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W&M clinic model generating some national interest
Nine law schools across the country have expressed an interest in how the College of William and Mary is working to reduce the backlog of veteran's disability claims, Sen. Mark R. Warner said Thursday. The Virginia senator has taken a personal interest...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Indiana University, Oregon State University, Kevin McCarthy (California Politician), College of William and Mary
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Feet welcome multitude of fungi
Here's a scientific finding that may knock you off your feet: At least 80 types of fungi reside on a typical person's heel, along with 60 between the toes and 40 on the toenail. Altogether, the feet are home to more than 100 types of fungus, more than...
Tags: Penicillin (drug), Dermatology, Medical Research, Research, Dermatologists
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U. of C. has the best writers, according to Grammarly survey
RedEyeIf the top 10 colleges in the nation had a spelling (and grammar) bee, which one would win? The University of Chicago, of course, if one survey is to be believed. The university was ranked No. 1 in a study by Grammarly, a grammar website, to find out...Tags: Columbia University, Harvard University, Colleges and Universities, University of Chicago, LinkedIn Corp.
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PASSINGS: Bernard Waber
Bernard Waber, 91, the author of such children's favorites as "The House on East 88th Street" and "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile," died Thursday at his Long Island, N.Y., home after a long illness, according to a statement from his publisher, Houghton Mifflin...
Tags: Upper East Side, Authors, Book, Long Island
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The Philadelphia Inquirer PhillyInc column
The Philadelphia InquirerDoes Philadelphia have room for one more specialized business incubator? It may, indeed, if enough education- technology entrepreneurs choose to take the plunge into what the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education calls its new...Tags: Marketing, Autism, Bucks County, Heavy Engineering, Business
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First isn't foremost
Reading Eagle, Pa.Tyler Toren was asked to stand before his parents, teachers and more than 400 classmates and be recognized as Wilson High School's 2011 valedictorian. It was a proud moment. But when Toren thinks back on his high school years, he wishes he hadn't...Tags: Students, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Duke University, The Pennsylvania State University
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For Philadelphia Futures director, this college success story was personal
The Philadelphia InquirerFor the last 13 years, Joan Mazzotti has made a public career of helping low-income, first-generation students from Philadelphia's public high schools get into and through college. Quietly, she and her husband, Michael Kelly, also have made it a...Tags: Haiti, Villanova University, Teaching and Learning, Finance, Johns Hopkins University
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South Aiken High School students honored
Aiken Standard, S.C.The following South Aiken High School seniors and a few underclassmen were recognized at an Awards Night ceremony on Thursday: --Most Outstanding Students as listed -- Laura Bickford (science), Daniel Faison (math), Rachel Beeson (math team, social...Tags: Marketing, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Teaching and Learning, U.S. Army, French Literature
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READER SUBMITTED: Two Kingswood Oxford Seniors Tapped For Special Honors
West HartfordTwo Kingswood Oxford seniors: Stephanie Fagbemi and Brenda Winn, have recently been honored for extraordinary service by prestigious organizations. Winn, daughter of Marcia and Kevin Winn of Newington, is one of four students awarded a $1,000 United...Tags: Culture, Teaching and Learning, Racism, Suffield, Students
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Edinboro Art & Music Festival hosts dozens of arts, musicians
Erie Times-News, Pa.Saturday was a busy day in Edinboro, thanks in part to Edinboro University of Pennsylvania's commencement ceremonies. But just down the street from the capped-and-gowned graduates, and in pockets all around the borough, there was a buzz for a completely...Tags: Music, Fine Artists, Festive Events, The Jam (music group), Music Industry
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Is working remotely on the way out?
Joyce Lain Kennedy - Careers NowDEAR JOYCE: I'm a single mom working from home three days a week. I can afford a sitter two days a week. I understand that Yahoo and Best Buy ended their policies of allowing employees to work out of the office. Maybe I'm overreacting, but are we seeing...Tags: Google Inc., Productivity, Conservation, Financial Aid, Joyce Lain Kennedy
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Edward J. Nolen, 80, Penn accountant
The Philadelphia InquirerEdward J. Nolen, 80, of Cape May, a longtime accountant for the University of Pennsylvania, died of kidney failure on Wednesday, May 15, at St. Joseph Villa, a nursing-care facility in Flourtown. Born in Abington, Mr. Nolen graduated from La Salle...Tags: Colleges and Universities, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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