tutoring service that has helped thousands of middle and high school students for nearly 30 years is available again this school year. ...
  Washington Times.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• Milky Way black hole emits mysterious light flare -- astronomers aren't sure why
  
  Scientists spot a flare of light coming from a black hole in the Milky Way. Syracuse University physics professor Duncan Brown explains to CBSN how the mysterious event may have occurred.
  CBS News.  Thursday, 15 Aug 2019.
• Stormzy funding two more Cambridge University places
  
  Grime artiste Stormzy pledges to fund two more Cambridge students.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 15 Aug 2019.
• Astro the robot dog kinda sorta looks like a real dog - CNET
  
  Florida Atlantic University decided a head, tail, eyes and ears were a good idea.
  CNET.  Thursday, 15 Aug 2019.
• Purdue lands $10M grant for new food safety laboratory
  
  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Purdue University has landed a $10 million federal grant to jump-start a new laboratory devoted to improving food safety in developing nations. ...
  Washington Times.  Thursday, 15 Aug 2019.

News Headlines and News Summaries