People regularly develop lifelong, sentimental connections to their alma maters, and it's no secret that colleges and universities rely on those feelings to garner financial support from alumni for everything from scholarships ...
Ecology
Jul 23, 2013
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With a single social-media misstep, student-athletes could lose athletic eligibility or a scholarship. But that's not stopping them from using Twitter – sometimes even during games, when they may see harsh criticism of ...
Social Sciences
Dec 17, 2012
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A high school student from Texas has won a $100,000 scholarship for scientific work that could help driverless cars and robots navigate around obstacles.
Other
Dec 4, 2012
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College student retention and low graduation rates are the most significant problems associated with state-provided financial aid. Now, a University of Missouri researcher has found that African-American males are the most ...
Social Sciences
Aug 29, 2012
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When a large item and a small one are packaged together, consumers often perceive the overall value to be less than that of the large item, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. This applies to information ...
Social Sciences
Apr 16, 2012
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Choosing a college is one of the most important financial decisions that a teenager - and his or her parents - will ever make. But families that are going through the college-application process have usually had little in ...
Social Sciences
Dec 12, 2011
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With the world awash in information, curating all the scientifically relevant bits and bytes is an important task, especially given digital data's increasing importance as the raw materials for new scientific discoveries, ...
Other
Feb 24, 2010
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A new group of Rhodes scholars from the U.S. has been chosen for the prestigious academic program in a selection process that was conducted online for the third consecutive year.
Other
Nov 13, 2022
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Amazon will provide $4 million in scholarships for 100 high school students as part of its new program to support computer science education.
Business
Apr 3, 2019
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A second grader dreamt up Google's latest playful take on its logo.
Internet
Jan 8, 2019
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