Higher education briefs for the week of Sept. 12
Southwest Florida College, which has campuses in Tampa, Port Charlotte and Fort Myers, has announced it is opening a campus in Bonita Springs. The college is leasing space at the Walden Center, on U.S. 41, just south of Coconut Point Mall in Bonita. The Institute for Interior Design, previously located in Estero, will be housed there, as will additional programs in management, criminal justice ...

International Conference to Address the Real Science Behind Shaken Baby Syndrome Diagnosis
Leading International Experts Available for Interviews.

New faces around campus
Eight new faculty members in eight different departments Dr. Adam Brustkern is currently an Assistant Professor of Chemistry. His specialty is analytical chemistry and forensic science. Brustkern has most recently moved from St. Louis but is originally from Evansdale. He graduated from Washington University ...

Enrollment at YSU hits 20-year high
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN A weakened economy, programs targeting the

Xavier is holding information sessions about its multiple options for graduate nursing degrees
Registered nurses and others interested in becoming nurses can learn more about the multiple options Xavier offers to earn a master’s degree in nursing.

Greens take aim at 'too slow' Wong
Penny Wong has hit back at claims Australia needs a new climate change minister with a more consultative approach.

THIRTEEN's Award-Winning Secrets of the Dead Celebrates Its 10th Year on PBS This Fall with Three New Episodes ...
NEW YORK----Part detective story, part true-life drama, THIRTEEN’s Secrets of the Dead has captivated audiences for nearly a decade and has become one of PBS’s highest-rated programs.

Spotlighting Patient Safety Risks from Retained Guidewire Fragments
New Patient Safety E-lert available for free from ECRI Institute PSO

As area colleges begin a fresh year, a look at what's new
On one campus this year, students can borrow bikes. On another, tutors will come to students in their dorms. On all, textbooks aren't just something to be bought; now they can be rented, too.

Local officials tout Forensic Science Institute
Enrollment at the University of Central Oklahoma’s Forensic Science Institute has nearly doubled during the past year. “We now have over 250 undergraduate majors and I think that number may go higher,” said Dwight Adams, FSI director.