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Historically black colleges growing more diverse
The Philadelphia InquirerStudent enrollment at the nation's 105 historically black colleges and universities has become increasingly diverse, while the institutions continue to face challenges in graduation rates, fund-raising, and other areas, according to a report by a...Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of Pennsylvania, Students, Howard University, Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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Less abuse, but not all follow church audit
Grand Forks HeraldAn annual report, sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, says an independent audit and study found 2012 had the biggest drop in allegations of sexual abuse by priests in a decade. But the report also singles out one diocese as the only...Tags: Christianity, Religion and Belief, Georgetown University, Accounting and Auditing, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
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Hmong-American graduate continues to earn honors and reach goals
The Leader-TelegramA lot of parents stress the importance of education to their children, but not all students take that advice as seriously as Mai Neng Vang. The Hmong-American student, who was born in a post-Vietnam War refugee camp in Thailand and came to the United...Tags: Arts and Culture, Colleges and Universities, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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GPS system can accurately predict post-quake tsunami, study finds
When the magnitude 9 earthquake struck Japan more than two years ago, there were 1,200 global positioning system stations recording ocean floor movement in real time. None was linked to that nation’s tsunami warning system, which underestimated...
Tags: Japan, Indonesia, Science and Technology, Bodies of Water, Earthquakes
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Malaysians rubbish survey's findings
The Star, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / Asia News NetworkPETALING JAYA (The Star/ANN) -- Malaysians on the whole are not bigoted but some elements of racism within the society need to go. This was the general reaction of Malaysians when asked about the results of a survey that claimed Malaysians were rated...Tags: Malaysia, Racism, Media Industry, Germany
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Tech system regents approve residence complex strategy, Jones AT&T Stadium colonnade budget adjustment
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, TexasPlans are moving forward for Texas Tech's new student housing complex, but adjustments to the stage I design budget for the TTU Research & Technology Park have been stalled. The Texas Tech System Board of Regents met Thursday, May 16, and Friday, May...Tags: Business, Budgets and Budgeting, Newspaper and Magazine, Avalanches and Landslides
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Big banks provide cash for payday loans
Star TribuneFast cash is a few clicks away for Minnesotans at the popular CashNetUSA website, where a two-week loan for $100 carries an annual percentage rate of about 390 percent. To many critics, the terms are outrageous and usurious. But they are typical in...Tags: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Dollar Financial Corporation, Consumers, Credit and Debt, Loans
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UW-Madison grad, 27, ready to play with the universe as Berkeley physics PhD
The Wisconsin State JournalJessie Otradovec showed promise in post-high school jobs at Papa John's and Cost Cutters in Green Bay. But she wanted to play with the universe. She eventually left behind the pizza and barber shears and, at age 27, will graduate from UW-Madison this...Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Science, Physics, Applied Physics
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Nemours patients help firefighters 'Fill the Boot' for muscular dystrophy fundraiser
Starting today, community members will begin seeing firefighters holding out their yellow boots at many local intersections as part of the annual Muscular Dystrophy Association Fill the Boot Campaign. This year area firefighters have some back up...
Tags: Muscular Dystrophy Association, Muscular Dystrophy, Hospitals and Clinics, Fires
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Pursuing her passions
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Mary Bevilacqua couldn't imagine giving up her art to pursue science, or sacrificing her science for an art career. "I was so passionate about art and science, I just couldn't see going through life without both," she says. As it turns...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Corporate Officers, U.S. Army, Science
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CORTEX shows off its latest project
St. Louis Post-DispatchLess than five months after receiving a critical public incentive, the latest expansion of the CORTEX bioscience district is taking shape. Conversion of a former telephone factory as laboratories and research space won't be done until late this year,...Tags: Startups, Shriners, Business, Labor Legislation, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts)
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The specter of human cloning
A breakthrough in stem cell research has again raised the specter of human cloning. The discovery by a team at Oregon Health and Science University moves the world incrementally closer to that result, but its more immediate effect will be to spur...
Tags: Science, Medical Research, Science and Technology, Food and Drug Administration
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