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International theater group to perform 'Macbeth' Sept. 10 at HCC
Hagerstown Community College will host the international theater group Cambridge American Stage Tour Saturday, Sept. 10, at HCC’s Alumni Amphitheater, where the group will perform William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.” Founded in 2000,...Tags: William Shakespeare, Education, Frostburg State University, Colleges and Universities
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Rod Martin is entering a new frontier
marieg@herald-mail.comGazing up into a night sky, it's easy to get swept off into the heavens. Thousands of stars appear, like diamonds on velvet, with more graduations of intensity than the naked eye can perceive. Rod Martin was no more than 5 years old when he peered...Tags: Science, Curricula, Indiana University, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Astronomy
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Jackson Lab Names Scientific Director For Farmington Location
The Hartford CourantA Harvard genetics expert has been named scientific director of the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine on the campus of the UConn Health Center, the company announced Monday. Charles Lee, who starts Aug. 1, is currently director of the molecular...Tags: Science, University of Connecticut Health Center, Autism, Birth Defects, Education
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Clinton's UCF speech highlights grad week in Central Florida
There's plenty to celebrate this week as thousands of students graduate from the University of Central Florida and area colleges. Former President Bill Clinton, who has praised UCF on national television, will speak Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at one of the...
Tags: Bill Clinton, Valencia College, England, Students, Education
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Honey may hold the sticky solution to bee colony collapse
This post has been corrected, as noted belowHoneybees that live off the same sweetener found in soft drinks could be more vulnerable to the microbial enemies and pesticides believed to be linked to catastrophic collapse of honeybee colonies worldwide, a new study suggests. Researchers...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Disasters and Accidents, Lifestyle and Leisure, Medical Research, Consumer Goods Industries
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News of the Weird: Chocolate Toothpaste and 'Holy Crap' Cereal!
The Precocious Tots of Finland: A University of Kansas professor and two co-authors, in research in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Finance, found that children age 10 and under substantially outperformed their parents in earnings from stock trading...
Tags: Science, Conservation, Takoma Park (Montgomery, Maryland), Fluoride, Walmart
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At the Podium
The following lectures are scheduled this week in the community. All events are free and open to the public: 5 p.m. Monday. "Western Music as World Music," Nicholas Cook, music professor, University of Cambridge. Room 208, DeBartolo Classroom Building,...Tags: Entertainment, Teaching and Learning, Religion and Belief, Music, University of Chicago
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Stephen Hawking talks about unified theory and his biggest 'blunder'
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.Humans are on the cusp of discovering how the universe works on its biggest and smallest scales, Stephen Hawking said during a lecture Tuesday in Los Angeles. The renowned theoretical physicist made his name studying black holes, massive structures that...Tags: Science, Health and Safety at School, Applied Physics, Science and Technology, Cosmology
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Robert Edwards dies at 87; Nobel winner for first 'test-tube baby'
About 10% of married couples suffer from infertility – the inability to conceive a child naturally. Through the better part of the 20th century, physicians considered this a minor and perhaps irrelevant problem, one that contributed overall to...
Tags: Cambridge (England), Science, Birth Defects, Infertility, Ethics
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You may be smart if you 'like' Mozart and curly fries on Facebook
Los Angeles TimesWhat do Facebook users who “like” Mozart, Morgan Freeman’s voice, "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" and curly fries have in common? They are likely to have high IQs, according to a new study. Meanwhile, those who like Facebook pages...Tags: Minority Groups, NASCAR, Kathy Griffin, Science and Technology, Social Media
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Three justices' concern over gay parenting surprises experts
WASHINGTON — During last week's Supreme Court arguments on gay marriage, Justice Antonin Scalia asserted that "there's considerable disagreement" among experts over whether "raising a child in a single-sex family is harmful or not." Two other...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Minority Groups, Family, Social Issues, Trials
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Hungry for a group to safely deliver leftover food to charities
On a recent evening, students at Pomona College feasted on chicken pot pie, steamed veggies, biscuits and rice. And, as is often the case, there were plenty of leftovers in the dining hall, enough for about 100 extra meals. Those leftovers, however,...Tags: Providence College, University of Maryland, College Park, Charity, Standards, Social Services
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