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Four teachers named U.S. Professors of the Year
By Lindsey Anderson, USA TODAY Teaching is more than lecturing: It is helping students experience their education, say the four 2009 U.S. Professors of the Year, who are being recognized today by the Council for Advancement and...
Kudzu compound could help alcoholics quit drinking
The invasive kudzu vine, brought to the USA from Asia in 1876, could hold a key to treating alcoholism. It works like this: •The synthetic daidzin inhibits an enzyme called aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH-2). Study authors Ivan...
NASA astronaut will carry Peace Preschool banner into space
A peace banner created by Israeli and Palestinian preschoolers in Jerusalem will journey into space on Monday with the space shuttle Atlantis. The banner also bears the word "peace" in English, Hebrew and Arabic. NASA astronaut...
13 billion-year-old light finally reaches Earth
Light from a star that exploded over 13 billion years ago is just now reaching Earth. The star is about 13.1 billion light years away and sets the record for the farthest object in space to be observed, according to two...
Long, John H.
CAMARGO - John H. Long, age 84 of Tuscola, Il., formerly of Camargo, Il., died at 1:45 am on Friday Oct. 23, 2009 at Provena Hospital in Urbana, Il. A Celebration of John's Life will be held at 6:00 p.m. Thursday Oct. 29, 2009...
Ad campaign pushes 'hands only' CPR
By Lindsey Anderson, USA TODAY A new ad campaign aims to demystify cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by focusing on pushing fast and hard on a patient's chest rather than worrying about mouth-to-mouth recuscitation. The...
'Secret Life of Scientists': What do they do when not in the lab?
A juggling climate scientist, a back-flipping engineer, "leech man," and a physics student who plays in the cult band Harry and the Potters star in a new Web-only series that delves into the quirky secret lives of scientists...
Basalt volleyball outlasts rival Aspen
Jon Maletz The Aspen Times Aspen, CO Colorado BASALT — Even with a one-game lead and a 22-6 advantage in Game 2 of Tuesday's match with visiting Aspen, Basalt volleyball player Nicole Booth insisted she was far from...
German team shines in Solar Decathlon
The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that Team Germany is the winner of this year's Solar Decathlon, in which 20 teams of college students from the USA, Europe and Canada competed to design the best solar house.
College green building teams compete in 'Solar Decathlon'
What might look like a quirky 20-home subdivision that has sprung up on the National Mall between the U.S. Capitol and the Washington Monument is actually the Solar Decathlon, a college competition sponsored by the U.S....
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