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2 hrs ago | CBS News

Online learning gets fresh look from a heavyweight

With college costs continuing to climb beyond Americans' ability to pay, there is a real possibility that the world of higher education will join the ranks of newspapers, steel, autos, music and other industries that have experienced disruptive changes.

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6 hrs ago | The Tennessean

John Foster Dulles' brinksmanship guided early Cold War policies

In 1950, Wall Street lawyer John Foster Dulles wrote in "War or Peace," his assessment of the stark realities facing the post-World War II era of atomic weapons: "An armament race is in full swing, and United Nations efforts to check that race have so far proved fruitless.

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Related Topix: New York

Thu May 23, 2013

Manchester Journal

BBA to add 20 acres to campus

Burr and Burton Academy is poised to expand its main campus in Manchester Village by about 20 acres when the sale of two adjoining property parcels is finalized.

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Bloomberg

Princeton Expecting 24,000 at Reunion Amid Meningitis Outbreak

Princeton University is moving forward with its annual alumni reunion at the end of the month, and the New Jersey school is urging as many as 24,000 attendees to take added precautions in light of a meningitis outbreak.

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Related Topix: Princeton, NJ, US News

Wall Street Journal

Lessons for Euro From Two Revolutions

An illustration from the Carnavalet Museum in Paris of the Women's March on Versailles of Oct.

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The Scarlet

Cheryl St. Onge '83 sees the big picture through her photographs

When she studies a smattering of seeds in her palm, or observes a series of waves crashing on the Maine coast, Cheryle St.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts College of Art, University of Maine, Bangor, ME, Clark University

The Chronicle

Scholarship yields reflect competitionCarleigh Stiehm Of the 22 A.B....

This yield is a decrease from the 15 students who accepted the 23 scholarships offered in 2012, said Alex Rosenberg, director of the A.B. Duke Scholarship Program.

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Nature Neuroscience

Postdoctoral Research Associate

A postdoctoral research associate position is available in the Neuroscience of Attention & Perception Laboratory, led by Dr.

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Wed May 22, 2013

Patch.com

Ocean City Names Top 10 in Class of 2013

The Ocean City Board of Education recognized the Top 10 scholars of the graduating Class of 2013 during a public meeting on Wednesday .

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Related Topix: Grove City College, The College of New Jersey, Wilkes University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Pennsylvania

US News & World Report

Where America's Top CEOs Went to School

Brian Krzanich is either having a really good month or a really bad month, depending on how career success is defined.

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Related Topix: Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Cornell University, Columbia University

The Times of Trenton

Riverside Elementary School science symposium 3/22/2013

Riverside Elementary School principal Bill Cirullo and parent Melissa Grzymala introduces Princeton University students and parent Christopher Tully, a physicist at Princeton University at a science symposium at the school in Princeton that mixes student work with short talks and demos from professionals in the community.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Princeton, NJ

The Times of Trenton

Riverside Elementary School science symposium 3/22/2013

Princeton University students Michael Chang and Hansen Qian give a lesson in protons, neutrons and static electricity at Riverside Elementary in Princeton on Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

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Related Topix: Princeton, NJ

Laughing Squid

Art of Science, A Princeton University Art Gallery Featuring Artistic Science Photos and Diagrams

The 2013 Art of Science competition hosted by Princeton University features artwork created during the pursuit of scientific discovery.

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Related Topix: Arts, Photography

Town Topics

Hunger in Princeton? School District, PU, Volunteer Groups Tackle "Food Insecurity"

You may be surprised to learn that there are hungry school children right here in Princeton.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Princeton, NJ

Town Topics

Princeton Police, Campus Security, Who Does What?

After years of refining the relationship between Town and Gown when it comes to campus policing, the new consolidated Princeton Police Department and Princeton University's department of public safety have put an updated agreement in place that clarifies who does what.

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Related Topix: Princeton, NJ

The Jersey Journal

Princeton University reduces carbon dioxide emissions despite growth

PRINCETON - Five years ago, Princeton University set out on an ambitious plan to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2020, a goal made more challenging by an ever-expanding campus.

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Related Topix: Global Warming, Princeton, NJ

Chicago Sun-Times

Four Chicago Public Schools saved from closing list

Exterior of the George Manierre Elementary Public School 1420 N. Hudson Avenue, Chicago, Tuesday May 21, 2013 I Scott Stewart~Sun-Times The former president and CEO of the Chicago Board of Trade, Vitale currently chairs the Urban Partnership Bank in Chicago, Cleveland and Detroit and has a long banking resume.

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Related Topix: National-Louis University, Northwestern University, Erikson Institute

The Times of Trenton

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory in Plainsboro receives top honors from DEP

PLAINSBORO - The federal fusion research lab managed by Princeton University has been honored as New Jersey's top environmental steward by the Department of Environmental Protection.

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Related Topix: Plainsboro, NJ, New Jersey, Camden County, NJ

Tue May 21, 2013

ComputerWorld

Cyborgs arrive! Scientists build 3D printed ear

Researchers at Princeton University reported that they created a functioning ear that that can "hear" radio frequencies beyond the range of normal human capability.

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Related Topix: Printers, Audiology, Medicine

MLive.com

Grand Blanc High School junior receives Davis United World College scholarship

He is one of only 50 U.S. students to receive a full merit scholarship to attend one of the 13 worldwide United World College programs, according to a news release from the school district.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Stanford University, Columbia University, Yale University, Cornell University