(Getty Images) Binghamton University’s new app aims to keep student safe A new app designed to keep students safe on and around campus includes features like rapid police dialing and location-sharing with friends. Jul 1, 2025 By EdScoop Staff
(Raymond Boyd / Getty Images) Temple U. to boost public safety tech after officer death With a $1.7 million grant from the state government, Temple University plans to install gunshot sensors, license plate readers and cameras. Mar 14, 2023 By EdScoop Staff
College campus parking lot with a “Blue Light” emergency services call station. (Getty Images) San Diego State launches safety app The app enables students, faculty and staff to share their location with police or receive notifications about safety threats on campus. Aug 23, 2022 By Jake Williams
Here are the U.S. universities that have closed due to coronavirus The list of higher education institutions to move classes online out of concern for the health and safety of their students continues to grow. Mar 12, 2020 By Betsy Foresman
(Getty Images) Historical flood data could help first responders spot trouble early Researchers at Texas A&M University developed a new tool they say could provide a new technique for anticipating major flooding events. Mar 3, 2020 By Colin Wood
(Getty Images) North Carolina schools use mapping tools to improve school safety Applications for risk management planning and mapping are helping school administrators better coordinate with emergency response agencies. Nov 5, 2019 By Colin Wood
(Getty Images) Virginia doubles funding for school-security technologies Hundreds of schools across the commonwealth will share $6 million in funding, which is set to double next year amid concerns of gun violence. Oct 17, 2019 By Colin Wood
Getty Images Florida ‘student safety’ database fell short, commission says Some officials say it adds little new functionality for law enforcement, while others claim the governor's request was "impossible" from the start. Aug 16, 2019 By Katya Schwenk
Rave Mobile Safety More schools are buying mobile ‘panic buttons’ for shooter scenarios Oklahoma schools are among the latest to invest in the technology, spending $3 million on a mobile platform to be used by more than 500 districts. Aug 8, 2019 By Katya Schwenk
Getty Images Florida’s statewide student data project alarms privacy groups Civil rights watchdogs say the data-collection project to prevent school gun violence is being pushed into students' lives haphazardly. Jul 10, 2019 By Katya Schwenk