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Could these two environmental challenges solve each other?
Sub-Saharan Africa suffers from, and often epitomizes, many environmental challenges faced by the developing world.
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‘Double-Dipping’ With MOOCs
As massive open online course providers specialize in disciplines and delivery modes, universities are looking for new opportunities to experiment. The trend appears to be benefiting edX.
University of Phoenix banned from recruiting at military events
The University of Phoenix has been banned from recruiting on military bases after being criticized for aggressively targeting veterans.
Lecture theatres should be ditched for ‘21st-century teaching spaces’
Many universities are still attempting to teach students 21st-century ideas while stuck in an “18th-century paradigm”, an education expert at an architectural and consulting firm has warned.
Court could create path to mass student debt forgiveness
A case has reached the First Circuit Court of Appeals that could allow student loan borrowers to shed their debt by filing bankruptcy–a move that could cost federal taxpayers billions.
The rapid and startling decline of world’s vast Boreal forests
Scientists are becoming increasingly concerned about the fate of the huge boreal forest that spans from Scandinavia to northern Canada.
How cities can drive the Sustainable Development Goals
To create a framework for sustainable development beyond 2015, the United Nations recently announced a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals.
Texas university students in dildo protest over gun law
Texas students are planning to hang sex toys from their bags in protest at a law allowing people to carry concealed weapons on university campuses.
Out of the cave and onto Facebook – the life of a modern hermit
Like any good hermit Rachel Denton rises early in the morning to tend to her vegetable garden, feed her chickens, and pray.
The Costs of Publish or Perish
Shortly after being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2013, Peter Higgs, of Higgs boson fame, said he doubted he would have gotten a job, not to mention tenure, in today’s academic system.
