Sort by: Date added | Date Published | Most Viewed

Headlines Tagged with Colleges 5,118 headlines found

6 Views

[Massachusetts] VIDEO: Careless smoking blamed for fatal BU house fire

Boston fire investigators determined Thursday the careless disposal of smoking material led to the fatal three alarm fire early Sunday that killed a Boston University student.
WCVB-Ch. 5 (Boston, MA)
added May 7, 2013 09:14
6 Views

[Vietnam] Hanoi to forbid smoking in vehicles, aircraft and trams

Hanoi has just promulgated Plan 70, on implementing the National Strategy for Tobacco Harm Prevention toward 2020 in Hanoi. Under the plan, the city will ban smoking indoors and within the campus of medical facilities, educational facilities, facilities
Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) (vn)
added May 7, 2013 09:12
7 Views

[Illinois] EDITORIAL: Society's views of tobacco and marijuana are headed in opposite directions

So an addictive behavior that hurts your health is a bad thing. But an addictive behavior that inhibits reason is fine. It explains, perhaps, where society is going.
Kankakee (IL) Journal
added May 7, 2013 07:26
3 Views

[New Mexico] Former Gov. Garrey Carruthers wins NMSU president post

Albuquerque Journal
added May 7, 2013 01:56
5 Views

[North Carolina] Duke Recognized for Tobacco Cessation Programs

12-month program helps 167 employees quit tobacco last year
Duke University News Service
added May 6, 2013 19:11
6 Views

[West Virginia] University-wide tobacco ban to be implemented July 1

Effective July 1, the use of tobacco will be prohibited on West Virginia University’s main campus. The WVU Board of Governors approved the move to a tobacco-free campus in June 2012. This decision came off the heels of a similar decision made by the H
Daily Athenaeum (West Virginia University)
added May 6, 2013 14:41
3 Views

[Minnesota] Smoking ban gains traction on campus

The University Senate passed a resolution Thursday to make the Twin Cities campus tobacco free. To take effect, the resolution must be approved by University President Eric Kaler -- who is now in support of making the University a smoke-free campus. "Si
Minnesota Daily (UMN)
added May 6, 2013 14:33
11 Views

New Mexico State University's Next President May Be A Climate Science Denier

From 1993 to 1998, Carruthers was the chairman of The Advancement of Sound Science Coalition (TASSC), a tobacco industry-funded lobby group that claims that the health risks of smoking and the threat of global warming are "junk science."
Think Progress (blog)
added May 6, 2013 05:15
2 Views

[Illinois] UIS considering smoking ban; bill may require it

University of Illinois Springfield Chancellor Susan Koch wants the campus community to know the reality they face if state lawmakers pass legislation that bans people from smoking outdoors on all state-supported campuses.
(IL) State Journal-Register
added May 5, 2013 22:05
5 Views

[Indiana] ISU aims to make employees healthier, curb insurance costs

Next year, Indiana State University employees who smoke or use other tobacco products could face a $1,200 per year surcharge if they have university health insurance. Also, employees who voluntarily agree to health screenings and health risk assessments
Terre Haute (IN) Tribune-Star
added May 5, 2013 20:49
Sign up for daily headlines All Headlines Featured Headlines U.S. Headlines International Headlines