Bucknell Professor makes second astronomical discovery
Photo credit: Chuck Carter, Melody Kao, The Heising Simmons Foundation Lewisburg, Union County (WBRE/WYOU) — In April, Jackie Vilasen, a professor of physics and astronomy at Bucknell University, discovered a planet orbiting a star. Just a month later, she was part of another team that made yet another discovery: the first radiation belt outside our […]
Court reinstates death penalty for man who killed University of Arizona professor
On Friday, the Arizona Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty for a man believed to have murdered University of Arizona music professor Roy Johnson in 1995. The judge said Beau Greene was sentenced to death under the law of the time that those who committed murder for money were entitled to ultimate punishment.(File photo) On […]
Family of slain U of A professor ‘disgusted’ by school’s response to faculty-led safety probe
The family of a murdered University of Arizona professor says they want schools to take a recent faculty report scrutinizing campus safety protocols put into place before last fall’s killings seriously. The first line of a statement from the Cotter family, Tom Meixner’s step-parents, obtained by the Arizona Daily, read, “We are deeply appreciative of […]
Family of slain UA professor ‘disgusted’ by school’s response to safety probe
The family of a murdered University of Arizona professor says they want schools to take a recent faculty report scrutinizing campus safety protocols put into place before last fall’s killings seriously. The first line of a statement from the Cotter family, Tom Meixner’s step-parents, obtained by the Arizona Daily, read, “We are deeply appreciative of […]
Warnings ignored before U of Ariz. professor killed
Professor Thomas Meixner’s dying words were, “I knew you were going to do this!”, according to a University of Arizona professor’s report on his murder. The report argues that many at the university should have known that expelled graduate student Murad Dervish was a dangerous person. Long before he allegedly shot Meixner, chairman of the […]
A Professor Was Killed While Walking to His Office. Faculty Say It Was an Institutional Failure.
Nearly four months after a former student was indicted in the on-campus murder of a University of Arizona professor, an ad hoc faculty committee found that the university did not act on knowledge of the risks of violence, and “Consciously and consistently” ignores the safety concerns of community members. draft report, The statement, released Wednesday […]
