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Women’s Gymnastics Team at Michigan State University Receive NIL Contracts With Emphasis on Charitable Giving

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In a historic move, all 19 members of the 2022-2023 women’s gymnastics team at Michigan State University have received name, image and likeness (NIL) contracts with an emphasis on charitable giving—an agreement that will strengthen Spartan athletics while empowering student-athletes to change the world.

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Enhancing Student Success Across Campus with Western Michigan University + Salesforce

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Western Michigan University (WMU) is a large, public research-intensive university that has been helping students reach their potential through a pursuit of purpose since 1903. Around 20K students find that purpose each year across a range of undergraduate and graduate programs at WMU. Solidifying Student Success.

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University will stop using controversial remote-testing software following student outcry

The Verge

Students head to class at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. | The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign announced that it will discontinue its use of remote-proctoring software Proctorio after its summer 2021 term. Over 1,000 people signed a petition calling on the university to stop using the service.

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Student Memberships Could Be a Thing of the Past

Association Analytics

If you’ve observed a decline in student membership retention or a slowdown in attracting new members, you’re not alone. To better understand and address this issue, it’s crucial to consider the external factors currently influencing student membership across the board, and what you could do about it.

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The University of Alabama at Birmingham: Transforming Student Journeys Through Salesforce

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The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is an internationally-renowned, public doctoral research university and academic health center dedicated to transforming the student experience. We’ve been sending short surveys and checklists to help students plan for upcoming semesters, send reminders to register for classes, etc.

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University students built an electric car that can go from 0-100 km/h in under a second

TechSpot

Applied sciences students from ETH Zurich and Lucerne University have broken the world record for acceleration in an electric car. The University of Stuttgart held the previous record, set last year when it sent its car screaming down the track, going from zero to 100 km/h (62.15 mph) in 1.461. Read Entire Article

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Study: Hand clapping is akin to a Helmholtz resonator

Ars Technica

A new paper published in the journal Physical Review Research provides experimental support for the hypothesis that hand clapping essentially acts like a Helmholtz resonator akin to the hum generated by blowing across the top of a bottle, or the hiss one hears when holding a conch shell to one's ear.

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