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Therapy Dogs on Campus: The Benefit to Students, Faculty

From helping young children read to relieving the intense stress faced by university students, dogs are an increasingly familiar part of educational programs across the country.

Five Tips for Holding on to That Back-to-School Shine

Here are top five tips for sustaining a clean, healthy learning environment and your pristine deep-clean -- plus some extra credit! Each of our school-zone-defense strategies comes paired with an easy way to help students recognize how they can cut down on cross-contamination.

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Case Histories (Real-World Solutions)

Easy Access Control Solution

UW-Milwaukee’s Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex

Facilities (Campus Spaces)

Paths of Glory

UW-Milwaukee's Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex illuminates the route from science building to social hub.

Healthy Facilities

Healthy Facilities

The Healthy Facilities Institute (HFI), in partnership with School Planning & Management and College Planning & Management magazines, held the first annual Healthy Facilities Award program. This special section highlights the standouts among the entries received.

Sustainable Parking Design

Sustainable Schools

Efficient and Prudent

Sustainable design revolves around the sun.

Ask the Expert (Learning Spaces)

Can Classroom Design Impact Learning?

Recruit & Retain (Mansfield University)

Engaging With Social Media

Building a stronger brand by connecting with students digitally.

Editor's Note

Making Spaces

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University of Utah Meets Three Cleaning Challenges with Cordless Backpacks

The custodial staff at University of Utah cleans 121 campus buildings. Three areas posed a specific challenge to vacuum: the library, lecture classrooms, and the Student Life Center. Then they tried the GoFree Flex Pro cordless backpack vacuum from ProTeam.

Planning Strategies

Facilities (Learning Spaces)

Programmatic Synergies

Planning strategies to support future pedagogies

Facilities Management (Managing Assets)

Bicycles on Campus

Is your campus bicycle- and bicyclist-friendly?

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