An inside look at running a cleantech startup in India
When listening to feedback on the Simpa Solar Home System in Mathura, India, one man told me: "If this product had been around six years ago, my son would still have a mother."
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FDA considering ‘3-parent babies’
A promising way to stop a deadly disease, or an uncomfortable step toward what one leading ethicist called eugenics?
Math anxiety factors into understanding genetically modified food messages
People who feel intimidated by math may be less able to understand messages about genetically modified foods and other health-related information, according to researchers.
CFPB vs. ITT
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against ITT Educational Services, accusing the large for-profit higher education company of engaging in predatory lending and other abusive practices.
Education subjected to 10,000 violent attacks
There have been almost 10,000 violent attacks on places of education in recent years ...
Alarm in Ukraine as Putin puts Russian troops on alert
President Vladimir Putin put 150,000 Russian combat troops on high alert for war games near Ukraine
Chile’s stunning fossil whale graveyard explained
It is one of the most astonishing fossil discoveries of recent years - a graveyard of whales found beside the Pan-American Highway in Chile.
Dwindling Midwest High School Grads Spur College Hunt
A waning number of high school graduates from the Midwest is sparking a college hunt for freshman applicants, with the decline being felt as far away as Harvard and Emory universities.
Risk Management
The U.S. Education Department needs to do more to ensure the billions of dollars it offers in financial aid aren’t wasted on students who fraudulently enroll in distance education programs...
Professors say University of Colorado shouldn’t have shared private info
Some faculty members in the philosophy department at the University of Colorado say they’re concerned that three outside consultants tasked with studying the climate of the department were given access to confidential files regarding sexual harassment and discrimination.
