ASUU-UNILAG: “Dr. Wale Babalakin is a Lawless, Egocentric and Vindictive Pro-Chancellor.”
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Professor Ogundipe: I remain the Vice-Chancellor of Unilag.
Unilag Release/VTI Re: Notice to the General Public on the Removal of the Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos by Oladejo Azeez, Esq. The attention of the University of Lagos (Unilag) Management has been drawn to the “Notice to the General Public on the Removal of the Vice Chancellor, University […]
UNILAG: Governing council followed due process to remove Ogundipe – Babalakin
PMNewsNigeria/VTI Pro-chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and chairman of governing council Wale Babalakin has said that due process was followed in the removal of Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as vice-chancellor of the institution. Since Ogundipe’s removal was announced on Wednesday, several bodies have condemned the method used […]
Unilag Alumni Association and Senate Council Take Stand on Unilag VC Crisis
Press Releases At its emergency meeting held on Friday, 14th August, 2020, the Alumni Association of the University of Lagos deliberated on the ongoing imbroglio at the University leading to the decision of the University Governing Council to remove the Vice Chancellor on Wednesday, 12th August, 2020; and […]
Nigerian Dr. Tunde Sotunde is new President and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield, North Carolina, USA.
“A man who humbles himself by his own words and actions is destined for greater things.” By Abraham Ariyo, M.D.July 15th, 2020 I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Babatunde Sotayo Sotunde as Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, President and Chief Executive Officer, effective […]
Caleb University First In Nigeria To Resume 2nd Semester Online and On Schedule
Caleb U. News/UTI Caleb University, Africa’s Best Private University in Research and Entrepreneurship Development scored a double when it emerged on last Monday, April 13, as the first Nigerian university to resume on scheduled date and also used the e-learning platform to engage the students amidst the lockdown […]
UC temporarily adjusts admissions requirements in wake of COVID-19
UC Newsroom UC Office of the President | April 1, 2020 The University of California acted March 31 to implement temporary measures which relax undergraduate admissions requirements for students looking to enroll at UC for fall 2020 and future years as applicable. These measures will help mitigate some of […]
Peking University to share COVID-19 expertise with Arab countries
Peking University News/APR . 07 2020 Peking University, April 6, 2020: “We will share China’s experience in fighting against COVID-19 with 400 million people from 22 Arab countries,” Professor Ning Qi, dean of PKU School of Foreign Languages (SFL) and executive vice director of PKU Institute of Area […]
Coronavirus: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Invents Disinfection Machine
PMNews/UTI The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi has invented a disinfection machine to help prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country. Prof. Muhammad Abdulazeez, Vice-Chancellor of the University disclosed this while speaking at the unveiling of the machine in Bauchi on Tuesday. He explained that the […]
Harvard University Moving Classes Online Amid Coronavirus (HCOVID-19) Concerns
Harvard University Website President Larry Bacow Addresses Harvard University Community March 10, 2020 Dear Members of the Harvard Community, Like all of you, I have been intently following reports of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and considering the many ways in which its future course might alter my life […]
UNILAG employs 100 first class graduates
Unilag Web News The University of Lagos, Akoka has offered employment to no fewer than 100 graduates of the university, who made first class in various fields of studies in the university. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, made the disclosure at a pre convocation news […]
Beyond Pavlov: Artificial intelligence researchers and neurobiologists share data on how we sort our options and make decisions
Harvard University Gazette Science & Technology Zeb Kurth-Nelson (from left), Matthew Botvinick, Naoshige Uchida, and Will Dubney at Google in London./Courtesy of Naoshige Uchida By Clea Simon Harvard Correspondent Researchers have been able to prove that the brain learns from experience since Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov conditioned dogs […]
University of Lagos Wins 2019/2020 CFA Institute Research Challenge National Final
Unilag News Join us in celebrating some students of the University of Lagos who have once again held the University’s name in good light. They are: • Folasade Akinbowale (Department of Finance) • Timileyin Idowu (Department of Economics) • Ataranshe Oluwaseyi (Department of Accounting) • John Oyadougha (Department […]
Freek Vonk appointed endowed professor at VU Amsterdam
UV Amsterdam News The Executive Board of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has appointed the biologist Freek Vonk as its endowed professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry as of 1 February 2020. This chair has been endowed by the Naturalis Biodiversity Center, and is focused on the opportunities offered by natural toxins […]
VU Amsterdam professors’ new protocol for chemists makes more sustainable research possible
VU Amsterdam News A team of theoretical chemists led by Trevor A. Hamlin and Matthias Bickelhaupt from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, has published a step-by-step guide on how to perform the activation strain analysis, which will serve as a “recipe for researchers” who want to analyze and understand […]
Sports Enthusiast and Publisher, Mumini Alao, Bags Doctorate Degree at Unilag Mass Comm.
UTI Unilag Reporters’ Club Sports enthusiast and magazine publisher, Mumini Alo, has completed his doctoral degree program at the premier Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos, Nigeria. This achievement was announced after the candidate successfully defended his dissertation at the School of Postgraduate Studies, University of Lagos. […]
Free “LabXchange” Science Education Accelerator Launched By Amgen Foundation and Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Harvard U Press Release/January 22 LabXchange by Amgen Foundation and Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences Reimagines the Science Experience for Students around the Globe Purpose-built to Address Educational Barriers with Personalized Instruction Virtual Lab Simulations Help Students Develop the Science Skills Needed to Solve Tomorrow’s Challenges THOUSAND […]
U of T department of astronomy and astrophysics celebrates new name in honour of long-time supporters, the Dunlap family
U of Toronto News It is a historic time for the University of Toronto’s department of astronomy and astrophysics – not only as it approaches its centenary next year, but also as it embraces a new name: the David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics. The new name was […]
U of Toronto launches Iranian Student Memorial Scholarship Fund to honor plane crash victims
U of T News The University of Toronto has launched a new endowed fund, the Iranian Student Memorial Scholarship Fund, to honour the memory of those who died in the tragic crash of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 in Tehran, Iran. All 176 passengers and crew, including 57 […]
Substances that created hole in ozone may account for half of Arctic warming, U of Toronto researchers find
U of Toronto News The substances responsible for creating a massive hole in the Earth’s ozone layer may account for nearly half of Arctic warming over a 50-year period, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Toronto. The research, published in Nature Climate Change, highlights […]
Stony Brook University Inducer Program Increases Diversity
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UTI Campus Reporters’ Club Inaugurated at The University of Lagos, Nigeria.
Kabir Alabi Garba, The University of Lagos The inaugural meeting of the University Times International Campus Reporters’ Club was held recently at The Mass Communication Department of the University of Lagos. The core members of the club comprise four Ph.D. students and five undergraduate students, who are mainly […]
University of London Conducts Annual Symposium On Open and Distance Learning In Nigeria
University of London News Release Hosted in Abuja, the latest in a series of annual symposia drew 65 Directors of ODL plus the Nigerian National Universities Commission’s senior leadership team. Nigeria, in common with many countries, faces a major challenge in the provision of higher education to its […]
University of Delaware Blue Hens Fall to Northeastern, 72-62
University of Delaware Blue Hens NEWARK, Del. – Third quarter woes hindered the Blue Hens Sunday afternoon as Delaware fell to Northeastern, 72-62, at the Bob Carpenter Center. The two teams finished the first and second quarters with the same amount of points before the Huskies outscored the […]
DSU’s Dr. Raymond Tutu coauthors book on Ghana/Uganda migration
Delaware State University News Dr. Tutu, chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Delaware State University, has co-authored a book on “Migration, Social Capital, and Health: Insights from Ghana and Uganda.” According to Dr. Tutu, the book is the first scientific publication focusing on the African […]
U. Texas Twin Astronomer Probes ‘DNA’ of Twin Stars to Reveal Family History of the Milky Way
UT News Astronomer Keith Hawkins (left), an assistant professor at UT Austin, is pictured with twin brother Kevin Hawkins. Credit: Rob Hardin AUSTIN, Texas — Twin stars appear to share chemical “DNA” that could help scientists map the history of the Milky Way galaxy, according to new research […]
UMD to Lead $175M Institute on Planet-People Interaction
University of Maryland/TERP News by Chris Carroll | Illustration by Margaret Hall The University of Maryland will host a new cooperative research institute to expand our understanding of how the atmosphere, ocean, land and biosphere components of Earth interact with each other and with human activities in a […]
University of Ghana to Host Ghana Universities Sports Association (GUSA) Games
University of Ghana News The University of Ghana will host the 2020 edition of Ghana Universities Sports Association (GUSA) games, from 3rd January to 19th January 2020 About 2000 athletes from 11 different Universities will be participating during the 26th GUSA GAMES at the University of Ghana.
‘DNA time capsule’ reveals birthplace of modern humans–The University of Sydney, Australia Study
The University of Sydney News Findings pinpoint the homeland of modern humans: Southern Africa A landmark study led by Sydney researchers pinpoints the birthplace of modern humans in southern Africa and suggests how climate change may have driven the first migrations. A Sydney-led study has found that the […]
BLACK HEALTH MATTERS: Emory alumni create social justice organization to reduce racialized health disparities
Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health | Rollins Magazine | Fall 2019 It started with T-shirts. Saddened by the recurring reports of police violence against black people and inspired by the #BlackLivesMatter movement, Paulah Wheeler 16MPH designed shirts emblazoned with the words “Black Health Matters.” She had them […]
Awosika – Chairman, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Bags OAU Doctor of Business Management Degree
OAU News/UTI 14 December 2019 | Written by OAU. At its 44th Convocation ceremony on December 14, 2019, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria conferred honorary Doctor of Business Management Degree (DBM Honoris Causa) on Mrs Ibukunoluwa Abiodun Awosika, Chairman, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Founder/CEO, The Chair Centre Group. […]
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Winter Universiade 2019 spirit stays strong in Siberia with torches and commemorative medals
11 December 2019 | in Winter Universiade KRASNOYARSK, RUSSIAN FEDERATION – In order to firmly preserve the memory of the Winter Universiade 2019 for future times, torches, images, symbols and memorabilia are now finding a final resting place with the organizations and places that actively participated in the […]
Get ready for the 2020 World University Championships season
07 December 2019 | in FISU World University Championships LAUSANNE – In exactly three months, the 2020 World University Championships seasonwill kick off with the Cross-Country Championship in Marrakech on 7 March 2020. It promises to be a long, action-packed season with 29 events dotted through the year, concluding […]
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U Pitt Team’s Replacement Heart Valve Could Decrease Need for Pediatric Surgeries
Pittwire Health/UTI Garrett Coyan speaks on behalf of OneValve at the 2019 Pitt Innovation Challenge in front of a panel of judges and an interested audience. The OneValve team won a $100,000 grand prize from PInCh. (Mike Drazdzinski/University of Pittsburgh) Garrett Coyan sees many patients each week, from […]
Over 5000 at Caleb U’s “Joyful Tidings” Musical Festival
CalebU News/UTI History was undoubtedly made when Caleb Group of Schools and University held its maiden Musical Festival and Award Night tagged “Joyful Tidings.” The event was attended by thousands of parents, staff, students, friends of the school as well as dignitaries from all walks of life. Some […]
From UChicago to Nobel: How John Goodenough sparked the wireless revolution
University of Chicago News/Helen Greg Prof. John Goodenough’s invention of the lithium-ion battery has helped power modern electronics, including cell phones, laptop computers and electric cars. Photo courtesy of University of Texas at Austin At age 97, alum and pioneering inventor of the lithium-ion battery to receive Nobel […]
DSU enrollment exceeds 5,000 students for first time
DSUNews/UTI With a total enrollment of 5,054 students for the 2019-2020 academic year, Delaware State University has broken all prior enrollment records for the ninth time in ten years, going above the 5,000-student mark for the first time in history, and a full year ahead of the goals […]
Six UF researchers named 2019 AAAS Fellows
UFNews/UTI Six researchers from across the University of Florida have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society. UF’s new Fellows include: Senthold Asseng, a professor with department of agricultural and biological engineering in UF’s Institute of Food […]
University of Florida ranks 15th among public universities with $865 million in 2018 research expenditures
UFNews/UTI The University of Florida’s record $865 million in research expenditures in 2018 placed it 15th among public universities in a national ranking of R&D spending, a new report from the National Science Foundation shows. The statistics are based on NSF’s annual Higher Education Research and Development, or HERD, survey, which compiles […]
Engineering a nationwide plan to reduce campus food waste, hunger
UF News/UTI youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs-Zh-ERAR8?rel=0%5D Video by Brianne Lehan/UF Photography It happens daily at college campuses around the country: A truck pulls up to a restaurant or dining hall to deliver fresh ingredients. Then another comes to collect and dispose of leftover food — a service […]
Twenty-two NYU Professors Make List of Most Influential Researchers
NYU Release/UTI ________________________________________ Researchers Named for Publishing Papers in Top 1 Percent by Citations for Their Fields Twenty-two New York University faculty have been named to the 2019 Highly Cited Researchers list from the Web of Science Group. The annual list recognizes world-class researchers selected for their significant […]
Chimamanda Adichie Is First Nigerian, Youngest African to Get UN Foundation’s Global Leadership Award
UN/Nigerian Guardian/UTI The United Nations Foundation on the 20th of November, 2019 honoured Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, amongst other global leaders in its annual awards ceremony. This year’s ceremony held on the eve of the United Nations’ 75th anniversary and called We the Peoples to honour the founding ideals […]
OAU Prof. Wilson Erhun Receives May & Baker Award
By OAU News/UTI Prof W.O. Erhun, the erstwhile Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University, is the latest recipient of the May & Baker Professional Service in Pharmacy. The award was received on Tuesday, 5th November 2019 during the 92nd Annual Conference of the Pharmaceutical Society […]
Nigeria: SSANU, NASU threaten strike immediately universities reopen
Thursday, August 6, 2020 9:47 pm | Nigeria News | 0 Comment(s) The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) said they would proceed on strike over unresolved issues with the Federal Government immediately the universities reopen. Mr Samson Ugwoke, […]
Stanford U: Inaugural AI research grants advance transformational projects in education, health care and government
Stanford Release/AUGUST 6, 2020 The Hoffman-Yee Research Grant Program seeks to harness artificial intelligence to build a better future for humanity.BY STACY PEÑAThe Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) today announced six inaugural recipients of the Hoffman-Yee Research Grant Program, a multiyear initiative to invest in research that leverages […]
Oxford University and ZOE partner on COVID-19 treatment trials
Oxford University Press Release/ UTI/3 August 2020 Oxford University and the COVID Symptom Study app are joining forces to widen access to two clinical trials of potential treatments for COVID-19. The COVID Symptom Study App was developed and is managed by health technology company ZOE, with the research […]
New Mass Comm HOD in UNILAG pledges to build on predecessors’ legacies
Dr.Tejumaiye becomes Unilag Mass Comm HOD
Harvard, MIT sue Trump administration over rule that strips visas from international students
Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the Trump administration over guidelines that would strip international students of their visas if their coursework was entirely online as the U.S. was still reeling with the coronavirus pandemic.© Provided by NBC News The […]
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