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University of Maryland, Baltimore to revamp teaching on pain
As part of a federal project aimed at better treating pain, the University of Maryland, Baltimore will begin revamping the way it teaches future doctors, dentists, nurses and pharmacists.
Pain affects approximately 100 million Americans and their...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Thomas Jefferson, University of Washington, Harvard, University of Pittsburgh
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Former Lake Clifton guard Terence Jones headed to UAB
The Baltimore SunFor his final year of college basketball, Terence Jones knew exactly what he wanted in a program. The former Lake Clifton guard wanted to play for a school that would offer more exposure for him than he received at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. He wanted...Tags: The Pennsylvania State University, Basketball, Paul Pierce, College Basketball, Maryland Terrapins
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Roland Park grad promotes responsible spring break fun
Savannah Bass, 21, who grew up in Ruxton and graduated from Roland Park Country School in 2008, is working to curb binge drinking on college campuses and along the beach during spring break.
As one of 13 University of Alabama students in charge of...Tags: Facebook, Students, Teaching and Learning, Spring Break, Elections
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After flight delays, will cancer move Congress to act?
Reuters* Fiscal needs pile up but few seen as acute as flight delays * Congress may find it difficult to say no to cancer patients By David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) - As Congress sifts through a growing number of requests for targeted relief from...Tags: Healthcare Provider, Tea Party Movement, John Boehner, Justice System, U.S. Department of Defense
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Tour civil rights sites around the South
ATLANTA - Key events in 1963, from organized protests in Alabama to Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, galvanized the civil rights movement that eventually toppled Jim Crow laws in the South. The 50th anniversary of those events is a...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Civil Rights
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People In Business
Times Record, Fort Smith, Ark.Brandon Zimmerman, a Shelter Insurance Co. agent at Barling, has been honored as one of Shelter's highest-achieving sales representatives, based on overall 2012 agency operations. The Champion designation recognizes members of a select group of...Tags: Corporate Performance, University of Southern Mississippi, Health Management Associates Incorporated, Health Insurance, Finance
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Travel letters: Impressions of Alabama
I am a graduating senior at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. I'm not your typical Alabama college student and Birmingham isn't your typical Alabama city. I wanted to say thanks for the story ["Moving Ever Forward," by Alice Short, April 14] on our...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Trips and Vacations, Cuba
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LAMP shines: Montgomery magnet named best in U.S.
The Montgomery AdvertiserMontgomery's first magnet school now has been named the nation's best. Loveless Academic Magnet Program High was ranked the No. 1 magnet school as well as the No. 7 high school in the nation in the latest rankings by U.S. News & World Report. It was...Tags: Students, Teachers, Awards and Prizes, Teaching and Learning, Booker T. Washington
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Duke researchers tried to warn of risk to infants in oxygen trial, apologize for any misunderstanding
The News & ObserverA Duke University researcher involved in a national clinical trial facing criticism for its handling of informed consent says his team made every effort to alert parents to the potential risks of oxygen therapy for premature infants. If some parents...Tags: Trials, Health and Safety at School, Research, Premature Birth, Duke University
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In research and administration, new UNC chancellor accustomed to problems
The News & ObserverCarol Folt, the scientist, has tackled some of the most tangled ecological problems on Earth. As a graduate student in California, her question was how to improve fisheries in Lake Tahoe. At Dartmouth, Folt spurred one of her students to do a 20-year...Tags: Teachers, Christian Orthodoxy, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), Raleigh, Conservation
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Geography is covering new ground for travelers
Forget about learning the state capitals, at least, as the sum total of your knowledge of geography. "Geography is about meaning, not knowing place names and memorizing lists — that was school geography," said Daniel Edelson, vice president for...
Tags: Google Inc., Project Glass, Hotels and Accommodations, National Weather Service, Geography
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Magic teaches important life skills
Joshua Leonard, a junior at Aberdeen Central High School, got in front of his classmates Monday and told them a story about a leprechaun, a rainbow and his pot of gold while he made paperclips leap into the air. The occurence wasn't all that random;...
Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Arts
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