Dr. Steven Warach appointed as founding executive director of Seton/UT Southwestern Clinical Research Institute
DALLAS – Oct. 20, 2011 – UT Southwestern Medical Center has appointed Dr. Steven Warach, a neurologist and senior investigator at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as the founding executive director of the new Seton/UT Southwestern Clinical Research Institute in Austin. The recruitment of Dr. Warach was done in collaboration with Seton Healthcare Family. [...]
Scottish Government urged to exert greater control over fees
THE Scottish Government has been urged to exert greater control over fees charged by universities. The move follows warnings that elite Scottish universities would be flooded with pupils from English private schools as a result of the introduction of higher fees. The warning follows the introduction of the most expensive degrees in the UK by [...]
Nominations wanted
Coaches, teachers, athletes, students and parents … I need your help. Im once again looking for nominations for a weekly list Im going to be putting together on Mondays. Simply submit the names of student athletes, what they did to help their team during that week and a small bio to mbryson@therecord.com and theres a [...]
New York to invest $400 million in UAlbany Nano College
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced today $4.4 billion in secured investments for computer chip technology research over the next five years, including $400 million from the state into the University at Albanys College for Nanoscale Science and Engineering. The agreement included securing investments from five leading private companies including Intel, IBM, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, TSMC and Samsung. This [...]
Tanning bed users exhibit addict-like behavior
People who frequently use tanning beds may be spurred by an addictive neurological reward-and-reinforcement trigger, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in a pilot study. This could explain why some people continue to use tanning beds despite the increased risk of developing melanoma, the most lethal form of skin cancer. The brain activity [...]
Student found guilty of cheating — and files lawsuit
A law student hit his school with a slew of charges including an emotional distress claim after he was suspended for cheating. In the fall of 2007 officials at the University of Dayton Law School told student John Valente that another student had accused him of violating the schools honor code during final exams. After [...]