News and Updates

4/24/09	Explosion on campus injures grad student. An explosion in Fitzpatrick Hall of Engineering left a student injured Thursday afternoon, according to a University spokesperson. Click here for the article: Explosion on Campus
3/20/09	No cheap spill: EPA seeks $200K in fines from college. Lancaster - Atlantic Union College's oil spill in August could cost it more than $200,000 in fines, depending on whether the college appeals the complaint brought by the federal Environmental Protection Agency. To read more about this article, go to: http://www.wickedlocal.com/lancaster/news/x1331534512/No-cheap-spill-EPA-seeks-200K-in-fines-from-college
1/6/2009	Research assistant burned in chemical fire. A 22-year-old research assistant at UCLA remains in stable condition after a chemical fire left her with second- and third-degree burns on 40 percent of her body on Monday. Full story: http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/2009/jan/01/research-assistant-burned-chemical-fire/
12/10/2008	Deck the halls with Holiday Safety: National Safety Council.                                   Topics inlcude Holiday Home Safety Tips, Gift shopping No time to Toy around, 21 Minimum Drinking age saves lives, and more.  Click on the following link to see these topics and other related topics. http://www.nsc.org/
12/08/2008	Proper Disposal of Prescription Drugs. What do you do with unused over-the-counter or prescription drugs? Drugs and pharmaceutical products include powerful chemicals that have saved or improved countless lives.  But even small amounts of drugs need to be disposed of carefully so they don't pollute the environment or harm human health and wildlife.  In early 2007 the government set guidelines for proper disposal of prescription drugs: http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/factsht/proper_disposal.html
11/19/2008	Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. Click on the following link to learn more about Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and what you can do to prevent it at home.  http://www.nsc.org/resources/Factsheets/environment/carbon_monoxide.aspx
10/5/2008	Safe Travel: Traveling with Lithium Batteries. http://safetravel.dot.gov/whats_new_batteries.html