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To Jefferson Underwood III, being one of the 4.4 percent of African-American doctors in the United States means there is a long way to go. The Montgomery physician said this is the first generation of doctors not actively encouraging people to follow ...
2010-03-11 03:55:00
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JERUSALEM — There are pasted-on half pages, numerous cross-outs and insertions in meticulous penmanship and an open acknowledgment that some of the mathematics was beyond even him. Albert Einstein personally rewrote the laws of physics in a ...
2010-03-11 04:24:00
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Four Penn State Beaver faculty members have been published recently. "Finding Repeats Within Strings" was co-authored by Dr. Zhongyuan Che, associate professor of mathematics, as part of the Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer ...
2010-03-11 04:38:00
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It's been a roller coaster at seven San Jose schools suddenly thrust into the limelight Monday after state officials publicly branded them among the worst schools in the state. On Wednesday, the same officials changed their minds and drew up an ...
2010-03-11 04:02:00
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The structure of the American university has long been a subject of contention, and now is no exception, especially given the current economic climate. Last year, Mark Taylor called for an end to tenure and traditional disciplines in The New York ...
2010-03-11 04:38:00
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As a package pandering to members of the Rah Rah Rob Pattinson Fan Club, "Remember Me" showcases the "Twilight" hottie in all his zoned-out, sideburned, hair-tossled and chin-flexing glory. Pattinson is placed in a romantic setting and gets to smoke ...
2010-03-11 04:17:00
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The nation's governors and state school chiefs will propose standards Wednesday for what students should learn in English and math, from kindergarten through high school, a crucial step in President Obama's campaign to raise academic standards across ...
2010-03-11 03:55:00
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I'm having a good day today. Elated, an almost Zen-like quality about everything I have done. When I'm on, I'm really on. Joking, making people laugh, focusing intensely on the things people say, really connecting with them, etc. The world ...
2010-03-10 09:29:00
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I don't know of any person or company that can flagrantly violate the law on a massive scale for decades, and then demand the right to violate it another 10 years. PGE's Boardman plant has been illegally releasing a daily belch of poisons into our ...
2010-03-10 09:57:00
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Let's set aside the fact that secession is not an option. A Texas Republic would need an army, navy and air force. Big infrastructure costs there. A postal system would be nice. And, golly, wouldn't it be nice to have an air traffic control system ...
2010-03-10 09:21:00
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The foundation of a good education is rooted in the FAMILY, not in the state. But politicians aren't really motivated by an educated electorate, are they? Nor are they particularly interested in strong families. Looking at the $trillions wasted on ...
2010-03-10 10:19:00
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Four East Bay campuses learned Wednesday that they may escape being labeled among the state's persistently lowest-achieving schools, while two others discovered they may be added to the dreaded list. Mt. Diablo and Pinole high schools were dropped ...
2010-03-10 11:37:00
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A panel of educators convened by the nation’s governors and state school superintendents proposed a uniform set of academic standards on Wednesday, laying out their vision for what all the nation’s public school children should learn in math and ...
2010-03-10 10:04:00
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A little girl's love of making maple syrup at age 6 has resulted five decades later in a gem of a museum. The Hurry Hill Farm Maple Museum near Edinboro celebrates the centuries-old sweet craft that is still taking place in that area. Janet Woods, a ...
2010-03-10 11:45:00
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The tax would preserve core academic programs in reading, writing and math; keep libraries open; maintain counseling and other student services; and attract and retain qualified instructors, the district said. The proposal would exempt seniors ...
2010-03-10 11:45:00
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