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The University of Wisconsin in Madison is a public, land-grant institution which opened for classes in 1849. It¿s the oldest and largest campus in the University of Wisconsin System, a statewide network of 13 universities, 13 transfer colleges and an extension program. Current enrollment is just over 42,000 students. In the fall of 2007, the university offered 134 undergraduate majors and 153 Master¿s degree programs. The Wisconsin Badgers sports teams compete in the Big Ten conference. Notable alumni include aviator Charles Lindbergh; archtitect Frank Lloyd Wright; authors Eudora Welty and Joyce Car...
The University of Wisconsin in Madison is a public, land-grant institution which opened for classes in 1849. It¿s the oldest and largest campus in the University of Wisconsin System, a statewide network of 13 universities, 13 transfer colleges and an extension program. Current enrollment is just over 42,000 students. In the fall of 2007, the university offered 134 undergraduate majors and 153 Master¿s degree programs. The Wisconsin Badgers sports teams compete in the Big Ten conference. Notable alumni include aviator Charles Lindbergh; archtitect Frank Lloyd Wright; authors Eudora Welty and Joyce Carol Oates; Baseball commissioner Bud Selig; and astronaut Jim Lovell.
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Bill would limit public information requests of professors
In Virginia, the attorney general, skeptical of global warming, tried to use his subpoena powers to build a fraud case against a climatology professor. In Wisconsin, Republican Party officials sought the emails of a history professor, trying to...Tags: Republican Party, Ken Cuccinelli, Global Warming, Colleges and Universities, Colleges and Universities
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Program aims to help girls, minorities succeed in math and science
A new teacher training program designed to help girls and minorities succeed in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics is focusing on how small actions in the classroom can affect a student's achievement. The Educators' Equity...Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Colleges and Universities, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Community College of Baltimore County
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Edenwald residents recall infamy and impact of Pearl Harbor
They all reside at the Edenwald Retirement Community in Towson now.
On Dec. 7, 1941, however, that "date that will live in infamy," when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, they were all in different places when they heard the news, some of them...Tags: Civil Unrest, France, U.S. Army, Prisons, Germany
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Flawed thinking in push for UM merger
State Sen. Thomas V. Mike Miller supports merging the University of Maryland, College Park campus and University of Maryland, Baltimore professional schools in order to raise their national rankings based on total research funding. Compilers of the most...Tags: University of Michigan, Technology, Colleges and Universities, University of Oklahoma, Science
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Saul Roseman, chairman of Hopkins biology department, dies
Baltimore Sun reporterSaul Roseman, the retired chairman of the Johns Hopkins University's department of biology, whose scientific research included a discovery that corrected the work of two Nobel laureates, died of congestive heart failure Saturday at his home. He was 90 and...Tags: University of Michigan, Armed Forces, Heart Problems, Defense, Colleges and Universities
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Wealthy suburbs healthiest areas of state, study says
A new study that showed wealthier suburban areas such as Howard County are healthier than urban and rural parts of the state came as no surprise to public health officials, who point to disparities such as access to preventive care and good food. The...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Roland Park, Colleges and Universities, Maryland, Howard County
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Philip D. Curtin
The Washington PostPhilip D. Curtin, a retired Johns Hopkins University professor and a historian of the African slave trade who was instrumental in changing the way schools teach the subject, died June 4 at Chester County Hospital in West Chester, Pa., of pneumonia. He was...Tags: Africa, The Washington Post, Colleges and Universities, Harvard University, History
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NBAC coach Yetter honored by U.S. Olympic Committee
Sun reportersWith his best swimmer poised to go to the Beijing Olympics in four months and a stable of younger athletes in the pipeline for 2012 and beyond, Paul Yetter has an eye for talent and the ability to nurture it. Yesterday, the Anne Arundel County native was...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Michael Phelps, Katie Hoff, Beijing Games, Dining and Drinking
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Evoking national tragedy
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - As he revs up his re-election drive and takes aim at John Kerry, President Bush begins the delicate task of reminding voters of the horror of Sept. 11 and the leadership he displayed afterward without seeming to exploit the tragedy for...Tags: International Association of Fire Fighters, Symbols and Symbolism, Colleges and Universities, Terrorism, Heads of State
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Today, apology drains regret of responsibility
Sun StaffGov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. insists he knew nothing about a staff member's spreading allegations online about Mayor Martin O'Malley's personal life. He immediately demanded the man's resignation and has publicly repudiated his actions. But when usually...Tags: Civil and Public Service, Health and Safety at School, The Washington Post, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Colleges and Universities
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Families take stock of their lives as economy struggles to recover
Sun National StaffThird in a series MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Douglas Konecny loved everything about manufacturing. He loved the roar of the machines and the hum of the factory walls. The vibrations. The smells. Even the feel of the fans blowing against his damp skin on midsummer...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Treaties, Unemployment Benefits, Trade Dispute, Medical Services
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Studies suggest link between lead, violence
Sun StaffTwo new studies on the effects of lead exposure to be released this week suggest that the toxin commonly found in household paints made before 1960 may stunt normal brain growth and could contribute to patterns of violent crime. The reports - to be...Tags: Kennedy Krieger Institute, New Zealand, Criminals, Health and Safety at School, Providence (Providence, Rhode Island)
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