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Does Divestment Cost?
Central in the debate about divesting endowments from fossil fuels is not only climate change, but the question of whether such a move could hurt colleges financially.
Beyond sprawl: A new vision of the solar suburbs of the future
The concept of the "solar suburb" includes a solar panel on every roof, an electric vehicle in every garage ...
UD to create new corporation to commercialize technology
A new initiative between three of University of Dayton's biggest schools will see a new corporation created to help commercialize technology.
Oxford set for $430m infrastructure upgrade
Oxford University has borrowed £200 million ($430m) to build world-class science facilities and renovate historic buildings.
n China, grassy fashion trend sprouts on people’s heads
Sprouts, grass, and flowers are blossoming from Chinese people's heads -- and nobody quite knows why.
Intelligent Machines: AI art is taking on the experts
In a world where machines can do many things as well as humans, one would like to hope there remain enclaves of human endeavour to which they simply cannot aspire.
Our graduate school nightmare: Higher education is broken — here’s how we fix it
We're teaching grad students to want teaching jobs that no longer exist.
U.S. startups aim to help seniors ‘age in place’
Shari Cayle, 75, called "Miracle Mama" by her family ever since she beat back advanced colon cancer seven years ago, is still undergoing treatment and living alone.
Now you see it, now you don’t: invisibility cloak nears reality
A cloak of invisibility may be common in science fiction but it is not so easy in the real world.
