Academics
University of Illinois Library Acquires Poet Gwendolyn Brooks’ Archives
Nora Brooks Blakely, daughter of the prominent poet, Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks, has donated her mother’s archives, made up of 150 ‘big boxes’ to the University of Illinois Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
1.8-Million-Year-Old Skull Debunks Idea that Multiple Ancient Human Species Co-Existed on Earth (PHOTO)
As Borrowing Increases, Student Loan Repayment Drops
Scientists Discover Most Distant Gravitational Lens Ever Recorded in Once-in-a-Lifetime Chance Spotting
Rare Saber-Toothed Whale Washes Up On Venice Beach; Death Baffles Scientists (PHOTO)
Georgetown Study Tracks Majors By Employ-ability And Earning Potential
Is the Yeti Real? Researchers Finds 100 Percent Match Between Mysterious Hairs and Ancient Polar Bear DNA
Air Pollution Classifed As Group 1 Carcinogen By World Health Organization
By Staff ReporterPenumbral Lunar Eclipse This Friday: How and Where is the Best Time and Place to View It?
By Russell WesterholmA Stunning New Species of Dragon Tree Discovered in Thailand
By Staff ReporterSelf-Compassion Key To Overcoming Freshmen Homesickness
By Staff ReporterScientists Develop Super-Accurate Measurement to Determine if a Meteorite Actually Came from Mars
By Russell WesterholmEarliest Known Central Nervous System Found In 520-Million-Year-Old Arthropod Fossil
By Staff ReporterHalf-Ton Chunk of Chelyabinsk Meteorite Recovered in Russian Lake; Experts Say it is One of Largest Recoveries to Date
By Russell WesterholmUniversity of Akron Layoffs: Decline in Enrollment Leads to Cuts, 'We Have to Adjust to Changing Dynamics'
By Jaleesa Baulkman
