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Voters will decide whether to split up Utah's largest school district

Oct. 31, 2024
2 ballot questions on Nov. 5 will determine whether parts of the Alpine district will form their own school systems.
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Indiana State University begins $66 million upgrade of technology facility

Oct. 28, 2024
The renovation of the Technology Annex at the Bailey College of Engineering and Technology is being called the university's largest ever capital improvement project.
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Texas A&M opens nutrition research facility on College Station campus

Oct. 25, 2024
The Norman E. Borlaug Building is a renovation of the former Norman E. Borlaug Center for Southern Crop Improvement.
University of Maryland Baltimore/Ballinger
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University of Maryland Baltimore breaks ground on facility for its School of Social Work

Oct. 18, 2024
The $120 million, 127,000-square-foot building is scheduled to open in 2027.
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Suspect in Santa Monica College shooting dies by suicide

Oct. 17, 2024
Davon Durell Dean, accused of fatally shooting a co-worker at the Southern California college on Oct. 14, refused to surrender to police and took his own life.

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