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Northwestern University invests in early-stage cancer clinical trials
Northwestern University is investing $10 million in an initiative that aims to enroll more patients with advanced and hard-to-treat cancers in early-stage clinical trials. The university, which plans to announce the new institute this week, said it...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Diseases and Illnesses, University of Chicago, Chemical Industry, Literature
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INTERVIEW-Full wheat genome within reach, at little cost
Reuters* G20 research group targets full sequence in 2016 * Key is coordination, modest extra funding * Wheat's genome: five times the size of the human one * Forum aims to revive yield growth in staple crop By Sybille de La Hamaide and Gus Trompiz PARIS,...Tags: Paris (France), G20, International Organizations, Genetic Engineering, France
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State Universities Getting Short End Of The Stick
The Hartford CourantAs the legislative session heads toward a close, Connecticut citizens and legislators should question why the state provides much higher subsidized public support to students at the University of Connecticut than to those in the Connecticut State...Tags: Students, Colleges and Universities, Employees, Education, University of Connecticut
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Labor official brings minimum-wage push to Baltimore
The fight over the federal minimum wage is coming to Baltimore. The head of the U.S. Department of Labor plans to swing into town Tuesday to talk to low-wage workers about how they make — or don't make — ends meet. Seth D. Harris, the agency'...
Tags: Small Businesses, Health Insurance Cost, Business, Employment Opportunities, George Miller III
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Entitlements' unimpeded growth is a benefit to seniors
WASHINGTON (AP) — With Congress increasingly unable to resolve budget disputes, federal programs on automatic pilot are consuming ever larger amounts of government resources. The trend helps older Americans, who receive the bulk of Social Security...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Budgets and Budgeting, Washington, DC, Medicare, Politics
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Remote Alaska volcano spews ash plumes 15,000 feet in the air
Associated PressANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — One of Alaska's most restless volcanoes shot an ash cloud 15,000 feet into the air Friday in an ongoing eruption that is visible for miles when the weather allows. An air traffic controller in the region said small planes...Tags: Maxwell, Air Transportation Industry, U.S. Geological Survey, Volcanic Eruptions, Volcanoes
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Moms' love for libraries anchors future
What Lee Rainie and his team of researchers discovered about public libraries is less than a mind-blowing epiphany. Even he admits that. Yet, the subtle context in that discovery probably is key to keeping the nation's 16,000-plus libraries relevant...
Tags: Libraries, Conservation, Humboldt Park, Chicago Public Library, Environmental Issues
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Virginia Tech president Steger stepping down
Virginia Tech president Charles Steger announced Tuesday that he is stepping down. Steger is scheduled to give the commencement speech at Virginia Tech’s graduation Friday. Steger has been the school’s president since 2000. “When...
Tags: Students, Colleges and Universities, Virginia Tech, Life Sciences Institute Incorporated, Graduation
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Pharmaceutical Firm's Growth Bucks State Trend
The Hartford CourantAt Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, the second-largest drug company in Connecticut, the local workforce increased by more than 40 percent over the last 10 years, at the same time its employee numbers worldwide grew by 35 percent. A company that...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Warfarin (drug), Ridgefield, Texas Tech University , Economy, Business and Finance
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Angelina Jolie, the Supreme Court and gene patents
It's hard to imagine Supreme Court justices paying much attention to the travails of Hollywood's rich and famous. Still, there's an interesting connection between Angelina Jolie's disclosure Tuesday that she underwent a double mastectomy and a case the...Tags: Ovarian Cancer, Breast Cancer, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, American Civil Liberties Union, The New York Times
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Angelina Jolie and the fate of breast cancer genes
Angelina Jolie’s Op-Ed in the New York Times about getting a double mastectomy after learning that she was at risk of getting breast cancer struck a chord with fellow celebs as well as with Los Angeles Times staffers Anna Gorman and Paul Whitefield,...
Tags: Breast Cancer, Biotechnology Industry, Medical Specialization, Women's Health, Diseases and Illnesses
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GPS system can accurately predict post-quake tsunami, study finds
When the magnitude 9 earthquake struck Japan more than two years ago, there were 1,200 global positioning system stations recording ocean floor movement in real time. None was linked to that nation’s tsunami warning system, which underestimated...
Tags: Oceans, Indonesia, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Japan, Tsunamis
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