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Lakehead University
(Encyclopedia) Lakehead University, at Thunder Bay, Ont., Canada; founded 1946 as Lakehead Technical Institute. It achieved university status in 1965. Lakehead has faculties of arts and science,…Naples, University of
(Encyclopedia) Naples, University of, at Naples, Italy; founded 1224; transferred to Salerno 1252 but returned to Naples 1258. It has faculties of law, economics, letters and philosophy, medicine,…Ashton-under-Lyne
(Encyclopedia) Ashton-under-Lyne, town, Tameside metropolitan district, NW England, in the Greater Manchester metropolitan area on the Tame River. Its industries include engineering,…Americas, University of the
(Encyclopedia) Americas, University of the, at Cholula, Puebla, Mexico; founded 1940 as Mexico City College. The school achieved university status in 1963. It has faculties of administration, basic…Howe, Clarence Decatur
(Encyclopedia) Howe, Clarence DecaturHowe, Clarence Decaturhou [key], 1886–1960, Canadian civil engineer and cabinet minister, b. Waltham, Mass. He went to Canada in 1908 as professor of civil…McMaster, John Bach
(Encyclopedia) McMaster, John Bach, 1852–1932, American historian, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Having practiced engineering in New York City and written two books, McMaster was appointed (1877) an instructor…Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
(Encyclopedia) Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, accredited institution of higher education; in New York City; coeducational; chartered and opened in 1859. Founded by Peter Cooper…Edgerton, Harold
(Encyclopedia) Edgerton, Harold, 1903–90, American inventor and educator, b. Fremont, Nebr. He was educated at the Univ. of Nebraska and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (D.Sc., 1931), and…Barnsley
(Encyclopedia) Barnsley Barnsley bärnzˈlē [key], metropolitan borough, N England. Coal mining, engineering, and…Birmingham University
(Encyclopedia) Birmingham University, at Birmingham, England; founded 1900. It has faculties of arts, science, engineering, medicine and dentistry, commerce and social science, law, and education and…Trending
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