David Swensen, Yale’s chief investment officer from the mid-1980s until his death in May of this year, unfailingly emphasized the importance of measuring success not by single-year returns, but instead by returns over much longer periods. Still, it is fitting to note his career’s staggering coda: during Swensen’s last year heading the Yale endowment, it […]
Story Links ITHACA, N.Y. – Originally scheduled for earlier in the fall season, the Cornell women’s tennis team travels to Philadelphia, Pa. this weekend to play in Penn’s Cissie Leary Invitational. Play at the Hamlin and Hecht Tennis Centers runs from Friday, Oct. 22 through Sunday, Oct. 24. In action for […]
Two classes of Longhorn Legends — 23 former University of Texas student-athletes and one former coach — were inducted into the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor at an event on Friday, Oct. 15 at the LBJ Auditorium and Conference Center. The group included 10 Longhorn greats recently selected for the Class of 2021 as well as the 14 that were chosen for the Class of 2020 last year. Due to […]
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TC – Mon, Jul. 20, 2020 To view all Fall 2020 information, resources, and updates regarding registration, admission, and much more, click the link below. https://www.texascollege.edu/fall-2020 Following a thorough and extensive assessment of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, Texas College has announced that the 126-year-old institution will host the Fall 2020 academic term entirely online with […]
Summer is typically a time for middle school students to take some time away from the classroom. Each summer, however, the Honors College at the University of Houston opens its doors to local middle schoolers and shows them what life on a college campus is really like. The annual Cougar Junior Scholars Camp delivers pre-college […]
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State’s 2021 Homecoming Week will be held Oct. 17-23, culminating with the Homecoming parade on Friday, Oct. 22, and the Homecoming football game against Illinois on Saturday, Oct. 23. A variety of events are scheduled throughout the week to celebrate Penn State pride and tradition and to engage students, alumni, […]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Elliott Hall of Music on Saturday (Aug. 7) once again came to life as students crossed the stage for the August 2021 commencement ceremonies. After no in-person commencement ceremonies in 2020 and two in-person outdoor commencement ceremonies in May due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Purdue University hosted two in-person ceremonies on […]
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Sunscreen that includes zinc oxide, a common ingredient, loses much of its effectiveness and becomes toxic after two hours of exposure to ultraviolet radiation, according to a collaboration that included Oregon State University scientists. The toxicity analysis involved zebrafish, which share a remarkable similarity to humans at the molecular, genetic and cellular […]
It is “testimony to the national impact of the southwestern Ohio musical story we seek to tell,” Curt Ellison said By Susan Meikle, university news and communications Updated Oct. 8: Industrial Strength Bluegrass won 2021 Album of the Year, announced by the International Bluegrass Music Association during an awards ceremony Sept. 29. Joe Mulliins […]