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Their View: Feds should not diminish Pell GrantsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:07AMDebate is intensifying over the federal Pell Grant program. Some see runaway spending that can t be sustained in the face of the mounting national debt; others believe no one with skill and determination should be denied a college education for lack of financial resources. We think it s shortsighted to try to save money by denying people the chance to better themselves, but there is merit in ...

Va higher-ed agency to discuss tuition-aid programTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:58AMThe Associated Press The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. Virginia's higher-education agency plans to make changes to the state's Tuition Assistance Grant program regulations. The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia is scheduled Tuesday to take up amendments to the program, which provides grants to Virginia residents who attend private schools in the state. Legislation passed in this ...

Ghana: Budget - Worrying ConcernsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:55AMThis report does not aim to provide an in-depth sector-by-sector analysis of the 2011 supplementary budget, or of the master budget volume, to which it is a supplement.

Esophageal cancer risk higher in medically treated GERD patients with fewest symptomsMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:31PM( University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences ) Medically treated patients with mild or no symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are at higher risk for developing esophageal cancer than those with severe GERD symptoms, according to a University of Pittsburgh study published in the current issue of Archives of Surgery.

Another danger of secondhand smoke -- hearing lossMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:30PM( NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine ) NYU School of Medicine researchers report in a new study that exposure to tobacco smoke nearly doubles the risk of hearing loss among adolescents. The study is published in the July 2011, issue of Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery.

Lottery Breaks Record in Spite of EconomyMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:58PMCountering a sluggish economy, the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation has set new records for its fiscal year, announcing what will be an all-time high transfer of $293.5 million to education programs in the state, an increase of $4.6 million over last year’s previous record.

Vietnam Education Foundation Sponsors U.S. Faculty Scholars to Teach in VietnamMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:10AMContact: In the United States: Dr. Lynne McNamara, Executive Director, +1-703-351-5053; In Vietnam, Dr. Phuong Nguyen, Country Director, 84-4-3936-3670

How will colleges innovate?Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:32AMWith fewer families able to pay for an expensive college education, some institutions may start to rethink the way they conduct business

Newly developed fluorescent protein makes internal organs visibleMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:30AM( Albert Einstein College of Medicine ) Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have developed the first fluorescent protein that enables scientists to clearly "see" the internal organs of living animals without the need for a scalpel or imaging techniques that can have side effects or increase radiation exposure.