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1 hr ago | Silicon Alley Insider

All Around The US, Risks Of A Water Crisis Are Much Bigger Than People Realize

With about half of the country still suffering from extreme drought, farmers and businesses in the Western United States are looking at another hot, dry summer.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Agriculture, Science, Texas

3 hrs ago | BroadwayWorld.com

Harold Prince, Tom Schumacher & More to Mentor 2013 T Fellow; Applications Accepted Through 8/1

Applications for the second annual T. Fellowship will be accepted from May 22, 2013 through August 1, 2013.

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Related Topix: New York

7 hrs ago | Fortune

Nobody puts baby food in a corner

As a health nut and foodie, 36-year-old Shazi Visram had a problem with processed baby food.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Mother's Day

11 hrs ago | KERA-TV Dallas

History Redrawn

Hour 1: What makes political cartoons stick with us after the headlines fade? We'll talk this hour with Victor Navasky , longtime editor of The Nation and professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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Related Topix: Journalism

15 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

Vampire Weekend poised to swoop into the big time with new beats

Ezra Koenig wanted to be clear about this: The frontman of Vampire Weekend was not comparing his band to the Beatles.

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Related Topix: Vampire Weekend

15 hrs ago | TBD.com

Too much exercise can be poor for your health, study says

Working out is one of the best things you can do for your overall health, but a new Columbia University study confirms the idea that too much of a good thing can actually be bad.

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15 hrs ago | KurzweilAI.net

Multitasking neurons found essential to the brain's computational power

There are many neurons, especially in brain regions that perform sophisticated functions such as thinking and planning, that react in different ways to a wide variety of things.

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Tue May 21, 2013

Editor & Publisher

New York Times CEO Calls Digital Pay Model a oeMost Successfula Decision in Years

In a commencement address to business students at Columbia University, New York Times CEO Mark Thompson hailed the company's digital subscription strategy and dismissed skeptics who say media outlets can't reinvent themselves.

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Science, Industry and Business

Clouds in the head

They do not correspond to a simple stimulus/response linkage, but arise from the networking of different neural circuits.

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Related Topix: New York University

Science, Industry and Business

Graphene Study Confirms 40-Year-Old Physics Prediction

By James Hedberg for Columbia University. Artistic image illustration of butterfly departing from graphene moire pattern formed on the top of atomically thin boron nitride substrate.

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Related Topix: Physics, City University of New York, University of Central Florida

New Scientist

Climate change will push up New York's heatwave deaths

A warmer climate means more extremely hot days in summer , and fewer extremely cold days in winter, meaning people are more likely to die in summer than they used to be, and less so in winter.

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KMIZ

Climate change = more heat deaths

A study in the journal Nature Climate Change suggests that heat deaths in Manhattan will increase over the rest of this century in connection with higher temperatures associated with global warming.

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Related Topix: Global Warming, Weather

USA Today

Chelsea Clinton takes on multifaith role at NYU

Chelsea Clinton is wearing a new professional hat, one that will take her into a religious direction.

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Related Topix: New York University

Science News

Math Trek: One of the most abstract fields in math finds application in the 'real' world

Every pure mathematician has experienced that awkward moment when asked, "So what's your research good for?" There are standard responses: a proud "Nothing!"; an explanation that mathematical research is an art form like, say, Olympic gymnastics ; or a stammered response that so much of pure math has ended up finding application that maybe, ... (more)

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Related Topix: Mathematics, Science, Computer Science, University of Chicago, Science / Technology

The Atlantic

Which Matters More: Reporting Assault or Respecting a Victim's Wishes?

A conservative reading of Title IX has some schools ordering faculty and staff to report cases of sexual harassment even when the victim has pleaded for secrecy.

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Related Topix: Barnard College, North Carolina

Mon May 20, 2013

The Atlantic

A Warmer Climate Could Lead to 90% More Heat-Related Deaths in Manhattan

As the weather in New York City creeps back toward summer-like temperatures, a bit of warning: Enjoy it while you can.

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Related Topix: New York, NY, Manhattan, NY, Weather

Indybay.org

Global Warming to exacerbate Heat related deaths, more storms for New York

The residents of Manhattan and New York are already feeling the effects of global warming after experiencing Hurricanes Irene and Superstorm Sandy.

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Related Topix: Global Warming, Manhattan, NY, New York, NY, Weather, Natural Disasters, Heat Wave

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Dan Aykroyd Spills 'Ghostbusters 3a 2 Plot Details

We'll say this much for Dan Aykroyd : The guy does not give up easily. Despite years and years and years of setbacks on Ghostbusters 3 , the former Dr.

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Science Daily

Advance in nanotech gene sequencing technique

The allure of personalized medicine has made new, more efficient ways of sequencing genes a top research priority.

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Related Topix: University of Pennsylvania, Physics, Astronomy, Science, Brown University

The Orlando Sentinel

Scott signs dual enrollment: School districts to assume costs of popular program

Gov. Rick Scott today signed a bill requiring Florida school districts to start paying for the classes that teenagers take at local colleges through their high schools' dual-enrollment programs.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Rick Scott, US Governors, Florida, Florida Government, Family, Teenagers