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One man's quest to heal a Connecticut city
Philip Kuchma brightens as he drives past a vacant lot in Bridgeport, Connecticut's most populated — and poorest — city. "When you see open land like this, it's just such an opportunity," the longtime local developer said. "It could be used...
Tags: Lower East Side, General Electric Company, Rentals, Greenwich, Restaurants
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Francis N. Craig
Francis N. Craig, a retired Edgewood Arsenal scientist, died of respiratory failure Thursday at the Broadmead Retirement Community in Cockeysville. He was 100 and had previously lived in the Loreley section of Baltimore County near White Marsh.
His...Tags: Harvard University, Libraries, Arts and Culture, Anglican, Edgewood
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The college learning debate
Jonathan Zimmerman's Jan. 31 Op-Ed article on colleges' inability to measure student learning prompted Viggo P. Hansen, a professor emeritus at Cal State Northridge, to write:
"The question should not be whether students are learning but rather what they...Tags: Engineering, Students, University of Virginia, Teaching and Learning, California State University, Northridge
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College: Just a six-figure day care? [Most commented]
Opinion L.A.A recent Op-Ed by NYU professor Jonanthan Zimmerman asked: "Are college students learning?" He wrote that "the big open secret in American higher education: Most institutions have no meaningful way to measure the quality of their instruction." Zimmerman's... -
Are college students really learning?
Los Angeles TimesIn his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama proposed several measures to lower college tuition. University leaders responded cautiously, warning that cost-cutting reforms might also cut into instructional quality. But here's the big open...Tags: Concerts, Music, Students, University of Virginia, Barack Obama
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Scoreboard - Jan. 27
TV SPORTS SATURDAY Men's College Basketball-Mid-American Conference game, 10 a.m. (ESPNU); St. John's at Duke, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Marquette at Villanova, 11 a.m. (ESPN2); Texas at Baylor, Noon (CBS); West Virginia at Syracuse, Noon (ESPNU); Kansas at...Tags: Dallas Mavericks, Mid-American Conference, Big East Conference, Leander Paes, Los Angeles Lakers
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Erin Brockovich to probe New York 'mass hysteria' case
Erin Brockovich has announced she'll be looking into an outbreak of Tourette's-like symptoms among a group of high school students in western New York, to see if they have any environmental causes. Around 15 girls at Le Roy High School have developed...Tags: Academy Awards, Entertainment Events, Health, Mayo Clinic, Hospitals and Clinics
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El talento de Raúl Esparza en Broadway
Rápido: mencione tres latinos que hayan llegado a ser estrella en Broadway. ¿Qué tal Chita Rivera? ¿Raúl Juliá? Y… ¿alguien más? Uno que no puede faltar, y que se ha ido dando a conocer cada vez más en años recientes: Raúl Esparza. Los elogios le...Tags: Music, Lincoln Center, Broadway Theater, Steve Martin, The New York Times
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OT cap on nurses improving care
Maryland and other states that have issued caps on the amount of overtime nurses can work have seen improvements in care, according to new research.
A study by the RN Work Project, a collaboration by the New York University and University of Buffalo...Tags: Medical Specialization, Nursing, Health and Medical Professionals, Health
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Genetics Pioneer Was UConn Professor, Mentor
The Hartford CourantArthur Chovnick, a professor at the University of Connecticut, was a pioneer in the field of genetics whose influence was felt across the field of molecular genetics and biology. "Arthur did something that has effectively jump-started enormous strides in...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health Organizations, University of Connecticut, Lung Cancer, Genetics
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Union Theatrics Seek To Shame Nursing Home Owner
The Hartford CourantAbout 25 union members locked out at a Milford nursing home joined with three dozen New York University law and graduate students Monday in street theater aimed at shaming the co-owner of the HealthBridge nursing home chain. Daniel Straus, co-owner of...Tags: Medical Specialization, Career and Workplace, Newington, Companies and Corporations, Union (Tolland, Connecticut)
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'I Care I Cure…I Run…' to raise funds for childhood cancer research
I Care I Cure Childhood Cancer Foundation will hold its fifth annual "I Care I Cure…I Run 5k & Family Fun Day" at 7:30 a.m. on Feb. 12 at the BankAtlantic Center located in Sunrise. The event will aim to raise awareness and funds for cutting-edge,...Tags: Sawgrass Mills, BankAtlantic Center, Georgetown University, Research, Health
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