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WILLIMANTIC, Conn., Jan. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Eastern Connecticut State University is one of only four colleges and universities in a national Honors Program pilot sponsored by readMedia.com, a news distribution company in Albany, NY. The pilot focuses on "readabout.me," a web-based program that promotes students' educational status and achievements. Eastern uses readabout.me software to publicize student achievements and activities on campus. Such stories...

Culture of innovation accelerates development of non-invasive device to treat spinal deformities in children AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron (ABIA) announced today the formation of APTO Orthopaedics, the first medical device company created out of the Institute. ABIA's Dr. Steve Fening and Akron Children's Hospital's Dr. Todd Ritzman co-founded the company to improve treatment for widespread forms of musculoskeletal...

HOUSTON and WARMINSTER, Pa., Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sam Houston State University has received a $25 million pledge from Pennsylvania-based Therm-Omega-Tech, Inc. to support the university's engineering technology components within the current industrial technology program and to establish a new engineering technology program. The founder of Therm-Omega-Tech, Inc., is alumnus Frederick Pirkle, who graduated from SHSU with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial arts in 1970...

DAT/EM Systems International donated 16 licenses of their SUMMIT EVOLUTION Professional digital stereoplotter to the Geomatics Department in the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) School of Engineering. Valued at over $300,000, this gift forms part of DAT/EM’s on-going initiative to sponsor higher education through software, software support, student training and consultation to the faculty. Anchorage, Alaska (PRWEB) December 29, 2011 December 29, 2011, DAT/EM Systems International...

NORTHRIDGE, Calif., Dec. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CSC, the world leader in providing crowd management services, is pleased to announce its three-year contract with The University of Texas at Arlington to provide event staffing at College Park Center, a new $78 million, 7,000-seat events venue. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090714/LA45941LOGO) CSC will provide event staffing with upward of 40 employees for various College Park Center events, including...

ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cyber security company, Lunarline, Inc., has teamed up with University of Maryland University College (UMUC) to provide higher education to its employees at a discounted rate. Through this educational alliance, all Lunarline employees, spouses, and dependants are eligible for a 25% discount on out-of-state tuition at the university. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110622/PH24580LOGO ) UMUC is offering Lunarline...

Rowan University of Glassboro, N.J. has been honored with a recognition by Philadelphia Business Journal in its selection of "Largest MBA Programs." GLASSBORO, N.J., Dec. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Announcing a special recognition appearing in the September, 2011 issue of Philadelphia Business Journal published by American City Business Journals. Rowan University was selected for the following honor: "Largest MBA Programs" (Logo:...

Montclair State University’s new School of Communication and Media will combine existing, high-quality degree programs with new offerings to provide an unparalleled educational experience to students entering this rapidly changing industry. Specifically designed with an eye to the future, the new program will take students’ skills to the next level in the critical and creative use of new media technologies in a broad array of public communication fields Montclair, New Jersey...

Director of Nursing will lead initiative to strengthen the District's system of healthcare delivery WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The University of the District of Columbia is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Pier A. Broadnax, director of the university's Nursing and Allied Health program, as chair of a new DC Department of Health subcommittee on healthcare delivery in the District. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101207/MM13973LOGO...

--New FDA-ABIA partnership enhances agency expertise in biomaterials, hybrids, composites, and polymers --Collaboration is first in polymer capacity for the FDA WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron (ABIA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have entered into a ground-breaking collaboration to support and develop regulatory science for the safe and effective use of biomaterials in medical devices. Effective...