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...entries I found on forensic science, these two weren't even mentioned. Isn't that incredible? And yet when you go back into the period they're front-page news. They really rewrote forensic history. I think of myself these days as a really good friend to dead scientists. These guys were incredibly rewarding to me because they made such a difference and they were so forgotten - it's kind of a cautionary tale, actually. In our own narcissistic moments we can imagine that we're unforgettable, but there's not that many people that...
Every day, we try to bring you news worth reading, but now we're going to try to give you news that you can drink. Every week, a local mixologist from a local bar or pub will put together a drink that they think represents a recent campus news item...
...good news is that there have never been more alternatives to the traditional college. Some of these will no doubt be discussed by a panel of education experts on Feb. 26 at the National Press Club, a debate that will be aired on PBS. Online learning is more flexible and affordable than the brick-and-mortar model of higher education. Certification tests could be developed so that in many occupations employers could get more useful knowledge about a job applicant than whether he has a degree. Career and technical education could be expanded at a fraction of the cost...
...Still, endangered Democratic incumbents don't mind that the strategy keeps the jobs agenda out front in the news each week, especially if Democrats can keep winning votes. And in the meantime, Democratic Senators are riding high on their one - at least on paper - bipartisan victory. "I hope that a few of those Republicans who decided to vote to move the process forward on job creation would do so as well with health care," says Senator Bob Casey, a Pennsylvania Democrat. "Because we have an opportunity to move forward now. Everyone's at the table, and there's no excuse...
...News in Australia this summer has been punctuated by the Sea Shepherd's activism in Antarctic waters. Despite the fact that they may have committed piracy by boarding another vessel in the high seas and demanding money from the captain, public sentiment is on the activists' side. In a national poll conducted in January, 94% of Australians said they were against whaling. The Australian Greens Party will welcome the Sea Shepherd fleet when they return, and on Feb. 19, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd gave Japan an ultimatum: Stop whaling by November, or the Australian government will take Japan...