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9:44am, 1st May, 2019

University of North Carolina identifies victims in deadly shooting

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte on Wednesday announced the identities of the two people killed and four injured in a Tuesday afternoon shooting that rocked the school on its last day of classes for the semester.

Lockdown lifted at North Carolina university after shooter kills two, wounds four

9:01am, 1st May, 2019

US

Lockdown lifted at North Carolina university after shooter kills two, wounds four

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte lifted a campus lockdown on Wednesday morning, a day after a gunman killed two people and wounded four on the school's last day of classes for the semester.

Lockdown lifted at North Carolina university after shooter kills 2, wounds 4

8:18am, 1st May, 2019

US

Lockdown lifted at North Carolina university after shooter kills 2, wounds 4

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte lifted a campus lockdown on Wednesday morning, a day after a gunman killed two people and wounded four on the school's last day of classes for the semester.

Gunman kills two, injures four at University of North Carolina, Charlotte

1:51am, 1st May, 2019

US

Gunman kills two, injures four at University of North Carolina, Charlotte

A gunman reported to have been a student opened fire in a building at the University of North Carolina's Charlotte campus on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding four others, three of them critically, officials said.

Two dead, four injured in shooting at University of North Carolina, Charlotte

7:25pm, 30th April, 2019

US

Two dead, four injured in shooting at University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Two people were killed and four others wounded, two with life-threatening injuries, in a shooting on Tuesday at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, area emergency management officials said.

Duke University pays $112.5 million in fake research case sparked by whistleblower

3:40pm, 25th March, 2019

US

Duke University pays $112.5 million in fake research case sparked by whistleblower

Duke University agreed to pay $112.5 million to settle claims by a whistleblower that a former research technician knowingly submitted fake data in applications for federal research grants, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday.

Duke University to pay $112.5 million in whistleblower case over grants

2:14pm, 25th March, 2019

US

Duke University to pay $112.5 million in whistleblower case over grants

Duke University agreed to pay $112.5 million to settle claims it knowingly submitted fake data in applications for federal research grants, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday.

Algeria orders early university holiday as students spur protests

9:26am, 9th March, 2019

World

Algeria orders early university holiday as students spur protests

Algerian authorities on Saturday ordered an early start to the spring university holiday, an apparent attempt to weaken two weeks of student-led protests against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

UK police blow up suspect parcel sent to Scottish university

1:54pm, 6th March, 2019

UK

UK police blow up suspect parcel sent to Scottish university

Police blew up a parcel sent to a Scottish university on another day of bomb scares in Britain after three devices were sent to major transport hubs in London on Tuesday.

Russian university building partly collapses, no casualties: agencies

12:12pm, 16th February, 2019

World

Russian university building partly collapses, no casualties: agencies

A university building partly collapsed on Saturday in the Russian city of St Petersburg, trapping people under debris, but emergency services reported no casualties, Russian news agencies reported.

University of California to be granted pioneering CRISPR patent

8:33pm, 8th February, 2019

US

University of California to be granted pioneering CRISPR patent

The University of California will soon be granted a potentially valuable patent on the revolutionary gene-editing technology known as CRISPR, according to a document filed by the U.S. patent office on Friday.

China's Peking University tightens party control, curbs activism

6:52am, 14th November, 2018

World

China's Peking University tightens party control, curbs activism

China's prestigious Peking University, historically a bastion of student activism, has moved to quash dissent and strengthen Communist Party control after a spate of protests across China on issues ranging from labor rights to #MeToo.

California university doctor accused of sex abuse sees license suspended

7:10pm, 29th August, 2018

US

California university doctor accused of sex abuse sees license suspended

A former University of Southern California (USC) gynecologist, accused of sexually assaulting hundreds of students, has agreed to a suspension of his medical license, officials said on Wednesday.

'Makes me shake with rage': Japan probe shows university cut women's test scores

5:21am, 7th August, 2018

World

'Makes me shake with rage': Japan probe shows university cut women's test scores

A Japanese medical school deliberately cut women's entrance test scores for at least a decade, an investigation panel said on Tuesday, calling it a "very serious" instance of discrimination, but school officials denied having known of the manipu...

Fiat Chrysler's Marchionne being treated in Zurich's University Hospital

11:47am, 22nd July, 2018

Business

Fiat Chrysler's Marchionne being treated in Zurich's University Hospital

Fiat Chrysler Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne was being treated in a Zurich hospital on Sunday with a serious illness after suffering complications following shoulder surgery.

University of Maine pension fund fires Guggenheim over regulatory probe

5:55pm, 13th July, 2018

US

University of Maine pension fund fires Guggenheim over regulatory probe

A university pension and endowment fund fired a Guggenheim Partners LLC subsidiary because of its ongoing investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), records showed, as the closely watched U.S. asset manager faces pressure to...

U.S. opens inquiry into gynecologist scandal at University of Southern California

5:03am, 12th June, 2018

US

U.S. opens inquiry into gynecologist scandal at University of Southern California

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The U.S. Education Department has opened an investigation into how the University of Southern California handled complaints that a longtime campus health clinic gynecologist sexually harassed or abused his patients during pelv...

University of Southern California president to step down in wake of scandal

11:30pm, 25th May, 2018

US

University of Southern California president to step down in wake of scandal

(Reuters) - The president of University of Southern California is resigning after criticism over the school's handling of complaints that a campus health clinic gynecologist sexually abused his patients during pelvic exams, the school said on Fr...