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Finding and Funding Programs That Close the Achievement Gap an Increased Priority in Times of Shrinking BudgetsPRINCETON, NJ--(Marketwire - November 18, 2008) - In education reform, money matters, but so does wise spending. This is especially important in the current economic slowdown when most states are keeping education spending flat and some are actually making cuts. Solutions to closing the achievem... |
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Mountain Lion Spotted Near Half Moon Bay AirportA mountain lion was reportedly spotted in the Princeton-by-the-Sea area of San Mateo County Monday afternoon and an alert immediately went out to county residents. ... |
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Boston-area Meetup: 11/18/08 9pm MIT/CambridgeThere will be an OB meetup this Tuesday in Cambridge MA, hosted by Michael Vassar, Owain Evans (grad student at MIT), and Dario Amodei (grad student at Princeton). The event will take place on the MIT campus or very nearby. Please let us know in the comments if you plan to attend. Once w... |
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Toyota Prius production in the U.S. could be delayed until 2011... or notFiled under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Plants/Manufacturing, Toyota Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2010 Toyota Prius Toyota has been scrambling to right its financial ship after cutting its profit forecast by 63% in the face of dismal US auto sales. The Japanese automaker set up an em ... |
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Scientists Found Proteins That “Direct” Own Evolution. Maybe.A team of Princeton University scientists analyzed proteins involved in energy production of cells and discovered that they have the ability to control their own evolution: "The discovery answers an age-old question that has puzzled biologists since the time of Darwin: How can organisms be s... |
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Harvard, Yale and Princeton’s Downbound RaceGood reminder stats from EMII on how the alt assets game has helped and then hamstrung the endowments at major schools. Could the David Swensen days be over? Yale and Princeton universities have 70% of assets in alternatives, while Harvard University's allocation is 57%. These holdings have h... |
