June 24, 2009, 05:00 AM ET
Northwestern U. Professor to Receive $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize
The award is for research using nanotechnology to indicate early warning signs of disease.
June 24, 2009, 05:00 AM ET
Senator Grassley Demands Answers From Medical Schools on Ethics Policies
Sen. Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, wrote today to 23 schools that didn't reply to the American Medical Student Association's annual ethics survey, saying he wants information on their policies.
June 24, 2009, 05:00 AM ET
Storm-Spawned Flooding Destroys 3,000 Diplomas at Pitt
The university plans to replace all of the documents at a cost that might amount to $21,000, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Reivew reports.
June 24, 2009, 05:00 AM ET
Liberty U. Makes Democratic and Republican Student Groups 'Unofficial Clubs'
The conservative Christian college has devised a way to allow a Democratic club for students to resume its official status, according to a Virginia newspaper.
June 24, 2009, 05:00 AM ET
Congress Approves Technical Amendments to Higher Education Act
Congress has approved a bill to patch holes in the Higher Education Act, including a glitch that would have forced thousands of veterans to return federal student aid they had been awarded for the coming academic year.
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