Violent School Crime Drops Significantly Over 10-Year Period
WASHINGTON-The rate of violent crimes in school settings against students ages 12 to 18 dropped by half between 1992 and 2002, according to a new report released by the U.S….
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Maryland Institute College of Art’s Brown Center Receives AIA Award
BALTIMORE-The American Institute of Architects Maryland Chapter recently honored Maryland Institute College of Art’s Brown Center with a 2004 Honor Award of Excellence. The center is MICA’s first newly constructed…
Early Childhood and Administrative Education Center Lands More Awards
CHICAGO-Cannon Design announced that the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Early Childhood and Administrative Education Center has been honored with two additional awards: the Masonry Marketing Council, Quality Masonry Design and…
Orthogon Systems Installed at Texas A&M
WALTHAM, Mass.-Orthogon Systems recently released the OS-Spectra, which provides a secure point-to-point broadband link for connecting separate networks. Because it connects networks up 125 miles apart and can reach speeds…
College Design Wins ASHRAE Award
CHICAGO-Region VI of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) honored Holabird & Root’s design for the Central College Vermeer Science Center in Pella, Iowa, with a…
Directors Convene at Collegiate Athletic Summit
TUCSON, Ariz.-Close to 125 people gathered at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort nestled at the base of the Catalina Mountains for the third annual CraigMichaels’ Collegiate Athletic Facilities Summit, Sept….
Report Details Progress in N.J. Schools
TRENTON, N.J.-New Jersey is moving aggressively forward in its efforts to improve learning environments for hundreds of thousands of children, according to the 2003 Schools Construction Corporation’s (SCC) Annual Report….
College Opens Campus to Young Architects
BALTIMORE-Top young designers from eight of RTKL’s domestic and international offices are participating in an in-house competition, developing designs for a new $20 million student-residence hall at the Maryland Institute…
New Jersey Firm Wins Award for School Construction
TOMS RIVER, N.J.-Hanifin Associates Inc., a construction management firm, received the 2004 Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) Project Achievement Award for its role in a $52 million five-school construction…
EMSI Contracts with Michigan School Districts
PARMA, Mich.-Emergency Medical Systems Inc. (EMSI), announced that it has signed contracts with 10 school districts in western and eastern Michigan to provide their schools with devices that combine an…