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More teens flocking to Twitter as enthusiasm for Facebook wanes
SAN FRANCISCO -- Twitter is getting the youth vote. Nearly a quarter of teens now use Twitter to catch up with friends and keep track of celebrities, a big jump in usage as teens flock to different social media sites and spend less time on Facebook to...
Tags: Culture, Social Media, Twitter, Inc., Google Inc., Sociology
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Robert Hamlin earns first team Academic All-American status from NWCA
Lehigh University's Robert Hamlin earned first team academic All-American honors from the National Wrestling Coaches Association on Monday. Hamlin finished second at 184 pounds at the 2013 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Des Moines, Iowa in March, but...Tags: College Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, The Pennsylvania State University, Lehigh University, Wrestling
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DSM-5 is here: Are psychiatrists ready to stop arguing about it?
Finally. After many contentious years, the American Psychiatric Assn. has unleashed DSM-5, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. If you know one thing about the DSM, it’s probably that this book is...
Tags: Eating Disorders, Science and Technology, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Adultery, Psychiatrists
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Beijing International Screenwriting Competition announces winners
An American woman arrives in China to retrace the steps of her deceased daughter from a video diary the daughter kept of her trip to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. A young flautist travels to Beijing to audition for a conservatory. A seamstress for a...
Tags: Beijing Games, Arizona State University, Colleges and Universities, China, Loyola Marymount University
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Chicago Tribune All-State Academic Team
Scott Beck By John P. Huston,Tribune reporter Scott Beck's brain isn't the only instrument he uses to help him excel at math and science. Beck, a Highland Park High School senior, turns to the French horn to "kind of keep me balanced and keep me...
Tags: Music, Science and Technology, Bill Gates, Teachers, Applied Physics
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Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes
Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...
Tags: Diabetes, Colleges and Universities, Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Teachers
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Rabinowitz named new vice president at Upper Chesapeake Health
Aaron Rabinowitz has joined the two hospital health system in Harford County as Vice President, General Counsel, Upper Chesapeake Health announced. Prior to joining UCH, Rabinowitz practiced as a health attorney at the Baltimore law firm of Ober Kaler,...Tags: Health Insurance, Washington, DC, Crime, Law and Justice, Colleges and Universities, Healthcare Policies
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Fair workplace rewards motivate employees
St. Louis Post-DispatchIf you've been working long enough, you've probably lived through a few employee-motivation programs. Perhaps you've even won a prize for cutting costs, improving quality or just showing up on time. Academic economists are fascinated by these programs,...Tags: Productivity, Colleges and Universities, Human Interest, Career and Workplace, Employees
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Vietnam veterans' new battle: getting disability compensation
Vietnam veteran John Otte did his best to forget the war. He got married, raised two sons and made a career working at credit unions. But as Otte neared retirement, memories of combat flooded back. Starting in 2005, he filed a series of claims with...
Tags: New York University, Diabetes, Prostate Cancer, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), Veterans Affairs
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Pritzker reveals finances, board resignation plans
Tribune reportersChicago billionaire Penny Pritzker intends to resign from corporate boards, including that of Hyatt Hotels Corp., and reported that she received nearly $54 million in consulting fees last year from an off-shore Bahamian trust, the U.S. Commerce...Tags: Penny Pritzker, Neiman Marcus, Credit and Debt, U.S. Senate, Primaries
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66 finalists named for lucrative Knight Arts Challenge grants
One of the remarkable things about the 66 finalists announced Monday for the annual Knight Arts Challenge grants is their range, both artistically and geographically. Over the course of five years, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has...
Tags: Music, Photography and Video, Museums, Radio Industry, Cultural Development
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City schools chief Alonso resigns
Baltimore schools CEO Andrés Alonso tearfully announced his resignation Monday, ending a six-year tenure marked by bold yet often divisive reforms and casting uncertainty on the future of the long-troubled school system. Under Alonso's leadership, city...
Tags: Academic Progress, Martin O'Malley, Abell Foundation, Colleges and Universities, Executive Branch
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