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Two students in Germany accused of plotting a school attack

Two students from Cologne, Germany, ages 17 and 18, are accused of allegedly plotting an attack at their school on November 20, the first anniversary of the shooting at Geschwister Scholl school in Emsdetten, in which 18-year old ex-student Sebastian Bosse carried an attack that left six people wounded by gunshot and others wounded by detonated smoke bombs before taking his own life.

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University of South Carolina still awaiting confirmation from Ocean Isle Beach house fire

University of South Carolina administrators are still awaiting official confirmation from authorities in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., about the fate of students who were staying at a house that caught fire early Sunday morning.

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Gaza blockade stops students from studying abroad

Palestinian student Khaled al-Mudallal arrived home to Gaza on a mission to marry his fiancee Duaa then spirit her back to Britain where he would complete his university degree.

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Students to learn of science-based job opportunities

More than 3,000 high school students are expected to take part in the regional Science Awareness Festival starting today in Geraldton in mid-west Western Australia.

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UF Student Tasered, Arrested - President Machen's Address

President Machen of University Florida addresses issues related to student arrest as UF student was tasered during Kerry event.

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Promising Results in Helping Academically At-risk Undergraduates

What can colleges and universities do to help their low-performing students set and attain higher academic goals while transitioning successfully to campus life?

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AT&T Launches Wireless Discount Program for Students

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced an agreement with Armstrong Atlantic State University that gives students access to discounted wireless rate plans and devices. This agreement is the first one of its kind for AT&T in the Georgia University system.

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Cisco Solutions Ease Back-to-School Challenges for College Students

Cisco® (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced that the Cisco® Application Control Engine (ACE) module, a member of the Cisco family of Data Center 3.0 solutions, has been deployed at leading higher-education institutions to consolidate and virtualize data center resources, and to enable faster application delivery to students, administrators and faculty.

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Ultimate Steal Offers Students Easy Access to Microsoft Office 2007

As part of Microsoft Corp.’s commitment to education, the company is introducing a promotion inviting students who are actively enrolled at educational institutions and have a valid e-mail address from the institution to purchase Microsoft® Office Ultimate 2007 at a student price of $59.95 (U.S.).

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New interdisciplinary 'Global Poverty & Practice' minor is launched

The campus's Blum Center for Developing Economies has announced the creation of a new undergraduate program that, beginning this fall, will seek to motivate and prepare students to become active in alleviating poverty worldwide.

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Hockfield welcomes MIT's sesquicentennial class

MIT President Susan Hockfield welcomed the Class of 2011 by challenging the incoming first-year students to follow Louis Pasteur's lead in making extraordinary discoveries that enrich people's lives.

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Three Virginia Tech Students In Stable Condition At Duke

Three Virginia Tech students who suffered carbon monoxide poisoning were transferred to Duke University Medical Center Sunday evening. All three are conscious and alert, and they are listed in stable condition.

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