Schools News & Media

Texas student’s Scantron gets stuck in vending machine minutes before exam

October 13, 2026

A Texas community college student encountered an unexpected problem just minutes before an exam when a vending machine failed to dispense a Scantron answer…

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California college considers hot-food vending machines to expand campus dining

October 9, 2026

El Camino College in Torrance, California, is exploring the addition of hot- and cold-food vending machines to give students more dining options when campus…

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Texas school distributes more than 1K books through vending machine

October 8, 2026

Hallsville West Elementary School in East Texas has distributed more than 1,000 books to students through its book vending machine, according to a KLTV News…

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Syracuse’s Whitman School adds automated food market

October 2, 2026

Syracuse University's Martin J. Whitman School of Management has replaced traditional vending machines with automated food options at its newly renamed Olsten…

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Elementary school introduces book vending machine

September 22, 2026

Community Elementary School in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, has installed an Inchy's Book Vending Machine to encourage students to read and improve…

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Book vending machine targets rural reading gap in Washington

September 11, 2026

Save the Children is partnering with Washington state's Lake Quinault School District to install a book vending machine that will allow students to select free…

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Texas A&M-San Antonio installs free naloxone kiosks

September 11, 2026

Texas A&M University-San Antonio has installed four kiosks providing free naloxone nasal spray to students and members of the surrounding South Side…

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Pop Mart vending machine replaces cupcake ATM at USC

September 9, 2026

Pop Mart has opened what the company describes as its first college-campus vending location outside the University of Southern California Bookstore, according…

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NC school district seeks snack vending provider

September 3, 2026

Lenoir County Public Schools in North Carolina is seeking vendors to provide snack vending machines at its high schools, according to a public notice. The…

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Improved reading scores follow book vending

September 1, 2026

Ridgeway Elementary School in Hamilton, Ohio, has added a book vending machine that allows students to earn free books as rewards for positive behavior and…

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Purdue partners with LumiNicole on automated beauty, wellness store

August 28, 2026

Purdue University has partnered with beauty products firm LumiNicole to expand access to beauty, wellness and personal care products while creating…

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Ohio school district adds book vending machines

August 27, 2026

Hamilton City School District in Ohio has installed book vending machines at all seven of its elementary schools, according to a Local 12 News report, giving…

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Aramark partners with UCCS on campus dining

August 6, 2026

Aramark Collegiate Hospitality has entered a long-term partnership with the University of Colorado Colorado Springs to manage campus dining, retail food…

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Virginia school district installs free book vending machines

August 3, 2026

Henry County Public Schools in Virginia has installed free book vending machines at its central office and all nine elementary schools as part of a…

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Studies examine how self-service technology can expand health care access

by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media

This edition of our academic research roundup looks at two studies exploring how kiosks and vending machines could remove barriers to care in very different…

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University of Toledo rolls out cashless vending program

July 6, 2026

The University of Toledo is transitioning its campus vending operations to the Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired in a phased rollout scheduled…

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Vending machines combat nutrition inequality in Malaysia

June 30, 2026

ATLAS Vending, the vending division of Etika Sdn Bhd, has launched ATLAS Nutri Aid, a smart vending machine initiative that provides free Goodday Charge milk…

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Tennessee school board moves to curb energy drinks

June 23, 2026

The Wilson County Schools Board of Education unanimously approved on first reading a proposal that would limit energy drinks sold in high school vending…

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Indigenous literacy project brings book vending machine to Canadian school

May 27, 2026

Students at East Carling Public School in Ontario now have access to a new book vending machine designed to promote literacy and increase exposure to…

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Suspicious object in vending machine shuts down campaign event

May 13, 2026

A suspicious object discovered inside a vending machine at Middle Georgia Regional Airport prompted a law enforcement response Tuesday morning ahead of a…

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