Texas A&M University
First Kisses
When you get the urge to kiss your honey this Valentine’s Day, you may think it’s instinct that beckons you to lock lips. But Vaughn Bryant, Professor of Anthropology at...
University of North Texas
UNT is at the forefront of sustainability
From new state-of-the-art facilities to partnerships in China for researching and promoting green building technologies, UNT has distinguished itself as a global leader in...
University of Massachusetts Amherst
When Maroon is Green
UMass Amherst boasts two new homes for sciences and arts—near neighbors on campus—designed to promote collaborative learning and sustainable living. By all accounts...
Chapman University
Student history publication wins national ‘Best E-Journal’ award
Voces Novae, Chapman University’s online history journal, has won the prestigious 2011 Nash History Journal Prize for Best E-Journal from Phi Alpha Theta, the National...
University of Dayton
Money Talks
Innovative business programs at the University of Dayton build student skills with real-world experience in investing, trading and creating businesses.
DePaul University
Research with real-world impact
Dorothy Kozlowski has spent two years of funding from the Department of Defense to discover better rehabilitation protocols for cases of traumatic brain injury. The research...
Community Involvement
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First Kisses
When you get the urge to kiss your honey this Valentine’s Day, you may think it’s instinct that beckons you to lock lips. But Vaughn Bryant, Professor of Anthropology at Texas A&M University, says puckering up is anything but instinctive; rather, it is a learned behavior.
- Educating socially engaged leaders
- Chapman launches eVillage, an incubator for developing startups
Diversity
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UNT recognized for veterans support
UNT’s reputation for military friendly service is drawing increasing numbers of veterans to campus, already home to more than 2,500 members of the military community and their families.
- Leading the Way
- A Tour of Asia Without Leaving Campus
Faculty Initiatives
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Professor Aharonov discoveries inspire one of 2011′s top breakthroughs in physics
The ground-breaking concepts of Yakir Aharonov, Ph.D., professor, Schmid College of Science and Technology, and his group continue to inspire other quantum physicists and capture the science community’s attention.
- Professor reflects on Gabrielle Giffords shooting in anniversary op-eds
- Burma's Pop Music
Globalization
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Between the Midwest and the Far East
The University of Dayton China Institute is set to begin operations later this year alongside a third of the world's Fortune 500 companies.
- Life in Nantes—one of Audencia's greatest assets
- Global Responsibility Starts at Home
Innovation
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Money Talks
Innovative business programs at the University of Dayton build student skills with real-world experience in investing, trading and creating businesses.
- Autonomous robots at UNT
- Going to Scale
Recognition & Awards
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DePaul school counselors change lives
DePaul’s graduate school counseling program is the first in Illinois (and only the 24th in the nation) to affiliate with The Education Trust’s National Center for Transformative School Counseling Initiative, a distinction that brings national recognition to the program. The initiative aims to transform school counselors into powerful agents of change who can help close the gaps in opportunity and achievement for low-income students and students of color.
- Law, MBA programs named in 2012 Princeton Review
- Student history publication wins national ‘Best E-Journal’ award
Research & Development
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Let there be light
Dr. Alexey Belyanin, professor of physics at Texas A&M University, and Belyanin research group members Yongrui Wang and Dr. Aleksander Wojcik are part of a team of scientists that first predicted and recently observed this effect, known as superfluorescence, in solid-state materials -- in this case, electron-hole pairs created in a semiconductor using lasers.
- UNT undergraduates conduct hands-on research
- Research with real-world impact
Sustainability & Environment
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Texas A&M Chemist's Research holds Promise for Cleaner Energy, Converting Greenhouse Gases
Dr. Oleg V. Ozerov, professor of chemistry at Texas A&M University, today was named the 2012 recipient of the Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research for his work in organometallic chemistry and its applications in catalysis and energy.
- Study Shows Ocean Warming has Accelerated the Past 100 years
- UNT is at the forefront of sustainability
