Cellphone Technology Helps Horses Recover From Surgery
Posted On Saturday, June 1, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ILLINOIS Tags: intestinal tracts, Stuart C. Clark-Price, surgery, universities of Florida, University of Illinois, Veterinary Teaching Hospital
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Technology that’s used in smartphones and other electronic devices also is being used by veterinarians at the University of Illinois to help horses recover safely from anesthesia.
Accelerometers – portable data recorders that capture information on motion, vibration and impact – are frequently affixed to shipping containers when ...
Exhaustive Computer Research Project Shows Shift in English Language
Posted On Saturday, May 18, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ILLINOIS Tags: English language, HathiTrust Research Center, Ted Underwood, university library, University of Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois English professor Ted Underwood recently wrapped up a research project involving more than 4,200 books. Since that work revealed dramatic shifts in the English language between the 18th and 19th centuries, he’s now expanding his research to include more than 470,000 books – almost ...
University of Utah Names Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Posted On Monday, April 8, 2013 By USA Education News. Under UTAH Tags: Academic Affairs, David Pershing, Ruth V. Watkins, University of Illinois, University of Utah
Ruth V. Watkins will bring her extensive experience as an educator and administrator to the University of Utah as the new senior vice president for academic affairs. Currently the dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois and professor of speech and hearing science, ...
Michael B. Bragg Selected As Dean of UW College of Engineering
Posted On Thursday, February 28, 2013 By USA Education News. Under WASHINGTON Tags: Michael Young, Mike Bragg, Provost Ana Mari Cauce, University of Illinois, University of Washington
Michael B. Bragg, professor and interim dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been selected as dean of the University of Washington College of Engineering, effective July 15, 2013, UW President Michael Young and Provost Ana Mari Cauce announced today. The appointment is ...
LSU Board of Supervisors Holds February Meeting
Posted On Tuesday, February 5, 2013 By USA Education News. Under LOUISIANA Tags: American Council of Education, LSU Board of Supervisors meeting, LSU Football Coach Les Miles, LSU Transition Advisory Team, University of Illinois
BATON ROUGE – During the February LSU Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board approved Memoranda of Understandings or amendments to existing Memoranda regarding the operation of five hospitals; approved amendments to LSU Football Coach Les Miles’ contract; and approved the establishment of an assessment structure for LSU Online, LSU’s online ...
Fiscal Cliff Deal Yields Tax Certainty at Expense of Simplification
Posted On Monday, January 7, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ILLINOIS Tags: fiscal cliff, Richard L. Kaplan, Sarah Pedersen, simplification, tax policy, U.S. taxation, University of Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Although major battles over spending cuts and raising the federal debt limit have been punted for another two months, the fiscal-cliff bill passed by Congress settles most of the significant tax issues that would have an immediate and direct impact on the average taxpayer’s pocketbook, a University ...