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Risky Bu$ine$$

Hedge funds are the rock stars of today’s financial world. These lightly regulated private pools of equity…

June 14, 2006

Students

Grants & Awards

Elizabeth City State University (N.C.) has received a four-year, $875,448 grant from the National Institutes of Health to support student international research internships. The Minority Health Institute Research Training Program will send 10 students each year to the University of Botswana and the University of Zululand in South Africa. Harvard University (Mass.) has received a […]

June 14, 2006

HBCUs

Grants & Awards

Ashland University (Ohio) has received a $5 million gift from Dwight C. Schar, chairman and CEO of NVR, a home-building and mortgage-banking company. The gift will be used to fund the construction of a new College of Education building, which the university plans to name in Schar’s honor. The Association of African Universities (Accra, Ghana) […]

May 3, 2006

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China Allows Yale to Invest in Domestic Markets

The Chinese government has authorized Yale University to trade domestic stocks and bonds, making it the first foreign university granted access to the country’s tightly restricted securities market…

April 20, 2006

Students

Restructuring, Restoring and Rebuilding

A city of trailers on the banks of Lake Pontchartrain. Overlooking the Mississippi River, a hotel hung with banners welcomes a new clientele — students…

March 22, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Grants & Awards

California State University, Northridge’s College of Arts, Media and Communication received a $52,000 endowment from real estate investor Robert Barbera to support performances by music students. The endowment will be used to underwrite performances by the college’s major music ensembles, including the symphony orchestra, wind ensemble, Jazz A Band and the Northridge Singers. The College […]

March 8, 2006

Health

Study: Genetics, Not Smoking Habits, May Be Responsible For Lung Cancer Disparities Among Races

For years, scientists have argued whether genes or smoking habits are responsible for the disparities in lung cancer rates…

February 22, 2006

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USC Researchers Find Racial Differences in Smoking-Related Risks of Lung Cancer

For years, scientists have argued about whether genes or smoking habits are responsible for the disparities in lung cancer rates among smokers of different ethnic backgrounds…

January 29, 2006

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Grants & Awards

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Ind.) has been awarded a $490,000 grant from the Lilly Endowment to continue the Homework Hotline, which provides free mathematics and science tutoring to Indiana middle and high school students. The grant is the third the foundation has made to the hotline. Sacramento State University has received a $2 million gift […]

January 11, 2006

Students

University of Colorado Gets $1 Million for Scholarships to Increase Diversity

Buoyed by a $1 million donation from a philanthropic group, the University of Colorado last week said…

December 27, 2005

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BellSouth Foundation to Donate $20 Million to Virtual Learning

The BellSouth Foundation, the charitable arm of the Atlanta-based communications company…

December 14, 2005

Students

Duke University to Raise $300 Million for Financial Aid Endowment

Calling it “crucial to Duke’s long-term ability to attract the very best students and to make quality…

December 4, 2005