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...study suggests it's not so simple. Published in the Aug. 30 issue of Nature, the paper shows that the creation of a comet is probably a much more complicated process than anyone thought. The evidence comes from the Spitzer Space Telescope, which uses infrared-sensitive cameras to peer through the shroud of dust that surrounds newly forming planetary systems to see what's going on inside. In one such system, known as IRAS 4B, about 1,000 light-years from Earth, astronomers from the University of Rochester have detected a disk-shaped knot of material that will...
...report bases its rankings on seven categories, broadly defined as peer assessment (between institutions), graduation and retention rate, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, alumni giving, and graduation rate performance...
...twelve college presidents signed a letter asking their colleagues not to participate in the peer assessment survey and not to use the rankings for promotional efforts. The letter, which has since gathered over 50 additional signatories including the presidents of Wesleyan University, Kenyon College, and Trinity College in Connecticut, called the rankings "misleading" and criticized them for implying a false precision, obscuring important differences, ignoring what students are actually learning, and encouraging wasteful spending in pursuit of improved rankings. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...
...much better than Kathleen Marshall, the choreographer and director who has proved to be without peer in taking faded old musicals (Wonderful Town, Pajama Game) and giving them a fresh modern shine. Here she keeps everything sprightly and speedy without overwhelming her young stars. The dance numbers go for group precision over virtuoso acrobatics. Derek McLane's sets are bright and witty, from the stacks of school lockers or cars at a drive-in movie, to the neon ice cream cone that opens to reveal the hunky Teen Angel in the terrific "Beauty School Dropout" number. Marshall has beefed...
...unranked schools few readers are likely to have heard of. (Bryn Athyn College of the New Church, anyone?) Sarah Lawrence had been ranked No. 45, but because the school decided to stop collecting applicants' SAT scores Sarah Lawrence is no longer listed anywhere near its highly competitive peers. In an essay published in the Washington Post last March, the college's president emeritus complained publicly that U.S. News was planning to calculate a peer-based statistic, or as she said, to "make up a number," to fill this important ranking criterion...