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Apple CEO Tim Cook launches Oxford hub for entrepreneurship

A new entrepreneurial hub for University of Oxford students will help to ensure that the next Steve Jobs or Sheryl Sandberg will come from the UK, its vice-chancellor predicts.

First published by | October 13, 2017 | Education | 0 responses

Child labor might be hidden in your smartphone’s supply chain

As I stood in New York’s Penn Station on Sunday, commuters in suits and tourists wearing I Love New York T-shirts waited for their trains to Boston, Washington DC and beyond.

First published by | October 13, 2017 | Science & Technology, Social Change | 0 responses

Ozone layer recovery could be delayed by 30 years

Rising global emissions of some chlorine-containing chemicals could slow the progress made in healing the ozone layer.

First published by | October 12, 2017 | Environment | 0 responses

Should you pay employees to ditch their car commute?

Which is more valuable, a parking spot at work or help switching to a clean and healthy commute?

First published by | October 12, 2017 | Sustainability | 0 responses

Retaliation for Taking a Knee?

Some Kennesaw State cheerleaders took a knee during the national anthem. The next week, a change to the pregame ceremonies kept them off the field. Albright College kicks off the team a football player who took a knee.

First published by | October 12, 2017 | University sport | 0 responses

Emerson College looks abroad for expansion

Emerson College is crafting a landmark agreement with the Paris College of Art in the French capital and is eyeing expansion to Hong Kong and Australia ...

First published by | October 12, 2017 | Education | 0 responses

Beyond biodiversity: A new way of looking at how species interconnect

In a development that has important implications for conservation, scientists are increasingly focusing not just on what species are present in an ecosystem ....

First published by | October 12, 2017 | Environment | 0 responses