• At U. of Alaska at Fairbanks, a Bike-Loan Program Has More Customers Than Bikes

• U. of Colorado at Boulder Begins $91.1-Million Overhaul of Campus Utilities

• To Meet Studiers’ Needs, U. of Iowa Union Stays Open Around the Clock

• Renovation of 1936 Library Earns LEED Gold for Linfield College

The U. of Rochester’s trustees have signed off on building an 18,900-square-foot digital-media facility that will include recording studios, an engineering fabrication lab, study areas, and exhibit space. Architects for the $12.8-million project are Goody Clancy. (Goody Clancy rendering)

• Columbia U. and Museum of Modern Art Bring Frank Lloyd Wright Archive to New York

• Kent State U. Plans New Architecture Building, Other Improvements

• As Budget Constraints Ease, Swarthmore College Resumes Renovations

• Western Illinois U. Will Expand Quad Cities Campus

The City U. of New York’s Bronx Community College has moved into its new library, designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects. The new building’s opening means that two older landmark buildings on the campus that had served as libraries are currently little used—Stanford White’s Gould Memorial Library and Marcel Breuer’s Meister Hall. (Bronx Community College photo)

• U. of Rochester Plan $100-Million ‘Urban Village’ with Housing, Shops, Hotel

• Financial Woes Force U. of Wisconsin at Madison to Cut Back Bus Service

• Bridge to  Between Stadium and U. of North Texas Campus Is Delayed

• SUNY College at Oswego Unveils $5.8-Million Manufacturing-Lab Addition

• ‘Telegraph’ Slideshow: Beautiful Universities Around the World

• Sandusky Brick Removed from Centennial Walkway in State College

The State U. of New York at Albany has dedicated a 500-bed, suite-style housing complex called Liberty Terrace. The complex, which relies entirely on a geothermal system for heating and cooling, is on track to receive LEED gold certification, the university says. (SUNY Albany photo)

• Merrimack College Will Add 350 Beds — and a 2nd Ice Rink

• Mount St. Mary’s U. Opens 16.1-Megawatt Solar Facility Serving University System of Maryland

• William Jessup U. Unveils New Dining, Athletic, and Classroom Facilities

• Marquette U. Begins Work on 45,000-Square-Foot Dental-School Expansion

Windward Community College has opened a 69,000-square-foot Library Learning Commons, replacing a leaky building that has served as the institution’s library since 1972. The new facility is designed to earn a LEED silver rating. The college, part of the U. of Hawaii System, is located in Kāne‘ohe. (Windward Community College photo)

• Hurricane Closes Louisiana Colleges, but Damage Is Limited (See reports from: Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge, Loyola U. New Orleans, McNeese State U., Northwestern State U., Southern U., Tulane U., and Xavier U.)

• Cornell U. Starts Work on Nets to Prevent Suicides From 7 Bridges (read a recent Chronicle article about a lawsuit over nets here)

• U. of California at Berkeley Reopens Memorial Stadium After $321-Million Overhaul

Northern Illinois U. and American Campus Communities, a development company, have unveiled an $80-million, 1,000-bed residence complex, the university’s first new student housing since 1967. (Northern Illinois U. image)

• SUNY College at Brockport Breaks Ground for 1st New Building Since 1974

• Winthrop U. Studies Adding a Community for ‘Lifelong Learners’ Over 55

• U. of Texas at Austin Opens $54.8-Million New-Media Center

• New Gloucester County College Building Accommodates Dual-Enrollment Programs

Among projects chosen for 2012 awards by the American Society of Landscape Architects was this makeover of what had been a parking lot between two buildings at the Polytechnic campus of Arizona State U., in Mesa. Ten Eyck Landscape Architects created a patch of Sonoran desert alongside a new pedestrian path that also serves as a fire lane. (Bill Timmerman photo)

• After Conflict-of-Interest Ruling, U. of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana Seeks New Bids for Overhaul of Natural-History Building 

• U. of Wisconsin at Madison Hopes for Renovation Funds from Meat, Dairy, and Other Industries

• Labouré College Buys Secretarial School’s Mansion for $5.3-Million

• U. of Connecticut Will Hire Architect to Update 2006 Master Plan

Gallaudet U. has opened Living and Learning Residence Hall 6, a 175-bed, 60,000-square-foot building designed to DeafSpace standards. The guidelines aim to make buildings user-friendly for the hearing impaired by, among other things, making the best possible use of sight lines, by employing lighting well suited to sign language, and by creating corridors and pathways wide enough for multiple sign users to carry on conversations while walking. (Gallaudet U. photo)

• U. of Chicago Study Looks Skeptically at Construction Boom Among Cultural Organizations

• Air Force Academy, Threatened by Wildfire, Remains Open

• Pa. State Colleges Can’t Start Building Till Projects Are Paid For, Chairman Says

• Ohio State U. Trustees Vote to Lease Out Parking Facilities for $483-Million

• Michigan Governor Signs Bill Providing Over $300-Million for 18 Campus Projects

• Former Hotel Reopens as Massachusetts College’s School of Optometry

• Dartmouth College Plans 2 Buildings for Teaching and Research

• New Ball State U. Greenhouse Will Display Orchid Collection

• Texas A&M U. Will Outsource Main-Campus Dining, Landscaping, Cleaning, and Maintenance

• $295-Million Development Plan Will Build Classrooms, Housing, Retail, and Parking on Rutgers U. Campus

• U. of Georgia Seeks LEED Gold for Renovation of 1962 Visual-Arts Building

• Luther College Will Start Work on $5.9-Million Swimming Center

• U. of Georgia Professor Offers to Create a Master Plan for Athens—Free

Faculty members at Bradley U. have moved into Westlake Hall after a renovation and expansion of the 1897 building, designed by Henry Ives Cobb to house Bradley’s watchmaking program. The building was expanded from 14,000 square feet to 85,600 square feet, and now features a central atrium. It will house the College of Education and Health Sciences. (Bradley U. photo)