Florida International University and the University of Miami have increased the punishment for 19 players involved in Saturday night's football brawl. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

A nine-year-old mathematics prodigy has become Hong Kong's youngest undergraduate, waltzing through his first day at university saying classes were too easy. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

A former senior accountant at Oral Roberts University alleges that more than $1 billion annually was inappropriately funneled through the school. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

A popular "brewing science" course at Halifax's University of King's College will trace the history of beer and include field trips to area breweries. Mmm, breweries... picked by mitzuzake 6 months ago

Chemists can now use carbon nanotubes to judge the heat of chilli sauces. The technology might soon be available commercially as a cheap, disposable sensor for use in the food industry. Richard Compton and his team at Oxford University, UK, have developed a sensitive technique to measure the levels of capsaicinoids, the substances that make chillies hot, in samples of chilli sauce. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

A university in eastern Canada canceled classes and shut down its campus on Friday as a mysterious viral outbreak caused diarrhea and vomiting among some 100 students. picked by tlovesd 2 years ago

Sophia Gordon Hall, the first energy efficient and Eco-Friendly dorm at Tufts University. Not only does it have bamboo flooring but is also equipped with solar panels. picked by arrch8 2 years ago

Mark Burnett, reality TV tycoon and founder of the dreadful Survivor series has announced that the next Survivor will be contested in the U.S.A at a University campus. picked by Richye 1 year ago

It just wouldn't be a tragedy without copycats. picked by VooDooPeacock 1 year ago

Says his philosophy professor killed his chances for getting into law school by grading on a curve, changing his expected A- to a C. Next step: suing the brainy geek who skewed the curve and the inventor of the letter "C". picked by Wingnut 1 year ago

Prints "Oh Come, All Ye Black Folk". For supposedly smart people in college, this was pretty stupid. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago

Physicists from the University of Georgia have developed a new way to create "natural motors" for tiny machines. The researchers say the technique could lead to new methods of drug delivery, disease treatment and bioengineering, the university said in a release picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

An unidentified man has been murdered on one of the world's busiest streets during rush hour. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

Drugs including cocaine, ecstasy, marijuana and methamphetamines were confiscated in the sting, which came as the result of a months-long undercover operation...

In addition to large quantities of narcotics, money and weapons were also seized from sellers and buyers in the bust. picked by ImNotBlue 3 months ago

First-year student Chris Avenir is fighting charges of academic misconduct for helping run an online chemistry study group via Facebook last term. picked by zzz 5 months ago

Classes were cancelled when an audit found that donated bodies were being wrongly labelled after dissection and could not be put back together when it was time for burial.
Jigsaw experts called in to fix the problem... picked by teaya21 2 years ago

A zebra made its way up to the 3rd floor of a building at Emory University. Not sure if it was looking for its textbooks.

Will be wearing prison stripes shortly. picked by suebe 3 months ago

Bryan Pata's death ruled a homicide. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago

Hazing is illegal in Florida. The frat members were engaging in hazing and three had to go to the hospital for alcohol poisoning. picked by wickedsmart 2 years ago

Itching for a better anti-itch remedy? Your wish may soon be granted now that scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified the first gene for itch sensation. This could lead to new treatments providing relief for chronic and severe itching picked by 2manyusernames 12 months ago