Islamic State crisis: UAE female pilot in air strikes
The United Arab Emirates' first female air force pilot has taken part in air strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria, UAE officials have confirmed.
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How to spot the best opportunities for action these next two years
Will global governance splutter back to life? Will there be a backlash against the sharing economy?
Habitually Disrespected?
Faculty members at San Antonio’s Alamo Colleges criticized Chancellor Bruce Leslie last year for trying to bump a humanities course from the core curriculum ...
UC Santa Cruz aims for startup hub with funding, incubator, partners
Scott Brandt is used to Silicon Valley tech firms like Apple and Yahoo turning to him and his students for an infusion of low-cost tech innovation.
Google pulls out of conservative political group over climate change
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt says the company is pulling its support of a conservative political group because he believes it is lying on climate change.
Liberia signs ‘transformational’ deal to stem deforestation
Liberia is to become the first nation in Africa to completely stop cutting down its trees in return for development aid.
Rockefellers pledge to ditch fossil fuel assets
The global campaign to encourage investors to divest from fossil fuel assets secured its biggest victory to date Monday when heirs to the Rockefeller family announced their intention to ditch their holdings in fossil fuel companies.
Bill to freeze tuition for N.J. college students advances
Imagine this: Completing four years of college without seeing your tuition increase even once.
No Country for Old Adjuncts
Many adjuncts wonder why colleges that employ them year after year, giving them good reviews course after course, seem to have no interest in them when tenure-track jobs open up.
Research shows alcohol consumption influenced by genes
How people perceive and taste alcohol depends on genetic factors, and that influences whether they "like" and consume alcoholic beverages, according to researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
