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Women thrive in China’s booming tech scene
The worst kept secret in Silicon Valley is that tech firms have a major gender diversity problem. At company after company, men dominate the top jobs.
Tree-hugging snakes squeeze tight for safety
When a snake climbs a tree, it squeezes the trunk up to five times harder than necessary, according to a new study.
Students turn to crowdfunding to pay for college
Paying for college can take some planning, just ask the financial advisors.
Are International Students Satisfied?
An analysis of satisfaction surveys from 60,000 international students at 48 universities in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia reveals that students are, by and large, satisfied ...
The Solutions Project’s green superheroes use science and stardom
As Dr. Bruce Banner in the 2012 action film "The Avengers" — and in the forthcoming sequel "Avengers: Age of Ultron" — actor Mark Ruffalo portrays a brilliant scientist ...
Elephant poaching deaths reach tipping point in Africa
Africa's elephants have reached a tipping point: more are being killed each year than are being born, a study suggests.
A new frontier for fracking: Drilling near the Arctic Circle
Hydraulic fracturing is about to move into the Canadian Arctic, with companies exploring the region's rich shale oil deposits.
Preventing Another Corinthian
With one sentence in a letter this summer, officials at the U.S. Department of Education brought one of the nation’s largest for-profit colleges to the brink of insolvency.
Wichita State becoming innovation-focused university
Wichita State University President John Bardo has outlined a major expansion of the WSU campus to support job creation and a university strategy based on innovation.
