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Harkin campaign aide gave Iowa State a donor list
U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin's campaign fundraiser gave Iowa State University a list of possible donors to his namesake research institute, records show, ...
Endowment returns flat for universities
After two strong years, college and university endowments lost ground slightly during the fiscal year ending last June 30, with their investments ...
Pfizer disputes suit claiming Zoloft doesn't work
The maker of Zoloft is being sued in an unusual case alleging the popular antidepressant has no more benefit than a dummy pill and that patients who ...
From pets to 'recess': High school stress relief
The four-legged member of the counseling team at the high school in suburban Chicago waits patiently, as a crush of students fills the hallways.
Cadavers honored in med student dissection lab
When medical students have finished their study and practice on cadavers, they often hold a respectful memorial service to honor these bodies donated ...
What will Michelle Obama do with 4 more years?
Michelle Obama has a new look, both in person and online, and with the president's re-election, she has four more years as first lady, too. That's got ...
NYC mayor tops $1B in gifts to Johns Hopkins Univ.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has pledged $350 million to Johns Hopkins University, mainly to expand its interdisciplinary research on an ...
Europe's emigrants face red tape in Latin America
Geologist David Rodriguez and actress Cristina Pascual, two of the nearly six million Spaniards left jobless in the European recession, fled to Latin ...
MBAs play poker in Vegas to win job at Caesars
Forget the firm handshake and networking chit chat. Business students who want a job at Caesars Entertainment need to work on their poker faces.
Sports are a civil right for disabled, US says
Breaking new ground, the U.S. Education Department is telling schools they must include students with disabilities in sports programs or provide equal ...
AP IMPACT: Recession, tech kill middle-class jobs
Five years after the start of the Great Recession, the toll is terrifyingly clear: Millions of middle-class jobs have been lost in developed countries ...
What holds energy tech back? The infernal battery
As 21st century technology strains to become ever faster, cleaner and cheaper, an invention from more than 200 years ago keeps holding it back.
China's young in crisis of declining fitness
Xiao Ru spent her last year of high school studying from morning until late at night. That didn't help her complete one particular assignment in her ...
Arizona to tax hospitals to pay for Medicaid
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has built a political career in standing up to the federal government over everything from immigration to health care. So she ...
Gov't: Food allergies may be disability under law
Allergic to gluten? What about peanuts? Federal disabilities law may be able to help. The Justice Department said in a recent settlement with a ...
More women expected to serve Mormon missions
Mikaela Merrill was in the middle of her fall semester at Brigham Young University when she abruptly altered her college plans and signed up for a ...
GOP eyes new election laws
After back-to-back presidential losses, Republicans in key states want to change the rules to make it easier for them to win. From Wisconsin to ...
Dartmouth College ending Advanced Placement credit
High school students hoping to earn college credits through Advanced Placement exams soon will be out of luck at Dartmouth College, which has ...
PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama curbs ambition this time
Despite a relentless workload ahead, President Barack Obama is lighter on his feet in one sense as he opens his second term. Gone are the hundreds of ...
Emmert prefers NCAA's more common-sense approach
Mark Emmert is trying to make common sense a common practice in college sports. Two years ago, he presided over one of the most scandalous years in ...
ER visits tied to energy drinks double since 2007
The young man stumbled into the emergency room late one night after a house party, saying his heart wouldn't stop pounding and he could barely breathe ...
Second presidential terms loaded with setbacks
Second presidential terms are never easy — even for George Washington. More often, they're fraught with peril, frequently marred by scandal, failure, ...
18 heads found at airport were sent for cremation
It sounded ghoulish enough: a shipment of 18 frozen human heads discovered and seized by customs officials during routine X-ray screening of cargo ...
Study: Parental support sends down college GPA
Parents who are footing more of the college tuition bill for their children give them a better chance of graduating. But a surprising new study finds ...
Suicides in military rise, even as combat lessens
For U.S. troops, less combat is not translating to less stress. Members of the military committed suicide at a record pace in 2012 — almost one per ...