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Rise of the 'cellfie' - baby photos now begin at fertilisation

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎48 minutes ago‎
For anyone born before the 1950s their earliest baby pictures are likely to be at a few days old. Fast forward several decades and parents could take home an image of their child just 12 weeks after conception thanks to the advent of ultrasound and ...

Thunderstorm asthma: 'You're talking an event equivalent to a terrorist attack'

The Guardian - ‎1 hour ago‎
A sudden drop in temperature in Melbourne on Monday evening from peaks of 35C brought with it severe thunderstorms and triggered a mass asthma event that left hospitals struggling to treat 8,500 patients.

Dutch destroy 190000 ducks in first bird flu cull

Reuters - ‎6 hours ago‎
AMSTERDAM Some 190,000 ducks were destroyed on Saturday at six farms in the Netherlands following an avian flu outbreak, the country's first cull of an epidemic sweeping northern Europe.

Washington zoo's panda cub recovering after emergency surgery

AOL News - ‎10 hours ago‎
Nov 25 (Reuters) - Bei Bei, a giant panda cub who is a star attraction at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., was in stable condition on Friday after emergency surgery to remove a "lemon-sized mass of bamboo" lodged in his digestive ...

Major HIV vaccine trial in South Africa stokes hope

Washington Post - ‎Nov 25, 2016‎
VERULAM, South Africa - After decades of shadowboxing with the human immunodeficiency virus, researchers were encouraged four years ago when a test of a vaccine on 16,000 people in Thailand turned up a previously unknown vulnerability in the ...

It's not a cure, but now there's hope you can prevent Alzheimer's

Sacramento Bee - ‎9 hours ago‎
Ann Poehler's strides quicken on the treadmill. Her feet pound. Her heart races from 150 to 160 beats per minute and more. A plastic tube jutting from the Prairie Village woman's mouth feeds carbon dioxide levels to a computer here inside the ...

Trump's impending presidency sparks a surge in calls to Planned Parenthood

Sacramento Bee - ‎9 hours ago‎
The phone has been ringing off the hook at Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho, with women rushing to make appointments to get long-acting birth control.

Santa talks to a child at last year's North Pole Stroll in Athens.

News Courier - ‎12 hours ago‎
Santa Claus will visit the local version of the North Pole when he comes to kick off a free event in Athens. The North Pole Stroll kickoff will be from 5-7 p.m.

Transhumanism? Skin patch can analyze sweat and connect with a smartphone

STGIST - ‎3 hours ago‎
Transhumanism. A noun. Google says it is the belief or the theory that humans can evolve beyond its current physical and mental limitations by means of science and technology.

Left's new argument: Hillary didn't lose

The Hill - ‎Nov 23, 2016‎
A growing “audit the vote” movement, which has garnered high-profile backers like “Avengers” director Joss Whedon and actress Debra Messing, argue election tampering or incompetence may have led to Trump being declared the winner.

3 children's medicines recalled because of potentially lethal ingredient

Sacramento Bee - ‎9 hours ago‎
Three brands of over-the-counter homeopathic children's drugs, two bearing the CVS name, have been recalled over uncertainty about the amount of potentially poisonous belladonna.

Crab fishing shut down on part of California coast: What it means for consumers

Redding Record Searchlight - ‎2 hours ago‎
Annette Traverso unloads fresh Dungeness crab into a tank at the Alioto-Lazio Fish Co. on Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco on Nov. 16.

Red Cross appeals for blood donations during holidays

Lincoln Journal Star - ‎Nov 24, 2016‎
Celebrity chef Mario Batali, one of the stars of ABC's “The Chew,” is among the chefs who are sharing recipes with those who donate blood to the American red Cross over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Hummus Recall Leads To More Products Pulled For Possible Listeria

Patch.com - ‎3 hours ago‎
BAY AREA, CA - Last week's hummus recall by Sabra Dipping Co. has led to additional area recalls for items containing the possibly Listeria-tainted product, according to the U.S.

Possible pilgrim settlement unearthed in Massachusetts

wwlp.com - ‎18 hours ago‎
MASSACHUSETTS (CNN) - Just in time for thanksgiving, an incredible find in Massachusetts. Archeologists discovering what's believed to be part of the pilgrims' original settlement.

Sexist men have psychological problems

STLtoday.com - ‎7 hours ago‎
Psychologists looking at 10 years of data from nearly 20,000 men found that those who value having power over women and endorse playboy behavior and other traditional notions of masculinity are more likely to suffer from psychological problems - and ...

Kentucky News Anchor Collapses On Live TV

WFMYNews2.com - ‎3 hours ago‎
WAVE-3 television anchor Dawne Gee has adopted a vegan lifestyle and dropped almost 40 pounds recently in her effort to battle reoccurrences of cancer.

HAL BRADY: Live a thankful life

newtoncitizen - ‎Nov 24, 2016‎
The real strength of Thanksgiving itself is not to be found in some kind of nostalgic look back at pre-colonial America. As important as that may seem, what are our needs for pilgrims tracking across the snow and Indians being included in a feast?

Some fear California's tax on e-cigarettes may deter smokers

Washington Post - ‎6 hours ago‎
SAN DIEGO - Smoking has dropped to historic lows nationwide, dramatically decreasing revenue from tobacco taxes. In search of funds, a growing number of states are taxing electronic cigarettes - a trend that is sparking a fierce public health debate ...

Pennsylvania's mental health ranking moves up to 9th in US

LancasterOnline - ‎11 hours ago‎
Pennsylvania's mental health situation looks better than it used to compared to the rest of the United States, according to a new national ranking.

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Butler's 'Trumpism' course description draws backlash

Indianapolis Star - ‎9 hours ago‎
Butler University said it is reviewing its course description practices after it received backlash for a fall 2017 course offering that focused on the election of President Donald Trump.

Guidelines and Policy - Social Media at Your University

Inside Higher Ed (blog) - ‎9 hours ago‎
When you do an advanced Google search for social media policy and/or social media guidelines on either .edu or .ac.uk domains, a lot of results* appear.

Ex-UM health CEO named Oakland University president

The Detroit News - ‎15 hours ago‎
Rochester Hills - Oakland University has named Dr. Ora Hirsch Pescovitz as its seventh president, choosing a pharmaceutical company executive and former University of Michigan hospital leader who is a physician, researcher, administrator and fundraiser.

Congresswomen in Black Sorority Decry Racist Acts at American University

NBC4 Washington - ‎9 hours ago‎
The international president of the historically black sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha spoke with News4 about the recent racist displays at American University. Jackie Bensen reports the unversity's security has been called into question due to poor ...

University Presses

New York Times - ‎11 hours ago‎
One of the lessons of NUMBERS AND THE MAKING OF US: Counting and the Course of Human Cultures (Harvard University, $27.95), a fascinating book by the anthropologist Caleb Everett, is that to exoticize the Pirahã (say, by likening them to Borges ...

Florida university to award degree to Trayvon Martin

CNN - ‎16 hours ago‎
The slain Florida teenager -- killed by George Zimmerman five years ago -- will be awarded a posthumous bachelor's degree in aeronautical science from Florida Memorial University. Martin's parents, Sabrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, will accept the ...

University of Akron bans all smoking including e-cigarettes

fox8.com - ‎10 hours ago‎
AKRON, Ohio-- Students at the University of Akron are being reminded that as of July 1, smoking of any kind will not be permitted on campus or at any off-campus university activity. The school will begin enforcing a ban that not only includes ...

Tuition hike proposed for some University of Montana students

The Missoulian - ‎7 hours ago‎
Tuition and fees for students at the University of Montana would jump 13 percent for resident freshmen and sophomores, but those costs at UM also would be equal to Montana State University, unlike the current setup. And, the total annual cost of ...

Baylor University Frat Suspended For “Mexican-Themed” Party

PEOPLE.com - ‎10 hours ago‎
The members of the Kappa Sigma fraternity at Baylor University faced repercussions for throwing a “Mexican-themed” party for Cinco de Mayo.

University of Iowa must pay $1.4 million to Jane Meyer

The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines - ‎11 hours ago‎
Finding the University of Iowa discriminated against a former athletics administrator based on her gender and sexual orientation, a Polk County jury Thursday awarded Jane Meyer $1.43 million, according to her legal team.

University of Texas stabbing victim asked student to call his mom

New York Daily News - ‎13 hours ago‎
The victim of a stabbing spree at the University of Texas asked a student he didn't know to call his mom before he died Monday.

University of Arizona seniors behind viral red swimsuit giveaway

AZCentral.com - ‎7 hours ago‎
The company's founders, University of Arizona seniors Alan Alchalel and Brady Silverwood, now seem to be scrambling to figure out how to make the deal happen.

A Public University Acquires A Big For-Profit, And Raises Big Questions

NPR - ‎22 hours ago‎
In a move that's being called "bold" and "out of the blue," Indiana's Purdue University is acquiring the for-profit Kaplan University. In announcing the deal last week, Purdue President Mitch Daniels said it was designed to open the university up to a ...

Carlow University students mourn freshman who died in fall from balcony

Tribune-Review - ‎8 hours ago‎
A somber mood permeated Carlow University's Oakland campus Thursday, a day after the death of freshman Dalton Bacco. On the sidewalk outside the student center, bouquets of yellow, pink and blue flowers propped up alongside a few candles served as ...

Noose Found Inside University of Maryland Fraternity House

U.S. News & World Report - ‎18 hours ago‎
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Authorities at the University of Maryland are investigating a noose discovered in a fraternity house.

Potemkin Universities

National Review - ‎May 3, 2017‎
The university faces crises almost everywhere of student debt, university finances, free expression, and the very quality and value of a university education. Take free speech. Without freedom of expression, there can be no university. But if the ...

Student comes up with 'ingenious' way to cheat in university exams

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎12 hours ago‎
It may sound like something used by one of Harry Potter's wayward classmates at Hogwarts, but “invisible ink” has now been revealed by the university ombudsman as the latest university exam scam. According to the latest annual report by the Office of ...

Student Arrested After Crawling Into a Duct to Steal an Exam

New York Times - ‎12 hours ago‎
The Multidisciplinary Science Building at the University of Kentucky, where officials said two students tried to steal an exam from an instructor's office.

Salaries of 245 senior university staff are leaked

Devon Live - ‎1 hour ago‎
"The Information Commissioner was satisfied with the steps taken by the university to address the unauthorised disclosure and took no further action.

Arizona House OKs university bonding, Senate up next

ABC15 Arizona - ‎4 hours ago‎
The focus immediately returned to the Senate, where deal-cutting to gain support from conservative Republicans for the $1 billion university bonding program is yet to be tested with a vote. But it was clear the Legislature was moving closer to passing