http://www.newstin.com/us/higher-education Organizing the News Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80543925 By Associated Press Friday, October 10, 2008 - Added 7m ago For many colleges, the last 15 years have been a golden age. Philanthropy and Americans’ grudging tolerance for high tuition fueled an unprecedented boom — investments... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:24:40 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80543925 2008-10-10T16:24:40Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80512864 MADISON - In a report published today (Oct. 10) in the Notices of the American Mathematical Society, a comprehensive analysis of decades of data on students identified as having profound ability in math describes a culturally... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:28:42 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80512864 2008-10-10T14:28:42Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80512833 Scientists have used a technique originally developed for economic study to become the first to overcome a significant challenge in brain research: determining the flow of information from one part of the brain to another. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:28:36 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80512833 2008-10-10T14:28:36Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80571266 Everyone knew a few parents back in grade school who would stay up all night doing a science project or typing up a book report for their lazy, time management-challenged child. Now those kids have grown up and instead of... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:23:02 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80571266 2008-10-10T19:23:02Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80517987 Austrian Design Student Wins Electrolux Design Lab 2008 With His Concept 'Flatshare' STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Stefan Buchberger, from the University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria, has been chosen winner of... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:21:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80517987 2008-10-10T14:21:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80482896 Next week (13th-14th October) UCL will become the first British university to host the successful 'Entrepreneurship Boot Camp' successfully pioneered by leading venture capitalist Dr. Jack M. Gill. The fast-paced course has... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:09:29 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80482896 2008-10-10T12:09:29Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80590765 WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Virginia Governor Tim Kaine today confirmed that he will introduce Mauricio Ayala as the student keynote speaker at the 15th Annual Hispanic College Fund Scholarship Awards Gala on October... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:00:08 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80590765 2008-10-10T19:00:08Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80514401 Microsoft's partnering with a number of New York colleges and schools to work math- and science-friendly video games into middle-school classrooms. Wait, you say -- don't middle-school kids already have enough love for videogames? Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:16:57 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80514401 2008-10-10T14:16:57Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80546851 Class Action Experts Further Expand Firm's Business Trial Capabilities; Tax Expert Adds Depth SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - Peter S. Hecker, Neil A.F. Popovic, Anna S. McLean and Joanne M. Garvey have joined the San... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:49:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80546851 2008-10-10T16:49:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80586859 Students participate in a sit-in on the Elmhurst College campus Friday, a day after a female student was attacked on campus. The father of a Muslim student at Elmhurst College who said she was attacked by a masked gunman... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:08:41 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80586859 2008-10-10T19:08:41Z