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USC professor studies the collision of nature and man, starting in his own backyard
The StateA wind chime tinkles as a morning breeze stirs the cool, springlike air. Below the eaves -- and the chime -- hangs a mailbox that a family of wrens has filled with its nest, despite the fact that nesting boxes hang, unused, throughout the surrounding...Tags: Science, Central Park, Science and Technology, National Wildlife Federation, Dania Beach
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WWS student named Presidential Scholar
Wheaton resident Adam Erickson might be one of the only students anywhere to call a six-hour test "a fun time." But then, he scored a perfect 36 on the ACT, has Advanced Placement classes in everything but gym, is sixth in his class of 500 and plans...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Education, Colleges and Universities, University of Chicago
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Yale Faces Federal Fine Of $165,000 For Failure To Report Campus Crime Stats
The Hartford CourantYale University is facing $165,000 in fines for failing to properly report campus crime statistics, including sex offenses, after a review by the U.S. Department of Education that began in 2004. A letter from the DOE, dated April 19, said Yale will be...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Hospitals and Clinics, Sex Crimes, Colleges and Universities, U.S. Department of Education
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Yale joins online education platform Coursera
Online college course provider Coursera announced Wednesday that Yale University has joined the growing network of campuses that offer free classes through the organization. Mountain View, Calif.-based Coursera said that Yale will offer four courses...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Global Expansion, Financial Markets
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Actress Angelina Jolie praised for openly discussing preventive mastectomy
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteNow that Angelina Jolie has gone public with her decision to have both breasts removed because of her high risk of breast cancer, can doctors expect a stampede of women into their offices demanding the same procedure? Yes and no. The number of...Tags: Politics, Human Rights, Celebrity Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Religion and Belief
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Yale Researchers Urge More Street Work When Studying People With Both HIV, Hepatitis C
The Hartford CourantResearchers need to work harder to screen high-risk populations for people who are infected with both HIV and hepatitis C, say the authors of a new Yale University study on the incidence of co-infection in the New Haven area. The study, published Tuesday...Tags: Liver Disease, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), New Britain, Hepatitis, Health Organizations
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Morton 'Jerry' Baum, education fund director
Morton "Jerry" Baum, founder and executive director of the Fund for Educational Excellence and a retired clothing manufacturing executive who was a tireless champion of city public schools, died May 5 from complications of Parkinson's disease at his...
Tags: Roland Park, T. Rowe Price, Public Schools, Frederick Law Olmsted, Brooklyn (New York City)
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Doctor launches oncology center
The Wilson Daily Times, N.C.Dr. Keith Lerro has taken a step to insulate his medical practice from turbulent changes expected in the health care system during the next several years. Lerro, an oncologist who started working in Wilson 10 years ago, decided to branch out on his...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Health Treatments, Medical Specialization, Healthcare Provider
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At 104, Madison gent has seen much
New Haven Register, Conn.Dressed in his best, Clifford Sneider Sr. was greeted with applause upon entering the Town Campus Monday afternoon. Members of the community and Sneider's family had gathered to congratulate the long-time resident for turning 104 years old last month....Tags: BBC, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), U.S. Navy, Carnegie Hall, Brooklyn (New York City)
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To the Class of 2013: Resist simplicity
Members of the Class of 2013, I salute you. As everyone keeps telling you, you are graduating at a difficult and even frightening time. I wish it were otherwise — that my generation was bequeathing you a finer world. We aren't. The world that...
Tags: Ray Bradbury, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Martin Luther King Jr., Class Conflict, Authors
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Henry Gardiner's was a life marked by quiet generosity
The Day, New London, Conn.Henry Gardiner III, whose ancestors were Puritans who settled in Waterford before the United States was even a country, was a taciturn Yankee who quietly helped his community throughout his entire life, donating time, money and land. Gardiner, who...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, YMCA, Arts and Culture, New London (New London, Connecticut), Libraries
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READER SUBMITTED: Hosting Student Yields "Fourth Daughter"
Greater HartfordWhen Susan Mitchell of Glastonbury hosted a student from Spain in the summer of 2009 through EF Educational Homestay Programs, she got an unexpected bonus of lasting friendship between her family and the student. She visited Barcelona the fall of 2011 and...Tags: Education, Trips and Vacations, College Baseball, East Hartford, Travel
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