Researchers at the University of Florida have found a potential cure for the strand of herpes that can cause cold sores and blindness. After almost 10 years of effort the research team developed an enzyme that interferes with the proteins the virus uses to self-replicate and spread. The team hopes the enzyme could be applied via a topical cream, and ideally would run clinically trials within a year.
A San Diego State University professor, James S. Burns, submitted first-semester grades last Monday; over 90 days past the deadline. As a result of the late grades, mechanical engineering students hoping for jobs, internships, and diplomas were unable to use their course grades as credentials. While Burns alleged that the school did not provide him with an email account or laboratory telephone, student reports of his conduct in class—lack of preparation and extremely sporadic attendance—suggest this was not the only issue.
A professor at Goucher College, Lepold Munyakazi, has been suspended, following accusations of involvement in the Rwandan genocide. According to Goucher College President Sanford Ungar, at this point, there is insufficient evidence to conclude anything beyond a reasonable doubt. For the time being, Goucher is providing Munyakazi and his family modest off-campus housing.
Starting this spring, students at San Jose State University (SJSU) may be prohibited from smoking anywhere on campus. While current SJSU policy forbids smoking within 25 feet of any public entrance or window, students had complained of passing through clouds of smoke from students gathered just outside the 25-foot limit.
Two brothers and the members of a college housekeeping service have launched a website that allows students to get paid for good grades. The website, www.gradefund.com, helps students find sponsors who will contribute a certain amount for each grade. The website verifies transcripts sent from the students, and then bills sponsors’ credit cards.
Last Wednesday, University System of Maryland (USM) representatives and state legislators met to discuss the College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2009, a bill that would require universities and publishers to release textbook ISBN numbers to students, sell bundled course materials separately and justify the use of new textbook editions. USM lobbyist P.J. Hogan claimed the changes would cost the university system $17 million, but legislators were quick to attribute this cost to overpricing, rather than a flaw in the Affordability Act.
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