Cornell freshman’s YouTube video on college transition goes viral
Emery Bergmann set out to finish a class project that ended up being a viral video reaching other college freshmen across the country. Read more »
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UC Berkeley students skip exams to volunteer in wildfire-ravaged Northern California
Students at the University of California, Berkeley are working to aid those affected by “California’s Katrina.” Read more »
University of Georgia students build temporary park in Athens parking lot
A student-run organization at the University of Georgia took over eight parking lot spots and transformed them into a green park as part of the worldwide “PARK(ing) Day” initiative. Read more »
Video: Bring Funk 'n Waffles to your kitchen for National Waffle Week
In honor of National Waffle Week, Adam Gold, owner of Funk 'n Waffles, shares the recipe for Aunt Miriam's Vegan Waffle. Read more »
A Dartmouth student created a book database of stories written about and by people of color
As a person of color, Kaya Thomas felt growing up that she was not represented in books she was reading. Now a senior at Dartmouth, she's helping kids connect to characters of color. Read more »
MacEwan University in Canada is investing in the arts
A new $181 million arts center and “untraditional” record label signify a dedication to the arts while Trump pulls away from them. Read more »
Emory University professor amps up office hours through running
A professor of biology at Emory University goes on three-to-four mile runs with students every week for his "active" office hours. Read more »
SA to provide free tampons, pads in some bathrooms on SU campus
Student Association to provide free menstrual hygiene products in some bathrooms across the Syracuse University campus. Read more »
How Keene State College is heating campus with purified waste vegetable oil
The college is in the middle of transitioning from No. 6 fuel oil to a 100 percent purified waste vegetable oil to heat its campus and is the first college to do so in the country. Read more »
Brown University begins providing free tampons and pads in trans-inclusive move
Brown University is providing free tampons and pads in campus bathrooms. Read more »
Oakland University students hold an ‘Ask a Muslim’ panel to combat Islamophobia
Oakland University students created an "Ask a Muslim" panel to help combat Islamophobia and Muslim stereotypes. Read more »
Georgetown University students start urban culture website
Two students at Georgetown University have made it their agenda to create a central hub for all things related to urban culture with their website, Nous Culture. Read more »
University of Missouri course teaches students about sleep disorders
The course is online, so the students can learn the subject matter from the comfort of their own beds. Read more »
University of Vermont professor researches possibility of printable solar cells
Matthew White, a professor of physics at the University of Vermont, has dedicated 12 years of scientific research to solar cells. Read more »
SUNY Buffalo professor creates device measuring the caloric intake of users
AutoDietary, a necklace-like device, measures the caloric intake of users. Read more »
Professors at University of Iowa work across disciplines to enhance student learning
The University of Iowa is striving to address challenges by hiring professors from diverse disciplines to work together in team-based atmospheres. Read more »
Santa Clara University students participate in tiny house building competition
Students at Santa Clara University in California have been participating in a tiny house building competition for almost two years. The final presentations will take place in October. Read more »
Oregon State University officials study bones of extinct mammoth
Students and professors at Oregon State University are studying bones of an extinct mammoth that were discovered during an expansion project of the Valley Football Center. Read more »
These students at Olin College built a machine that prints pancakes
Four sophomore students at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering made a machine that allows any image designed on computer software to be made into a pancake. Read more »
Orthotics and Prosthetics Club at University of Delaware creates new leg for dog
The Orthotics and Prosthetics Club at the University of Delaware has created a new leg for a patient in need — a patient that happens to be a dog. Read more »
Student protests erupt across country following racist incidents at Mizzou
The resignation of Tim Wolfe — the former president and chancellor of the University of Missouri — seems to have set a precedent as college protests broke out across the country. Read more »
Arizona State business school to offer free MBA as it looks to increase diversity
The Arizona State University business school has announced it will offer its incoming MBA students the opportunity to apply for full-tuition scholarships. Read more »
Fraternity runs relay to White House to raise money for Alzheimer's research
On Oct. 11, about 60 members of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at Bucknell University completed a relay run from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania to Washington, D.C. Read more »
University of Colorado Board of Regents votes not to divest from fossil fuels
The Board of Regents at the University of Colorado has recently voted not to divest from the school’s use of fossil fuels in a 7-2 vote. Read more »
