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Emerging Scholars: The Class of 2008

Each year, as we select our “Emerging Scholars,” we’re always amazed and inspired by the accomplishments of these under-40 intellectuals. This year is no exception.

January 9, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Catching Up With the Class of 2002

The first group of “Emerging Scholars” gives us an update on life since their magazine debut in January 2002 in what was then Black Issues In Higher Education.

January 9, 2008

STEM

New President of Texas A&M is First Woman and First Hispanic to Run the University

COLLEGE STATION, Texas It’s official. The new president of Texas A&M University is Dr. Elsa Murano, the first woman and first Hispanic to hold the job. Murano, a former A&M administrator who fled Cuba as a child, was named by the A&M systems Board of Regents Thursday. She was the only finalist for the post.

January 3, 2008

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Letters

Leading by Example I thought this article was awesome (see “No Place Like Home,” Nov. 15). Dr. Motley embodies the spirit of Ubuntu that is sadly missing among many leaders today. As an alumni and employee at Gallaudet University, we recently had an unpleasant experience with a presidential search that has resulted in the university […]

December 12, 2007

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Researchers Develop Process for Making Oceans Better Able To Combat Global Warming

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Ateam of researchers from Harvard University and Pennsylvania State University have developed a new means to facilitate carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere – a potential solution for reversing global warming.

November 28, 2007

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Pennsylvania HBCU Seeks to Expand Research Opportunities for Minority Students

Lincoln, a historically Black university in Pennsylvania, has been awarded a five-year grant from the National Science Foundation to design a mentorship program in scientific research as part of a national effort to expand research opportunities for minority students.

November 25, 2007

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The University of Alaska to Ask State for $625.6 million This Year

FAIRBANKS, Alaska The University of Alaska plans to ask the state for $625.6 million this year for projects including a new science building and for new job-focused programs like nursing.

November 6, 2007

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Mass. Gov. Patrick Makes Pitch for $1 Billion, 10-year Biotech Initiative

BOSTON Gov. Deval Patrick testified Tuesday that Massachusetts was on the verge of losing its grip on a key industry if lawmakers fail to act on his 10-year, $1 billion life sciences initiative.

October 30, 2007

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Neil Armstrong Helps Dedicate Engineering Hall Named After Him

WEST LAFAYETTE Ind. Although he typically shuns attention, former astronaut Neil Armstrong addressed a crowd at Saturday’s wind-swept dedication of a new engineering building named for him at Purdue University, his alma mater.

October 29, 2007

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Nobel-winning DNA Scientist Who Made Controversial Race Remarks Retires From Research Lab

NEW YORK Dr. James D. Watson, famous for DNA research but widely condemned for recent comments about intelligence levels among Africans, retired Thursday from his post at a prestigious research institution.

October 25, 2007

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NJ to Begin Building Stem Cell Research Facility

TRENTON N.J. New Jersey on Tuesday will mark the start of construction on what is being hailed as a world-class stem cell research facility paid for with public money.

October 23, 2007

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List of 24 recipients of MacArthur Foundation genius grants

The list of 24 fellows announced by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Each will receive $500,000 over the next five years.

September 24, 2007