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Group claims Ball State prof teaching creationism
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Ball State University is investigating an atheist organization's complaint that one of the professors at the Indiana college is teaching religion rather than science. The Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed a formal...
Tags: Science and Technology, Religion and Belief, Colleges and Universities, Ball State University, Students
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UPDATE: Michigan House OKs bill that could allow hunting of recently-endangered wolves
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led state House passed legislation Thursday that could block voters from deciding whether to halt wolf hunting in Michigan. The measure, which passed on a 72-38 vote with bipartisan support, would give the...
Tags: Government, Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics, Humane Society of the United States, Hunting
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Debate renews over Michigan graduation requirements
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Some Michigan lawmakers are making another attempt to change the state's high school graduation requirements, which they argue do not provide flexibility to allow students to pursue career and technical education programs....
Tags: Government, Politics, Justice System, Agricultural Research and Technology, Students
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Universe ages 80M years; Big Bang gets clearer
PARIS (AP) — New results from looking at the split-second after the Big Bang indicate the universe is 80 million years older than previously thought and provide ancient evidence supporting core concepts about the cosmos — how it began, what...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Inflation and Deflation, Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Applied Physics
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Donnelly against cutting Defense Dept. youth program
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Sen. Joe Donnelly said he opposes a proposal to halt federal funding of a Department of Defense youth program that teaches children about aviation, science, technology, engineering, math and space exploration. The Journal...Tags: Science and Technology, Joe Donnelly
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WSBT Fact Finder: Getting legitimate candidate petition signatures not difficult
WSBT TV ReporterLocal political science experts say getting voters to sign a piece of paper to put two well-known Democratic candidates on the 2008 presidential primary ballot should have been easy. Court documents say former St. Joseph County Democratic Party chair,...Tags: Social Sciences, Democratic Party, Politics, Indiana University South Bend, Arts and Culture
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New state schools chief discusses her priorities
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- "Raise your hand if you're a teacher in this area," state schools Superintendent Glenda Ritz told the audience in the Jordan Hall of Science at the University of Notre Dame Saturday morning. A couple dozen hands went up. "Yeah, see!"...Tags: Science and Technology, Mathematics, Students, Technology, Tony Bennett
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RAW VIDEO: Russia meteor injures 1,100 in atomic bomb-like explosion
MOSCOW (AP) — With a blinding flash and a booming shock wave, a meteor blazed across the western Siberian sky Friday and exploded with the force of 20 atomic bombs, injuring more than 1,000 people as it blasted out windows and spread panic in a city...
Tags: Science and Technology, Space Programs, Vladimir Putin, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Astronomy
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Notre Dame astronomer's team finds gas that fuels galaxies
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, a team led by Notre Dame researcher Nicolas Lehner has found massive supplies of fresh gas around modern galaxies. The following news release from Notre Dame was issued Friday afternoon: Galaxies have a voracious...
Tags: Science and Technology, Space Programs, Metal, Colleges and Universities, Astronomy
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IU honors 'Mythbuster' for advancing science ed
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana University is honoring co-host Jamie Hyneman of the Discovery Channel program "Mythbusters" for his work in advancing science education. IU's College of Arts and Sciences awarded Hyneman its 2012 Distinguished...Tags: Science and Technology, Indiana University, Discovery Communications, Inc., Bram Stoker
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Expert: Ky. earthquake not from mining
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Geologists say the 4.3 magnitude earthquake that shook eastern Kentucky over the weekend was too deep to be induced by the region's underground mining activity. The epicenter was about 10 miles west of Whitesburg, in the...
Tags: Science and Technology, Mining, Petroleum Industry, University of Memphis, Natural Disasters
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Notre Dame researchers probe origins of the universe
SOUTH BEND -- Using a new $4 million particle accelerator, University of Notre Dame researchers are probing the mysteries of the universe. "We're focusing on the origin of the elements in the universe," physics professor Michael Wiescher said. The 5MV...Tags: Science and Technology, University of Chicago, Research, Michigan State University, Colleges and Universities
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