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Professor gets $750,000 after a fire destroyed his Einstein papers

July 7, 2011 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

A Northern California family must pay $750,000 for a massive 2007 wildfire that destroyed papers written by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Albert Einstein, a jury decided, reports the Huffington…

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Cornell student’s mother files suit in fraternity hazing death

June 28, 2011 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

The mother of a 19-year-old Cornell University student who died during an alcohol-related fraternity hazing ritual has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the national fraternity, the Huffington Post…

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4 reject probation deals in Columbia U. drug case

June 22, 2011 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

Four of five Columbia University students arrested in what authorities described as a major crackdown on drug dealing on the Ivy League campus rejected no-jail plea deals Tuesday…

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Supreme Court gives Microsoft small victory, say patent experts

June 10, 2011 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

Although the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Microsoft's appeal of a four-year-old patent dispute, the company's efforts were not wasted, legal experts said today, reports ComputerWorld.

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Yale lab technician sentenced in killing of graduate student

June 6, 2011 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

A former animal research technician was sentenced yesterday to 44 years in prison for killing a Yale University graduate student days before her wedding in 2009, the Associated…

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Feds offer more guidance on eReader accessibility in college

June 2, 2011June 1, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Federal rules for how eReaders can legally be used by colleges and universities were clarified by the U.S. Education Department (ED) May 26 after advocates for blind and…

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Dharun Ravi pleads not guilty in Tyler Clementi webcam case

May 24, 2011 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

A former Rutgers student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's same-sex encounter pleaded not guilty Monday to 15 charges including bias intimidation, invasion of…

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‘Trump University’ being investigated by NY AG

May 20, 2011 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

A for-profit university operated by real estate mogul Donald Trump is being investigated by the New York Attorney General's office, the Associated Press reports. A spokesman for the…

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3 more teens in Mass. bullying case head to court

May 5, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

Three more Massachusetts teenagers accused of driving a classmate to suicide with their bullying are expected to agree to deals in the case, the Associated Press reports.

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Plea deal in Mass. bullying case

April 27, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

One of six teens charged in the notorious Massachusetts bullying case of a 15-year-old Irish immigrant who committed suicide has struck a plea agreement with prosecutors, according to…

Professor gets $750,000 after a fire destroyed his Einstein papers

Cornell student’s mother files suit in fraternity hazing death

4 reject probation deals in Columbia U. drug case

Supreme Court gives Microsoft small victory, say patent experts

Yale lab technician sentenced in killing of graduate student

Feds offer more guidance on eReader accessibility in college

Dharun Ravi pleads not guilty in Tyler Clementi webcam case

‘Trump University’ being investigated by NY AG

3 more teens in Mass. bullying case head to court

Plea deal in Mass. bullying case

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