All the headlines from our Universities Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 18 2006 // Minnesota State University, Mankato,and an insurance company have agreed to a $5.25 million settlement stemming from a crash that killed three students and injured four other students last year in Michigan.Attorney Nick...
Sep 11 2006 // The medical malpractice climate in Florida is discouraging medical students from pursuing careers in obstetrics and gynecology – a trend that could further reduce patients’ access to obstetric care, a survey by...
Sep 4 2006 // One of the most serious problems facing the insurance industry today is the acute shortage of bright, college-educated young people entering the profession. Walk around any college campus and you’ll find that the...
Sep 4 2006 // One of the most serious problems facing the insurance industry today is the acute shortage of bright, college-educated young people entering the profession. Walk around any college campus and you’ll find that the...
Aug 30 2006 // Seattle-based Safeco has announced the sale of its headquarters complex in Seattle’s University District to the University of Washington for $130 million.The sale follows Safeco’s previously announced strategy...
Aug 25 2006 // Bellevue, Wash.-based Unigard Insurance Group is awarding 12 outstanding students with renewable $1,000 scholarships for college.“The Unigard scholarship program was created to reward talented students,” said...
Aug 24 2006 // Indianapolis-based Ball State University has announced plans to transform a downtown office space into a high-tech, interactive education, research, information and outreach center that will offer educational opportunities...
Aug 22 2006 // The new Robert B. Morgan Chair of Insurance at Eastern Kentucky University brings 30 years of experience as an attorney and executive officer in the insurance industry. Burke A. Christensen most recently served as chief...
Aug 22 2006 // Baldwin Resource Group, Bellevue, Wash., has added Jeff Van Duzer, dean of the Seattle Pacific University School of Business and Economics, as vice chairman of its board of directors. Van Duzer has a deep background in law...
Aug 17 2006 // The Fargo City Commission has approved a $2 million settlement with North Dakota State University for damage from a storm that flooded the Fargodome in 2000. School officials said the campus suffered heavy damage when...
Aug 16 2006 // The Big “I” Virtual University (VU) has appointed Michael Podoshen, former assistant vice president of personal lines and corporate risk manager for Insurance Services Office Inc,. as its 50th expert. Podoshen...
Aug 9 2006 // Since 1995, there have been 755 separate cases of class action securities litigation on allegations of companies inflating their stock prices due to fraud or untimely disclosure. Settlements from these cases totaled about...
Aug 3 2006 // Disclosing medical errors made by physicians is extremely important yet often extremely difficult. Two University of Iowa studies examine why this is the case and how increased understanding might help patients, doctors...
Jul 26 2006 // \Arizona State University has been sued by an anti-abortion student group which alleges the university discriminated against students trying to voice their opinions on the issue.ASU Students for Life filed the suit in...
Jul 19 2006 // Business leaders expressed continued concern this week that Iowa lacks enough workers to maintain a growing business climate.Business managers, insurance executives, and economic development directors discussed the issue...
Jul 11 2006 // The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $6.2 million, five-year grant to the Florida State University Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Studies to develop a new tool that could possibly see the...
Jul 7 2006 // A conservative group this week filed suit to stop Michigan State University from offering health insurance to the partners of gay workers and said the school is violating a 2004 amendment to the state constitution.The...
Jul 7 2006 // A coalition of insurance companies, community colleges and workforce development specialists have started a statewide insurance education program, called the California Insurance Careers Program, aimed at preparing...
Jun 26 2006 // It will cost more than $1.3 million to repair Western Kentucky University’s Cherry Hall, which was damaged by an arson fire April 23. Western’s President Gary Ransdell said the university has about half the...
Jun 20 2006 // Sun Prairie, Wis.-based General Casualty Insurance Companies has announced the names of 20 winners of its renewable $1,000 scholarship awards.“The General Casualty scholarship program was created four years ago to...