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Creationist Lawmaker Loses Votes to Charles Darwin
Many scientists were outraged when a video surfaced in October of Representative Paul Broun, a Georgia Republican who chairs the...
Academic Minute: Noise Pollution and Dolphin Behavior
In today’s Academic Minute, Quincy Gibson of the University of North Florida reveals the connection between manmade noises and aggressive...
Yale Names Provost as President after Expedited 10-Week Search
Just 10 weeks after its longtime president, Richard Levin, announced that he would step down at the end of the...
Layoffs and Campus Closures for Career Education Corp.
Career Education Corp. on Thursday announced that it would close 23 of 90 campuses and lay off 900 employees to...
Columbia Scholar Named as Next Berkeley Chancellor
Nicholas B. Dirks, executive vice president and dean of the faculty of Arts and Sciences at Columbia University, was on...
Academic Minute: Microbes and Human Health
In today’s Academic Minute, Claire Fraser of the University of Maryland explains the growing understanding of how microbes influence overall...
Ole Miss Students Protest Obama Victory
Several hundred students at the University of Mississippi who were frustrated by President Obama's re-election held a protest early Wednesday...
Voters Back Tax to Support New Medical School for UT-Austin
Voters in the Austin, Texas, metropolitan area supported a tax increase proposal on ballots Tuesday that will provide revenue to...