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University of Glasgow economics lecturer move sparks row

Decision to move senior lecturer off core module raises further concerns about economics teaching in universities

First published by | May 3, 2016 | Education | 0 responses

Google given access to UK patient records for research

Google has been given access to an estimated 1.6 million NHS patient records, it has been revealed.

First published by | May 3, 2016 | Social Change | 0 responses

These tech startups are turning a profit on food waste

Food waste is bad for our wallets. It’s also bad for the environment — the equivalent of throwing away the water, energy and other resources that go into growing it in the first place.

First published by | May 3, 2016 | Sustainability | 0 responses

How nations are chipping away at their protected lands

Winning protected status for key natural areas and habitat has long been seen as the gold standard of conservation.

First published by | May 3, 2016 | Environment | 0 responses

Good Outcomes for Transfers

Study finds that students who start at community college earn bachelor's degrees at much lower rates -- but those who transfer fare as well as (or better than) "native" four-year-college students.

First published by | May 3, 2016 | Education | 0 responses

Confederate monument to be removed from U. of Louisville campus

Saying it no longer has a place in Louisville, Mayor Greg Fischer and University of Louisville President James Ramsey announced Friday morning that the 121-year-old Confederate monument on the Belknap campus is being removed.

First published by | May 3, 2016 | Education | 0 responses