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...mentioned that there is specific interest in collaborations between astronomy and physics, math and the social sciences, and between the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences (DEAS) and the earth and planetary sciences...

Author: By Laura L. Krug, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Faculty To Grow Beyond Forecast | 12/1/2004 | See Source »

Disappearing brackets, one too many zeroes, or a misplaced decimal point: Few are immune to making the occasional careless math mistake. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently admitted to their own arithmetic gaffe. Rather than 400,000 Americans meeting their death at the hands of obesity, the figure is actually far lower, with many experts placing it at approximately a quarter of the previously-estimated number...

Author: By Rebecca J. R. steinberg, | Title: One Heavy Mistake | 12/1/2004 | See Source »

...Saturday after Thanksgiving, Darius P. Felton ’08 sat in his room and stared at his lunch—leftover turkey, stuffing and ham—and pondered his Math 21a test coming up next week. The Canaday quad was absolutely still...

Author: By Victoria Kim, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students Celebrate Quiet Holiday on Campus | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

...your child isn't yet ready for an Xbox, try the V.Smile. Its Smartridge library ($20 each, for ages 3 to 7) offers math, logic and word-skill lessons from familiar faces like Simba and Spider-Man. vtechkids.com...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coolest Inventions 2004: Playtime | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

Similar questions about the achievement gap between blacks and whites are perplexing school administrators in suburban communities across the U.S. Nationally, black students in the class of 2004 scored 104 points lower than whites on the math SAT and 98 points lower on the verbal section. In the past, the academic-achievement gap has been attributed to the economic and social disparities between black kids attending inner-city schools and white kids going to those in the suburbs. In their controversial book exploring the issue, No Excuses: Closing the Racial Gap in Learning (2003), the follow-up to America...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Closing The Gap | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

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