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Chinese characters and words of 2015 released
China released its annual characters and words of 2015 on Monday, with 廉(incorruptibility) and 互联网+(Internet Plus) winning out among the candidate characters and words.
Optimizing your office for employee health
Last summer I had the opportunity to intern with Terrapin Bright Green.
Lawmaker plans new, unusual private college for Sitka
State Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins of Sitka dropped out of Yale University soon before graduation to run for the Legislature.
To protect Monarch butterfly, a plan to save the sacred firs
Mexican scientists are striving to plant oyamel fir trees at higher altitudes in an effort to save the species, as well as its fluttering iconic winter visitor ...
South African government patches holes in student funding regime
An extra 6.9 billion rand (£306 million) will be pumped into South Africa’s higher education system to tackle a student finance crisis which triggered nationwide protests.
About-Face on Fee Waivers
NYU changes policy and its website, and apologizes to would-be graduate student who went public after being told the university didn't grant waivers.
Cyberbullying insurance now available for the rich
You can insure your home, your car and your life. Now you can also insure against cyberbullies.
China co-opts a Buddhist sect in global effort to smear Dalai Lama
Thousands of Buddhists from all over Britain packed into the Aldershot football stadium southwest of London on June 29, quietly waiting under a hot sun to see the Dalai Lama.
The Strong case for sustainable capitalism
Heard the Stone Soup story? That’s what jumped to mind when I got news of Maurice Strong’s death Nov. 28.
