Special Reports
- College Enrollment Shows Signs of Slowing
- More schools have space still available than any time in at least a decade. Many universities were offering greater discounts just to fill the seats in the last academic year. More than 40 percent of private colleges reported enrollment declines. Additionally, even community colleges experienced enrollment dips this year.
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- College Graduates Flock to Metropolitan Areas
- Fledgling cities are finding that trying to reinvent themselves after losing large swaths of industry sectors takes one critical ingredient in order for the transformation to work: College students.
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- Cornell names Edwards chief investment officer
- The Cornell Board of Trustees at its meeting May 25 approved the appointment of A.J. Edwards as the university's chief investment officer. Edwards had been serving as interim CIO since May 2011. He reports directly to President David Skorton and trustee Don Opatrny, chair of the board's Investment Committee.
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- Caltech Astronomer Mike Brown Awarded Kavli Prize in Astrophysics
- Mike Brown, the Richard and Barbara Rosenberg Professor and professor of planetary astronomy at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), has been named a co-winner of the 2012 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics for his efforts to understand the outer solar system-work that led to the demotion of Pluto.
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- Brown grants $50,237 to Providence schools
- The Fund for the Education of the Children of Providence is making grants totaling $50,237 to four Providence schools to enhance literacy learning, promote nonviolence, and purchase performing arts supplies and computers.
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- Richard W. Lyman, Stanford's seventh president, dead at 88
- Hired as an associate professor of history in 1958, Lyman spent 25 years on the Farm.
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- FDA Issues Warning About Counterfeit Adderall Purchased Online
- The FDA website offers tips for consumers who want to purchase prescription drugs using the Internet. First, make sure that the site requires a prescription and has a pharmacist available to answer questions. Consumers should only buy prescription medications from licensed pharmacies located in the United States. The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy has information about legitimate U.S. online pharmacies, and provides information about licensing and certification for online pharmacies...
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- Intel Invests More Than $40 Million In Worldwide Network of University Research Centers to Drive Innovation
- Intel Corporation on May 24 announced it will invest more than $40 million over the next 5 years in a worldwide network of university research communities called the Intel Collaborative Research Institutes (ICRI). The ICRI program is based on the successful U.S.-based Intel Science and Technology Centers (ISTCs), and will bring together experts from academia and industry to help explore and invent in the next generation of technologies.
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- Underground Gay Group Emerges at Evangelical Christian College
- The emergence of an underground gay group at Biola University has led to a wide-ranging debate about Christianity and homosexuality.
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- College study time falls, debate rises whether college is too easy
- Over the past half-century, the amount of time college students actually study — read, write and otherwise prepare for class — has dwindled from 24 hours a week to about 15, survey data show.
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- NPR viewers targeted as most-informed, Fox viewers least informed
- People who watch MSNBC and CNN exclusively can answer more questions about domestic events than people who watch no news at all. People who only watch Fox did much worse, according to the survey results. NPR listeners answered more questions correctly than people in any other category.
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- At CUNY, Stricter Admissions Bring Ethic Shift
- As the City University of New York enforces stricter minimum requirements for test scores for college admissions, it marks a shift in the demographic mix. Black representation dropped 10 percent; the Hispanic share rose rose slightly; and the white portion fell slightly, to 35 percent.
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- Emory and Atlanta Braves celebrate first anniversary of BraveHeart: Welcome Back Veterans Southeast Initiative
- This Memorial Day, Emory University and the Atlanta Braves will celebrate the first year of BraveHeart: Welcome Back Veterans Southeast Initiative at Turner Field with a visit from retired Gen.
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- Emory president receives honorary degree from Notre Dame
- Emory University President James W. Wagner received an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from the University of Notre Dame at the school's 167th commencement May 20.
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- Planned Parenthood president speaks to Stanford on mobilizing for reproductive health in the 21st century
- Cecile Richards explained the importance of looking to the next generation, the possibilities offered by new technologies and why Planned Parenthood is arguably stronger than ever.
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- Harvard University Elects James W Breyer to Corporation
- The Harvard University announced that James W. Breyer, a leading venture capitalist, will join the President and Fellows of Harvard College, also known as the Harvard Corporation, on July 1, 2013.
- Sacred Heart University Names Bobby Valentine Athletics Director
- The Sacred Heart University sports community gets a shot in the arm with the joining of Bobby Valentine, a big name in baseball circle. On Tuesday he was named executive director of Intercollegiate Athletics by the university.
- Eastern Michigan University to Host Unplug Event
- The Eastern Michigan University will observe an unplugged event on Wednesday, Feb 27 at 5 p.m in the Multi-Cultural Lounge of King Hall on Ypsilanti campus of Eastern Michigan University.
- Energy Secretary Chu to Resume Teaching Physics at Stanford University
- United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu will head back to the Stanford University to join the faculty after he demits his office this year.
- John F Kerry Will Make First Policy Speech at University of Virginia
- US Secretary of State, John F. Kerry will speak at the University of Virginia on Feb 20. It's said to be his first public remarks after succeeding Hillary Clinton earlier this year.
- EMU Marching Band to Perform on Detroit Public TV Music Show
- The Eastern Michigan University Marching Band will be featured on the nationally syndicated television show, "Ariel, Zoey, & Eli, Too," aired on Detroit Public Television (WTVS), Friday, Feb. 15, at 5 p.m, said the university.
