California State University trustees approved an additional 12 percent tuition fee increase for undergraduate students at all of the system’s 23 campuses resulting from state budget cuts to higher education.
Dr. Paul Oliaro, vice president for Student Affairs at Fresno State, sent emails to students detailing the tuition fee increases and the deadlines for payment to be enrolled in fall 2011.
The trustees’ action increases tuition fees by $294 per semester for undergraduate students, by $339 for credential and $360 for graduate students. Tuition fees for part-time students (0-6 units) will increase proportionately.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed former Penn State running back Austin Scott’s civil lawsuit against the university, police and a female acquaintance over a rape charge against him that was later dropped.
No evidence supported Scott’s accusation that the woman, the school, police and prosecutors conspired against him, U.S. District Judge William Caldwell in Harrisburg said in Monday’s ruling. Caldwell ruled there was probable cause to arrest Scott in October 2007.
Prosecutors withdrew the charges in 2008, and Scott filed the civil suit the following year.
But in the ruling, Caldwell also turned aside Scott’s claims of malicious prosecution and that police violated his civil rights.
“The Penn State defendants argue there is no conspiracy claim because plaintiff has presented no evidence that they agreed among themselves and (the woman) to unlawfully prosecute Scott, nor any evidence of any wrongful act.
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PHILADELPHIA — There are many kinds of cancers of the immune system, but one, Activated B-Cell Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, or ABC-DLBCL, is particularly common and pernicious. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine have shown for the first time that dogs that develop this disease spontaneously share the same aberrant activation of a critical intracellular pathway with humans. They also found that a drug designed to disrupt this pathway helps to kill tumor cells in the dogs’ cancerous lymph nodes.
The research was conducted by Nicola Mason, assistant professor of medicine at Penn Veterinary, along with Michael J. May, associate professor of pharmacology; postdoctoral fellow Anita Gaurnier-Hausser; and veterinary clinical pathologist Reema Patel.
Their work was published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research.
B-cells are the part of the immune system that produce antibodies and protect the body against invading microorganisms or allergens. In A
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SHIPROCK, N.M. (AP) — Officials at the country’s first tribal college say they’re looking forward to awarding more bachelor’s degrees in elementary education.
Dine College on the Navajo Nation bestowed the first four-year degrees to a handful of students in May.
School officials said five others will do student teaching this fall.
Students attending the college previously received the degrees through a partnership with Arizona State University.
Dine College now has an accredited program that prepares students to teach Navajo language courses and cultural studies, and that meets state and national standards.
Faculty member Dan Laughlin said the program fills a pressing need on the Navajo Nation for new teachers.
He said turnover rates are high, and school districts struggle to recruit qualified teachers.
If you took the SAT or ACT last spring in preparation for applying to college, you should have your scores back by now. How did you do? Are you wondering if you should take the tests again?
If youre unhappy with your score and think you could do better, the answer is probably yes. But if you did well, it might not be necessary. Here are some things to think about as you decide whether or not to take the SAT or ACT again.
Are you willing and able to put in the time and effort to study for the SAT and ACT?
Before you make the commitment to take the SAT or ACT again, think about how much time youre willing to put into studying for them. After all, if youre going to do it again, you should do everything in your power to ensure you get a better result!
Fortunately, practicing for the SAT is easier than ever. The College Board offers practice tests, daily emails and even an online course. You can also practice for the ACT using an eBook, practice questions or an online test prep course. How you s
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