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With 'Appalachian Spring' Baltimore School for the Arts breaks new ground
If there is a single work that captures the essence of America in sound and movement, it's "Appalachian Spring," the ballet with music by Aaron Copland and choreography by Martha Graham that premiered in 1944 at the Library of Congress. Although the...
Tags: Poetry, Teaching and Learning, Libraries, Colleges and Universities, Concerts
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Cadaver Care: Yale Medical Students Respect the Lives of Their Anatomical Donors
One dark January night in 1824, several men crept into a West Haven cemetery. They dug up the grave of a newly buried 17-year-old farmer's daughter named Bathsheba Smith and carried her body to Yale Medical College for dissection. These students or...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice, Colleges and Universities, Hospitals and Clinics
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Tri-State briefs - Feb. 25
Waynesboro music students to present concert WAYNESBORO, Pa. — Several hundred Waynesboro Area School District music students will present the Music in our Schools concert Tuesday. The concert begins at 7 p.m. in the performing arts center of...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Financial Aid, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Employment Opportunities
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Malloy Pulling Rug Out From Under Obamacare
The Hartford CourantGov. Dannel P. Malloy's proposed budget could have a potentially devastating effect on health care in Connecticut. The plan could eviscerate the promise of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, even before it is fully implemented. This...Tags: Hamden (New Haven, Connecticut), Dannel P. Malloy , Executive Branch, Hospitals and Clinics, Government
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Redirecting money after a loan is paid off
Dear Liz: I'll be done paying off my car in a couple of months. What's a good strategy for redirecting that money once it's paid off? Should I use the whole amount each month to start saving for my next car, or would I be better off splitting it up and...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Insurance, Career and Workplace, Contracts, Retirement
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A Celebration of the Personal Essay at New Haven Free Public Library
Anne Fadiman, Yale University's Fancis Writer-in-Residence, brings three of her students to the New Haven Free Public Library this week for the 7th Annual Celebration of the Personal Essay. The students, Alex Lew, Harrison Monsky and Mia Thompson, will...
Tags: Libraries, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture
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Enlist Doctors In Gun Violence Cure
The Hartford CourantWhile Connecticut continues to heal in the wake of the shooting tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, it is imperative for us to find the most effective ways to reduce deaths and injuries from gun violence. As physicians, my colleagues and...Tags: Heart Attack, Firearms, High Blood Pressure, General Practitioners, Diabetes
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Connecticut Nutritionist in a Standoff With Monster After Calling Out Energy Drinks
A multi-billion-dollar monster of a beverage company is threatening to sue a Connecticut nutritionist unless she takes back her statements that little kids shouldn't have caffeine-loaded "energy" drinks. In fact, the company's name happens to be Monster...
Tags: Heart Problems, Energy Drinks, Food and Drug Administration, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, The New York Times
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Northwestern to probe founder's link to Indian massacre
Responding to pressure from a student alliance, Northwestern University has established a committee to investigate the history of John Evans, a university founder connected to one of the worst massacres of Native Americans in the country's history. The...
Tags: Regional Authority, Northwestern University, Colleges and Universities, Executive Branch, Politics
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Walters Art Museum names new director, Julia Marciari-Alexander
In naming Julia Marciari-Alexander as executive director on Wednesday, the Walters Art Museum board of directors entrusted one of Baltimore's most important arts institutions to a rising star — and signaled an emphasis on community engagement even...
Tags: Loyola University Chicago, Financial Aid, Awards and Prizes, Artists, Colleges and Universities
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Too many drug types are compromising heart health: doctors
Reuters(Reuters) - About 80 million Americans suffer from heart disease, the nation's No. 1 killer, and most are on multiple drugs. Some cardiologists think prescribing has gotten out of hand. The criticism was voiced by a number of leading heart doctors who...Tags: Colleges and Universities, New York University, American Heart Association, Vitamin B3, Stroke
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Stanford becomes 1st school to raise more than $1 billion in a year
The nation’s top fund-raising institution last year, Stanford University, raised $1.03 billion from donors, the first to raise more than $1 billion in a given year. Out of the nation's top 10 fund-raising institutions, two others were in...
Tags: Land Price, Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University, Colleges and Universities, Harvard University
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