Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Duke University published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 402
» View burbankleader.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-34
•
Next >
-
Sunrise Rotary earns Silver Bell
Rotary International’s coveted Silver Bell award was presented to Burbank Sunrise Rotary for being the best small club in its 33-club district for the past year. The presentation was made at the Rotary District 5260 Conference in North Hollywood...
Tags: Rotary International, Interior Policy, Politics, Japan, Indigenous People
-
UCF Medical School graduates its first class
And they're doctors. The first class of medical students graduated from University of Central Florida College of Medicine Friday morning, during a ceremony at the main university campus. The charter class of 36 graduates also was the first class of...
Tags: Baylor University , Teaching and Learning, Students, John Hitt, University of Florida
-
WR Chris Taylor commits to Duke
North Broward Prep wide receiver Chris Taylor is going to have to acclimate to two new campuses over the next year. Taylor, the Sun Sentinel's eighth-ranked receiver and No. 32 overall player in Broward County, committed to Duke University Tuesday...
Tags: Atlantic Coast Conference, Broward County, Davie
-
Orange schools honor 90 "Super Scholars" admitted to top colleges
Sentinel School ZoneOrange County Public Schools has honored 90 "Super Scholars" graduating from 17 high schools. Each of them was accepted to at least one top 20 national or world college, or a U.S. military academy. The district is graduating about 10,000 students this...Tags: Teaching and Learning, U.S. Military, Human Interest, Students, Colleges and Universities
-
Geza Vermes dies at 88; scholar wrote about Dead Sea Scrolls
Geza Vermes was a graduate student in Belgium in the late 1940s when he was captivated by news sweeping the globe about a remarkable discovery in the desert east of Jerusalem. He quickly switched gears, penning his doctoral thesis on the Dead Sea Scrolls,...
Tags: Anglicanism, Teaching and Learning, Book, Christianity, University of Oxford
-
Commencement speakers strive to inspire, entertain
Expectations are high for this year's commencement speakers at Maryland universities — an august crew that includes the Obamas and their team of writers as well as funnyman Bill Cosby and Hollywood director Jason Winer. But to stand out — or...
Tags: Stanford University, Martin O'Malley, Politics, Morgan State University, Teaching and Learning
-
LCF seniors win $1,000 scholarships
Eight high school seniors from La Cañada Flintridge were each awarded a $1,000 scholarship last week. The La Cañada Thursday Club lauded Matt Singelyn, Colleen Degnan, Kara Lankey, Sophia Eckerle, Liza Upton, Katharine Henry, Danielle Smith and Colby...
Tags: High Schools, University of Michigan, Sports, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
-
Don't save the planet
To the age-old question of how many conservatives does it take to screw in a light bulb, we now have a definitive answer: Just one, but it will take him weeks to chase down a vintage incandescent bulb because he won't touch an energy-efficient one. At...
Tags: Radio, Environmental Politics, Greenpeace, Science and Technology, University of Pennsylvania
-
Business calendar - May 5
Job center orientation/job search basics May 6 — Learn about the center and its services, and tips for how to approach job searches, how to get organized and where to find job leads. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Washington County Job Center, 14 N. Potomac...Tags: Jefferson County (Pennsylvania), Lifestyle and Leisure, Advertising, Business, Condoleezza Rice
-
Scholarship Awards Breakfast: Corona del Mar
Troy Bolus GPA: 4.5 School Activities/Clubs: track, Photography Club Community: peer tutor, Illumination Foundation Awards/Honors: Most Valuable Player varsity track 2012, Best Varsity Jumper 2010-11 Hobbies/Interests: guitar, golf, skiing,...Tags: University of California, Irvine, Culture, Brown University, Music, National Government
-
ACC moves forward, announces grant of media rights
Seeking to solidify its membership following Maryland's decision to depart for the Big Ten, the Atlantic Coast Conference said Monday that 15 current or future members have signed documents granting the conference their media rights for the foreseeable...
Tags: Pacific-12 Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten Conference, College Football, North Carolina Tar Heels
-
Rutgers suspends men's lacrosse coach amid probe of verbal abuse
Rutgers University men's lacrosse coach Brian Brecht has been suspended due to allegations of verbal abuse, two weeks after the school fired its head men's basketball coach for inappropriate conduct that included the use of gay slurs. Brecht's suspension...Tags: Rutgers University, The Walt Disney Co., College Basketball, ESPN (tv network), Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Aug 1, 2012
|Story| Burbank Leader
May 17, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 14, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 16, 2013
| Orlando Sentinel
May 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 10, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 9, 2013
|Story| La Cañada
May 3, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 5, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
Apr 27, 2013
|Story| Daily Pilot
Apr 22, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 19, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
Original site for Duke University topic gallery.
