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In a ceremony held at the university's Bukhari Auditorium, the Government College University Lahore Endowment Fund Trust (GCU EFT) awarded scholarships worth Rs 10.3 million to 290 financially-challenged students of the university for the academic year 2014-15. The event was chaired by Prof. (Meritorious) Dr Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman,
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Jonathan Zaid, a 22-year-old University of Waterloo student, has successfully convinced his private insurance company, Sun Life Financial, to cover the cost of his medical marijuana, a feat that industry insiders say is unprecedented. Zaid, who suffers from a rare illness called new daily persistent headache, had been denied coverage
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A group of eight archaeology students from Newcastle University have begun working on a conservation management plan for Marsden Lime Kilns in South Tyneside. The plan aims to ensure the long-term care, conservation, and maintenance of the site, which is listed but on English Heritage's At Risk register.
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Clay Clark, a successful entrepreneur and former US Small Business Administration Entrepreneur of the Year for Oklahoma, launched Thrive15.com, an online education platform designed to provide practical business training to entrepreneurs. Clark created the platform after becoming disillusioned with the theoretical business education he received in college, instead opting
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A graduate student at Carnegie Mellon University has been arrested and charged with operating a methamphetamine distribution ring that spanned from Allegheny County to California. David Holly, a 44-year-old resident of Squirrel Hill, was arrested after a year-long investigation by district attorneys and state police. The investigation revealed that Holly
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Sixteen students from Cameron University's advertising class made history by earning a record-breaking 16 awards at the 49th Annual American Advertising Awards (ADDYs) sponsored by the Oklahoma City Ad Club. The students produced four television commercials as part of an ad campaign for the Red River Best Chevy
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University of Virginia researchers, Zygmunt Derewenda and Daniel Engel, are working with the University of Chicago to develop a new generation of reagents for detecting and typing the Ebola virus. Their innovative tool promises to diagnose Ebola quickly and cheaply, allowing for earlier isolation and care of patients while reducing
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In light of the increasing instances of atrocities against women and the rising trend of gender bias in institutions of higher learning, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued a circular directing all universities and institutes to establish separate cells for monitoring and dealing with sexual harassment cases. The circular,
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Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has pledged to resolve the financial issues facing the historic Sindh Madressatul Islam University (SMIU), which is an alma mater of Pakistan's founder Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The university's Vice Chancellor, Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh, met with the Chief
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As the university community prepares for the start of a new semester, Senior Vice President and Provost Mark G. McNamee has announced that he will be stepping aside from his current role later this year. Despite his departure, McNamee expresses confidence in the leadership provided by President Tim Sands and
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Euan Coulthard, a 19-year-old law student at Durham University, has been missing since January 14 after leaving the Love Shack night club. Following a week-long search involving hundreds of students and a joint operation between fire and police divers, a body was recovered from the River Wear in Durham. The
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A seven-member task force was commissioned by University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan to review the academic integrity of the University's athletics department. The task force will ensure student-athletes meet academic standards and improve their overall academic experiences. The creation of this task force comes in response to
