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LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It's the training ground for L.A.'s most promising young talent and the alma mater of the likes of recording artist Josh Groban, actor Corbin Bleu and playwright Josefina Lopez. But since its founding in 1985, the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts has never really had a home of its own, having always shared facilities on the Cal State L.A. campus. So it marked a milestone for "LACHSA" and arts education when the school's...

W. Bruce Lunsford contributes $1 million to create W. Bruce Lunsford Academy for Law, Business + Technology. Highland Heights, KY (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 The Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law announced today it has received a $1 million gift from W. Bruce Lunsford to establish and support the W. Bruce Lunsford Academy for Law, Business + Technology. Lunsford, a 1974 graduate of Chase College of Law, is chairman and CEO of Lunsford Capital, LLC, a private investment company...

2Market Information Inc., publisher of Technology Transfer Tactics newsletter and producer of distance learning programs for technology transfer professionals, has announced a system-wide license agreement with The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (RF). Atlanta, Georgia (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 The agreement enables the RF to provide commercialization staff across the entire State University of New York (SUNY) system access to Technology Transfer Tactics’ monthly...

MARIETTA, Ga., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU) will offer two new degrees this fall, both focused on the environment. On May 14, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia gave SPSU the go-ahead to offer the state's first Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering Technology (EnvET) degree and the only Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science (ENVS) degree in metropolitan Atlanta. Both programs will be...

Follett's includED® program helps students save, be prepared on the first day of class FORT WAYNE, Ind., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), in partnership with Follett, today announced the expansion of a new course material program designed to help improve student success. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130507/CG09134LOGO-a) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130507/CG09134LOGO-b) Follett's includED(®)...

MILLERSVILLE, Pa., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Eastern Great Lakes weather forecasts will be better in the future, thanks to the work of two Millersville University of Pennsylvania professors, Dr. Todd Sikora and Dr. Richard Clark, earth sciences - and their students. Millersville University recently received a $387,738 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study lake-effect snow events downwind of the Great Lakes. The corresponding field project - Ontario Winter...

Dr. Susan Aldridge, Senior Fellow at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities in Washington, DC and past president of the University of Maryland University College, was recently honored by the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) with the world's most prestigious award presented for excellence in distance learning. St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) May 03, 2013 Dr. Susan Aldridge, Senior Fellow at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities in...

Cargill's $580,000 gift to the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology will fund laboratories and curriculum development, scholarships, field trips and other professional development opportunities. Rapid City, SD (PRWEB) May 03, 2013 Cargill, Inc., has pledged $580,000 to the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology for laboratories, scholarships and curriculum development in several departments. The majority of the funding will support SDSM&T’s Department of Chemical...

Congressman Sam Farr and California State University, Monterey Bay President Eduardo Ochoa highlight a list of speakers Seaside, CA (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 The Monterey Bay Regional Business Plan Competition (http://www.MBRCompetition.com) final event will take place Friday, May 3rd, 2013. Congressman Sam Farr and California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) President Eduardo Ochoa highlight a list of speakers for the final event of the 4th Annual Monterey Bay Regional Business Plan...

Group partnership to accelerate lab-to-market development of breakthrough medical devices ELYRIA, Ohio, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lorain County Community College (LCCC) and the Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron (ABIA) are leveraging their complementary strengths to build a partnership to accelerate the commercialization of novel medical technologies that can advance economic growth, stimulate job creation, foster talent development, enrich patient care and improve...