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UVA rector Dragas reappointed to Board of Visitors by Governor McDonnell
Virginia's governor has reappointed the University of Virginia board member who led the failed effort to oust school president Teresa Sullivan. Gov. Bob McDonnell reappointed university Rector Helen Dragas of Virginia Beach on Friday. Dragas was the...
Tags: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Timothy M. Kaine, Bob McDonnell, Elections, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia)
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READER SUBMITTED: Copes Named To The Founding Faculty Of The Frank H. Netter MD School Of Medicine At Quinnipiac
HamdenLynn E. Copes, of New Haven, has been appointed to the founding faculty of the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. As an Assistant Professor of Medical Sciences, Copes will teach anatomy to students at Connecticut's newest...Tags: Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Science, Culture, Education
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Vampire Weekend braces for bright lights with big-idea 'City' album
Ezra Koenig wanted to be clear about this: The frontman of Vampire Weekend was not comparing his band to the Beatles. "What we're talking about is making me think like a fan, which is a little bit dangerous because it could come across as me trying to...
Tags: Roseland, Colleges and Universities, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (tv program), Steve Buscemi, Education
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Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes
Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...
Tags: Education, Stand-up Comedy, Pancreatic Cancer, National Institutes of Health, Diabetes
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Cannes: Winnetka's Katie Chang gets big break in 'Bling Ring'
“I mean, I come from Winnetka,” says New Trier Township High School graduating senior Katie Chang, in Cannes this week accompanying her big break, Sofia Coppola’s “The Bling Ring.” “So, what I mean is, you don’t...
Tags: Megan Fox, Movies, Film Festivals, Paris Hilton, Entertainment
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Political savvy vs. education skills in L.A. school board runoff
The race for a seat on the Los Angeles Board of Education pits the political savvy of Antonio Sanchez against the education skills of Monica Ratliff. And when it comes to campaign resources, politics trumps all. Sanchez, 31, has used his background in...Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Unions, Elections, School Examinations, New York City
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Columbia seeks to have whites only fellowship changed
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Columbia University, one of the nation's Ivy League schools, has joined an effort to have restrictions removed from a decades-old scholarship offered only to white students. The Lydia C. Roberts Fellowship, established in 1920,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, New York City, Awards and Prizes, Teaching and Learning, Financial Aid
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Bad news can be bad for your health
The terrorist bombings and subsequent manhunt in Boston last month left four innocent people dead and many more injured. But the stress caused by these tragic events could adversely affect the health of a much wider population. The citywide shutdown, the...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Cardiac Arrhythmia, High Blood Pressure, Cardiologists, Stress
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Psychiatrists unveil their long-awaited diagnostic "bible"
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The long-awaited, controversial new edition of the bible of psychiatry can be characterized by many numbers: its 947 pages, its $199 price tag, its more than 300 maladies (from "dependent personality disorder" and "voyeuristic...Tags: Flu, Culture, Symptoms, Mental Health, American School for the Deaf
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Headlines for Friday, May 17, 2013
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: 2013 Induction Ceremony Airs Saturday
The 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony premieres on HBO Saturday at 9pm ET. The show will be repeated several times in coming weeks....Tags: Football, NBC (tv network), DVDs, Aerosmith (music group), Sammy Hagar
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READER SUBMITTED: Clowning Around At Hartford Stage
HartfordHartford Stage Adult Studio launches the new MainStage MasterClass series this June, featuring two special topic workshops, Clown for Actors, and Melodrama. Both workshops will be taught by distinguished guest artist, Gregor Paslawsky, who is appearing at...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Education, Hartford Stage, Celebrities
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USC, Ringling, School of Visual Arts Top Student Academy Award Winners
ReutersMay 14 (TheWrap.com) - The University of Southern California, Ringing College of Art and Design and the School of Visual Arts each placed two films on the list of Student Academy Award winners, which were announced on Tuesday by the Academy. Other...Tags: Every Tuesday: A Portrait of The New Yorker Cartoonists (movie), University of Michigan, Colleges and Universities, Trey Parker, Movies
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