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Technology October 2016

University of Kansas Sees Energy Conservation Savings

At home, you might swap out a few lightbulbs for energy efficient ones and save a few cents a year on your electric bill. At the University of Kansas that's happening on a much larger scale: Over the past year and a half KU has replaced more than 4,500 lights with LED lamps, leading to an estimated annual savings of $61,720, the Lawrence Journal-World (http://bit.ly/2ec4fI0 ) reports. KU reduced energy use enough over the past year to meet — and exceed — its overall energy consumption goal, according to the university's most recent campus-wide energy report.

Global October 2016

The Numbers Speak Loudly About the State of the University of Idaho

Official overall student enrollment at the University of Idaho increased to 11,780 for fall 2016, up 3.6 percent from 11,371 in fall 2015. Enrollment this fall is higher than it was when President Chuck Staben joined UI in 2014. And it is the first overall enrollment increase since 2012. Enrollment is up in several key areas including first-time undergraduate (resident and non-resident) and underrepresented students.

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UND to Retain All 20 Sports Currently Offered by School

The University of North Dakota will continue to sponsor the 20 sports it currently offers, although the fate of men's golf and baseball remains uncertain, the school's president said. The Grand Forks school announced in April it would no longer offer men's golf and baseball programs due to state budget cuts, then reinstated golf in August after the program secured the necessary $144,400 in funding for the fiscal years 2017 and 2018. But the athletics department ended the fiscal year with a shortfall of about $1.4 million, prompting President Mark Kennedy to ask a committee to examine the school's overall athletics program, including the number of sports and the cost of the programs.

Hispanic Community October 2016

UT Austin Latino Research Initiative Garners $7.6 Million to Study Latino Health Issues

With leadership in place and $7.6 million in grants acquired for research on health issues that disproportionately affect Latino communities, the 1-year-old Latino Research Initiative is hitting the ground running at The University of Texas at Austin. Housed in the College of Liberal Arts, the Latino Research Initiative was created to generate vital data, grants and research about Mexican American and Latino populations in Texas and the nation. Deborah Parra-Medina assumed the role as inaugural director at the start of the 2016 academic year, collaborating with leadership from the Center for Mexican American Studies and the Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies and landing the project’s first three research grants.

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Construction to Start Soon on New University of Louisville’s Academic Building

Construction is set to begin soon on a new four-story academic building on the University of Louisville's main campus. The university said Monday that the 150,000-square-foot building is expected to open for the fall 2018 semester. The $80 million building will primarily serve undergraduate students. It will house 17 classrooms along with science labs, group study areas, gathering spaces and food service.

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UNH Professor Pushes for Addressing Groundwater Threats

Jim Malley, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of New Hampshire, is inviting the general public to the Durham campus for a meeting about threats to groundwater and drinking water supplies in New Hampshire's seacoast region. There have been several instances of pollutants getting into wells recently, including around the former Pease Air Force Base and a capped landfill in North Hampton and Greenland.

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U of Southern Mississippi Opens Food Pantry

Students on a budget at The University of Southern Mississippi have a new resource to help them with food. The Eagle's Nest food pantry officially opened Tuesday in the basement of The Hub.

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Western New Mexico Signs Another Deal with a Mexico College

Western New Mexico University announced last week that it had signed an agreement on academic exchanges with the Universidad La Salle, a university located in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. La Salle professor Guillermo Garcia says students will have the option to exchange and increase their academic knowledge.

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New Furman Program Helps Students Get Real-world Experience

Furman University is announcing a new plan to give students experiences outside the classroom that will make them more prepared for careers after school. Under the Furman Advantage, the Greenville News reports (http://grnol.co/2dx2PFz) Thursday the university is guaranteeing students the chance to get internships or extra-curricular experiences that are relevant to their future careers.

Technology October 2016

Indiana State University Student Radio Gets Boosts

Makyla Thompson is one of the talents behind Indiana State University's student-produced radio talk show, and her voice will soon have a more reliable signal when a new transmitter is powered up. The equipment for WISU-FM 89.7 should be installed by semester's end, marking the non-commercial station's first technical upgrades in more than 20 years.

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