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Chesterfield program helps students plan for future
Richmond Times-DispatchLee Bryson, a senior at Chesterfield Community High School, sat in front of a computer Thursday afternoon like a true teenager. Slouched in his chair and seeming to pay little attention to several adults, he was more interested in the game on the...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Chess Playing, Students, Teaching and Learning, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Incentives needed to lure students to U.S., experts say
The Japan TimesIncentives are needed to reverse the decline in Japanese enrollment at U.S. universities as Japanese companies compete harder and earlier to recruit new graduates, experts said at a symposium. "They need clear incentives and encouragement from the...Tags: Tokyo (Japan), Institute of International Education, Japan, Teaching and Learning, Politics
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Maj. Gen. Pittard sees promising future for Fort Bliss
El Paso Times, TexasFort Bliss is well positioned to continue thriving even as the Army faces some serious challenges. The installation has a "robust" future ahead of it, said Fort Bliss and 1st Armored Division commander Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard. Pittard, an El...Tags: U.S. Military, Armed Forces, White House, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Department of Defense
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App to connect artists, buyers
Boston HeraldA team of Harvard University students and a Loeb fellow are developing an online platform to help people find art in their area and donate to projects in real time, swapping the conventional busker's hat with a free app. When Musey goes live this...Tags: Fine Artists, Arts and Culture, Artists
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Chicago Tribune All-State Academic Team
Scott Beck By John P. Huston,Tribune reporter Scott Beck's brain isn't the only instrument he uses to help him excel at math and science. Beck, a Highland Park High School senior, turns to the French horn to "kind of keep me balanced and keep me...
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Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes
Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...
Tags: Heart Disease, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Teachers, Diseases and Illnesses, Internists
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China missile hit highest suborbital level since 1976-scientist
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - China launched a large missile on Monday that reached 6,200 miles (10,000 km) above the earth, its highest suborbital launch since 1976, according to a U.S. scientist at Harvard University. Jonathan McDowell, an...Tags: Satellite Technology, China
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LGBT students get $600,000 in scholarships from 2 groups
Seattle TimesWhen he was 14 years old, Daniel Cords told his parents he was gay. They didn't see it coming and Cords himself was not prepared for how such a revelation would so completely upend his life. "I've never seen my mom so sad," he recalls now. "I think in...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Marriage, Teaching and Learning, Financial Aid, Minority Groups
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The Sun News' Bailey named Nieman Fellow
The Sun NewsOne of the most prestigious and oldest journalism fellowships has tapped The Sun News' Issac Bailey as one of 24 journalists from across the world to make up its next class. Bailey, an award-winning journalist who has worked at The Sun News for nearly...Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Radio, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), NPR, Georgetown
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U.S. sees China launch as test of anti-satellite muscle -source
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government believes a Chinese missile launch this week was the first test of a new interceptor that could be used to destroy a satellite in orbit, a U.S. defense official told Reuters on Wednesday. China launched a...Tags: Beijing (China), U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Satellite Technology, Weaponry, U.S. Air Force
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A major tech incubator to expand to CORTEX
St. Louis Post-DispatchCambridge Innovation Center, one of the nation's leading business incubators, plans to establish a startup facility at the CORTEX bioscience district in St. Louis. The center will be CIC's first expansion from its home in Cambridge, Mass. At CORTEX,...Tags: Google Inc., Startups, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Science and Technology, Science
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Pritzker reveals finances, board resignation plans
Tribune reportersChicago billionaire Penny Pritzker intends to resign from corporate boards, including that of Hyatt Hotels Corp., and reported that she received nearly $54 million in consulting fees last year from an off-shore Bahamian trust, the U.S. Commerce...Tags: Elections, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Hyatt Hotels Corp., Chicago Hotels, U.S. Cabinet
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