What determines who goes to college and who does not?
Researcher examines unintended consequences of public policies
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Doctoral student developing Internet search tool
Wants to make web searches easier for students
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Young star may be belching spheres of gas, astronomers say
Behavior not predicted by current models
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Chandra pinpoints edge of accretion disk around black hole
Material was stripped from companion star
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Handheld calculator measures risk of heart attack
Helps doctors to determine best course of treatment
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Researcher creates controversy with view of loving families
Steven Ozment at center of struggles among historians
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Bolstering private environmental management
Wisdom questioned of new government regulatory approach
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Harvard faculty press aggressive agenda for AIDS fight in Africa
Groundbreaking blueprint calls for widespread availability of antiretroviral treatment to HIV-infected persons in poor countries
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Polar bear research shows global warming is real
Report from world's scientific community concludes problem is worse than originally thought
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Study defines clear roles for parents of teenagers
Cuts through conflicting professional advice
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Minority students more likely to be labeled “mentally retarded”
School districts nationwide improperly place minority students in special education classes
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For billion-dollar deals, risk allocation is key
Researcher looks at why huge projects often are losing propositions
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Nine keys to a knowledge infrastructure
An analytic framework for organizational knowledge management
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Radiation limits narrowing of arteries after stent
150,000 patients in U.S. per year suffer from artery narrowing after placement of stent
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Charles Rosenberg looks at changing perceptions of illness
Epidemics are lens to view American society, says medical historian
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Study confirms that students in “substance-free” dorms drink less
Also protected from secondhand effects of alcohol
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Should computer code be considered free speech?
Researchers make case that it is, and that government effort to limit access to encryption software is unconstitutional
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Internet will enhance, not replace, current educational models
Education should drive coming changes in multimedia
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The U.S. and faith-based social initiatives
Harvard Divinity School book addresses promises and perils
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Dark night sky tells us about structure and formation of solar system
Researchers set new limits on amount of material in outer reaches of solar system
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Soft news and critical journalism eroding audiences
Report also sees soft news weakening democracy
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Accurately measuring socioeconomic differences, health disparities
Painstaking project designed to uncover hard data
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Marine science expert monitoring Boston Harbor pollution
Seeks to understand harbor and Massachusetts Bay
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