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Academic Minute: Germs and Spaceflight
In today’s Academic Minute, Leonard Mermel of Brown University discusses how small germs can cause big problems for astronauts on...
U. of Missouri Wants to Be More Attractive to Big Donors
The University of Missouri Board of Curators is preparing to change a rule that has, until now, stated that donors...
Historian and Poet Win Pulitzer Prizes
Fredrik Logevall, a Cornell University historian, and Sharon Olds, a professor of poetry at New York University, were among the...
Students Injured in Boston Marathon Bombings
At least three students are among those injured Monday in the bombings at the Boston Marathon. A Boston University student...
No Credit Caps for California Community Colleges
Budget panels in California's Legislature have rejected a proposal from Gov. Jerry Brown that would have increased tuition for community...
Controversy Over McGill Med School Reforms
Many medical faculty members at McGill University are protesting plans to shift the medical school curriculum from a research orientation...
West Virginia Moves to Merge 2 Community Colleges
West Virginia is moving to merge two community colleges, while maintaining their two campuses, which are 33 miles apart, the...
Study Finds Harassment of Anthropology Grad Students in Field
A new study has found widespread abuse -- psychological, physical and sexual -- of graduate students in biological anthropology when...