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Choreographing the Suppression of Tumors

Choreographing the Suppression of TumorsWhen Dr. Jill Bargonetti speaks about cell division, one thing is crystal clear: This is a scientist who has the soul and sensitivity of an artist.“I think all the sciences have a strong relation to different art forms,” she says. “Just consider the influence of the sciences on Picasso in the […]

January 2, 2002

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House, Senate Forge Final Agreement on K-12 Pact

House, Senate Forge Final Agreement on K-12 PactBill has ambitious ideas, but limited funding, critics sayAfter months of debate and lingering opposition among some experts, House and Senate negotiators forged a final agreement on a bill to improve the nation’s K-12 education pipeline through more testing as well as increased aid for disadvantaged schools.Republicans and […]

January 2, 2002

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Grants & Awards

Grants & AwardsCalifornia State University-San Bernardino has received $300,000 from Riverside County to evaluate the effectiveness of several county juvenile crime prevention programs.Oklahoma State University’s College of Business Administration has received $1.3 million from The Williams Institute to establish The Williams Institute for Quantitative Finance.Penn State University’s College of Communications received a $250,000 grant from […]

December 19, 2001

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New Data Sheds Light on Student Aid, College Affordability

New Data Sheds Light on Student Aid, College AffordabilityWASHINGTONThe percentage of full-time undergraduate students at private colleges and universities who receive some form of financial aid, and the average amount of their awards, reached new highs in the 1999-2000 academic year, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s 1999-2000 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study.Eighty-four percent […]

December 19, 2001

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Grants & AwardsColorado State University received $2.5 million from the National Science Foundation to administer a program designed to double the number of minority undergraduate students studying science, mathematics, engineering and technology.Morgan State University (Md.) received a $100,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation to launch a program to assist information technology students. Morris Brown College […]

December 5, 2001

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Cal Grant Funds Fall Short for Eligible Students

Cal Grant Funds Fall Short for Eligible StudentsSACRAMENTO, Calif.Thousands of needy and eligible community college students will not receive a Cal Grant this year, not through any fault of theirs, but because there simply aren’t enough grants to go around.The Cal Grant program recently completed a first-ever September processing cycle specifically for community college students […]

December 5, 2001

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Pell Grant Shortfall: Will Needy Students Lose Out?

Pell Grant Shortfall: Will Needy Students Lose Out?A bipartisan plan to raise the maximum Pell Grant for needy students is facing a major roadblock just as more students are seeking this need-based financial aid for college.With much fanfare, educators and lawmakers hailed a recent agreement to raise the top Pell Grant by $250 next year, […]

December 5, 2001

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Grants & Awards

Grants & AwardsBall State University (Ind.) will receive $1.44 million over the next five years from The National Institute on Aging to study the effects of resistance training on the aging process.Essex County College (N.Y.) is the recipient of a $480,200 High-Tech Workforce Excellence grant from the New Jersey State Commission on Higher Education.Miami-Dade Community […]

November 21, 2001

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Providing a ‘Road Map’ To the MBA

Providing a ‘Road Map’ To the MBAMentoring program exposes minority students early on to business and leadership skills. By Eleanor Lee YatesNew York  Paul Riser, a Florida A&M University graduate, had a job he loved at Sun Microsystems in Detroit. However, after working for a few years, Riser wondered whether he should quit his job […]

November 21, 2001

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More Delays in Education Funding

More Delays in Education FundingThe recent anthrax scare on Capitol Hill is posing another obstacle to the completion of funding bills for student financial aid and minority-serving institutions.Pell Grants, college work/study and funding for historically Black colleges are among the hundreds of education programs that have been operating with only temporary funds since the start […]

November 21, 2001

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Grants & AwardsBall State University (Ind.) received a $20 million four-year grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., to educate students for the digital media revolution.Delaware State University’s Applied Optics Department will receive $73,033 from the Office of Naval Research for a project that will enhance optical coupling efficiency in optical fibers using two-beam interference; the Education […]

November 7, 2001

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Lawmakers Agree on Pell Increase

Lawmakers Agree on Pell IncreaseNeedy students are likely to get an extra $250 in their Pell Grants next year based on recent action on Capitol Hill. Both the House and the Senate are proposing the $250 increase, which would bring the maximum Pell Grant for needy students to $4,000 in 2002. However, higher education experts […]

November 7, 2001