Tag: Education
Northwestern hires NCAA executive Derrick Gragg as AD
Northwestern hired NCAA executive Derrick Gragg as its athletic director Friday, the Big Ten school's second time filling the position in a little more...
Ex-UK education czar decries “half-hearted” schools effort
LONDON — Britain risks failing hundreds of thousands of young people with its “half-hearted” effort to bolster schools after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to...
Peruvians to pick new president amid relentless pandemic
LIMA, Peru — Amid an unrelenting coronavirus pandemic that has overwhelmed cemeteries, Peruvian voters will choose Sunday between a political novice who has scared...
Police work continues decade after Indiana student vanished
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The investigation into the disappearance of an Indiana University student 10 years ago continues as police say they keep receiving tips.
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Biden’s AI czar focuses on societal risks, preventing harm
Computer scientist Lynne Parker made breakthroughs in getting robots to work together so they could perform difficult missions, like cleaning up after a nuclear...
US SailGP Team launches Foiling First diversity program
Two-time America’s Cup champion Jimmy Spithill is all for improving diversity and inclusion in sailing, whether it’s along lines of race, gender or socioeconomic...
AG: Woman misused funds raised in Philando Castile’s name
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A St. Paul professor who led a viral crowdfunding campaign to pay off student lunch debts in Philando Castile’s name...
Georgia school officials condemn some teaching about race
ATLANTA — Georgia’s education board on Thursday approved a resolution that says the U.S. and Georgia are not racist and students should not be...
Indiana University offering prizes for vaccine documentation
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University is offering more than $70,000 from prize drawings for students and employees who provide proof that they’ve received COVID-19...
Coming to Twitter: Sponsored videos from college athletes
A company that has partnered with dozens of college athletic departments on name, image and likeness programming announced a deal with Twitter on Thursday...