Construction to start soon on Hastings College art center
HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) _ Construction will soon begin on the $8.5 million Jackson Dinsdale Art Center at Hastings College, expected to open in August 2016. …
Storm leaves thousands in Dallas-Fort Worth without power
DALLAS (AP) _ A storm packing winds upward of 80 mph has left thousands of people without power in North Texas. The Dallas Morning News …
Pitkin County to begin offering virtual autopsies
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) _ The Pitkin County coroner’s office is planning to use virtual autopsies in cases where a traditional procedure is either not needed …
University looks at gun violence as public health issue
ST. LOUIS (AP) _ Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are hoping that a unique approach to addressing gun violence will help put a …
Minnesota zoos taking steps against bird flu
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ Minnesota’s zoos are taking steps to protect their birds from avian influenza. The Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley, the Como …
Texas trade group heads to Cuba
DALLAS (AP) _ A Texas delegation is arriving in Cuba with hopes of building a front-of-the-line position for renewed trade with the Caribbean nation long …
Budget gap looms over Hawaii medical school, cancer center
HONOLULU (AP) _ A University of Hawaii report is warning that its medical school could lose its accreditation and its cancer center could lose its …
FDIC levies fines against New Frontier Bank directors
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) _ The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. fined four people involved in the 2009 collapse of Greeley’s New Frontier Bank $545,000 after a …
UMaine projects to help girl with 1 hand to play recorder
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) _ University of Maine students are preparing to unveil devices they’ve designed to help an 8-year-old girl with one hand to play …
U-M team gets $1.2M grant to research hydrogen-powered cars
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) _ A team of University Michigan researchers has been awarded a $1.2 million Department of Energy grant to look into the …