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Universities and College Campuses

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ARTICLES

Alabama police look to drones to monitor college campus

May 15, 2013

The University of Alabama at Huntsville will use unmanned aerial devices to help police monitor, and supposedly protect, students on campus.


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Pennsylvania's Kutztown University Lifts Gun Ban

May 13, 2013

After a warning from state lawyers, the school has revised its policy to allow students and employees with permits to carry concealed firearms in open areas.


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Montana Gov. Bullock vetoes bill allowing guns on campus

May 9, 2013

Montana Governor Steve Bullock turned back a bill that would have allowed college students to keep guns on campus.


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Universities Request Drone-Flying Permits

February 28, 2013

34 colleges and universities applied for drone permits in 2012, mostly for academic purposes, but privacy activists are concerned. 


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Controlling Credentials, Identity and Access on Campus

January 29, 2013
While conventional credentials such as visitor passes and access devices enable physical access, the underlying issue is to verify, validate and track the individuals holding these credentials. The ability to effectively manage identities campus-wide improves security to best protect people, property and assets.
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New Penn Panel to Study Alcohol and Drug Use on Campus

January 24, 2013

In response to the national issues of drug and alcohol abuse on college campuses, the University of Pennsylvania has formed a new commission on student safety, alcohol and campus life. 


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Three Wounded in Houston-area College Shooting

January 22, 2013

Three people were wounded in a shooting at the Lone Star College System campus about 20 miles north of downtown Houston.


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Rethinking Mass Notification: Not Just for Security

December 11, 2012
In today’s era of budget cuts, education leaders are looking for ways to leverage existing resources to meet institution-wide goals, as opposed to buying new, expensive tools that may or may not work as intended.
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Whitepaper: Assessing Emergency Response Times on Campus

December 5, 2012

This whitepaper from Guardly Safe Campus compares the swiftness of incident response efforts by university campus security between new smartphone applications and existing methods of reporting.


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New UDM Student ID Policy Sparks Debate on Campus

November 26, 2012

While some students are calling the new ID badge policy a threat against their rights, university officials are sticking with their policy of requiring students and faculty to wear their badges at all times.


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Changing the Perception of Security in Healthcare

In this Security exclusive, Gail Lenehan, President of the Emergency Nurses Association, and Bryan Warren, President of the International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety, discuss the reputation security has in the healthcare industry and its effect on workplace violence.

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