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San Francisco To Offer Free College Education To Its Residents

Feb 09, 2017 AM EST San Francisco will be the first city ever to offer free college education to all its residents, according to Mayor Ed Lee.

Stanford Professor Becomes First Women to Win Fields Medal

Aug 14, 2014 AM EDT Maryam Mirzakhani, a mathematics professor at the Stanford, is the first woman ever to win the Fields Medal for her contributions to the understanding of the symmetry of curved surfaces.

Hawaii Students File Lawsuit for Violation of First Amendment Rights

Apr 26, 2014 AM EDT Merritt Burch and Anthony Vizzone, two undergraduate students at University of Hawaii, Hilto filed a lawsuit against school for allegedly violating their freedom of speech.

First Dinosaur Fossils Discovered In Saudi Arabia

Jan 08, 2014 AM EST An international team of scientists, from Uppsala University, Museum Victoria, Monash University, and the Saudi Geological Survey, have discovered and identified the first-ever dinosaur fossils from ...

Adelaide Researchers Create World’s First Database of Winegrape Varieties and Regions

Jan 06, 2014 AM EST University of Adelaide researchers have developed the world’s first catalog of winegrape varieties and regions from data collected from 44 countries.

ASU Names Gwendolyn Boyd as The First Female President in The School’s 146-year History

Jan 06, 2014 AM EST Gwendolyn Boyd, an executive administrative assistant at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab for the last 33 years, has been unanimously chosen as the first female president of Alabama ...

First Undergraduate Degree Program in Health and Risk Communication Introduced At Ashland University

Oct 23, 2013 AM EDT Ashland University has introduced the nation’s first undergraduate degree program in health and risk communication.

Texas A&M to Be the First American University to Open a Satellite Campus in Israel

Oct 23, 2013 AM EDT Texas A&M University has created a new world record by becoming the first American institution to establish a satellite campus in Nazareth, Israel’s largest Arab city.

World’s First Walkable Solar Paneled Pathway Installed at GSW

Oct 22, 2013 AM EDT George Washington University (GWU) has created a unique world record of having the first ever walkable solar-paneled pathway within its campus.

Stanford Engineers Build First Basic Computer Using Carbon Nanotubes

Sep 26, 2013 AM EDT Using carbon nanotubes, Stanford engineers have created the first basic computer that operates faster and consumes less energy when compared to systems made from silicon chips.

Mansfield Triumphs in First Night Football Game in 121 Years

Sep 16, 2013 AM EDT Around 6,200 spectators witnessed Mansfield University’s victory in its first night football game in more than a century.

Georgia State to Have Its First Women’s Intercollegiate Wrestling Program at Life University

Sep 16, 2013 AM EDT Life University will soon introduce the state’s first women’s intercollegiate wrestling program to its athletics program.

UT Dallas Muslim Fraternity Despise the Idea of Reckless Drinking

Sep 11, 2013 AM EDT Police officials need not keep a watchful eye on ‘Alif Laam Meem,’ America's first all-Muslim frat house founded in February at the University of Texas, Dallas.

Two- Year Degrees Offer Better Salary Than four-Year Degrees: Study

Sep 10, 2013 AM EDT Students who have graduated from two-year community and technical colleges earn more in their first year of employment than those with four-year college degrees, according to a study conducted by ...

Academicians Slam University of London’s Proposal to Sell Shakespeare’s Folios

Sep 04, 2013 AM EDT The decision of the Senate House Library at the University of London to sell Shakespeare's first four set of folios has been heavily criticised. Critics have termed the act as 'egregiously wrong' and ...

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