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ASU president:
Polytechnic
campus here to
stay
By William
Hermann. Jittery
east Valley
leaders
Wednesday seemed
relieved to hear
Arizona State
University
President
Michael Crow
assure them that
the centerpiece
of their
development
dreams-the
Polytechnic
campus-was
likely to be
around for a
long time to
come.
(The Arizona
Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/1405295)
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Tucsonan Myers
is state's
newest regent
By Becky
Pallack.
Tucsonan Rick
Myers was
confirmed by the
state Senate on
Wednesday as the
newest member of
the Arizona
Board of
Regents.
(Arizona Daily
Star:
http://www.azstarnet.com/news/local/education/college/article_0a58643b-ee89-5134-b6b2-4cc7305a19f6.html)
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Cancer services
on NW side are
being expanded
By Stephanie
Innes.
Construction
began last week
on a $7.4
million building
project that
will expand
cancer services
to patients on
Tucson's
northwest side.
The Arizona
Cancer Center at
UMC Orange Grove
is adding 12,000
square feet. The
practice joined
forces with
Tucson's
University
Medical Center
in 2007.
(Arizona Daily
Star:
http://www.azstarnet.com/news/local/northwest/article_a324cc45-c03e-54f3-97f7-7ee698bc63e1.html)
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Study lends a
hand to barefoot
runners
By Tom Beal.
Barefoot
runners, who
tend to land
midfoot or on
the balls of
their feet, put
much less stress
on their bodies
than do the
well-shod.
"Start slowly,"
said David
Raichlen, an
assistant
professor of
anthropology at
the University
of Arizona. "The
muscles and
ligaments in
your feet are
not as strong as
they need to
be."
(Arizona Daily
Star:
http://www.azstarnet.com/news/science/article_ff3b38ba-08f8-5eee-b0b0-49491d52365d.html)
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Goodrich grant
boosts tech
studies
The Goodrich
Foundation is
giving Maricopa
Community
Colleges
Foundation a
$25,000 grant to
create a course
at South
Mountain
Community
College designed
to encourage
women and
minority
students to
study science,
math, technology
and engineering.
(Phoenix
Business
Journal:
http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2010/01/25/daily21.html?s=industry&i=education)
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Solar project
helps Sunshine
Acres live up to
its name
By Art Thomason.
With incentives,
rebates and tax
credits,
Sunshine Acres
is embarking on
the first phase
of a solar
energy system
that ultimately
will power all
electrical needs
on the 116-acre
campus and its
40-plus
buildings. The
solar initiative
turned into a
partnership with
community
leaders,
volunteer
professionals,
Arizona State
University and
the Salt River
Project.
(The Arizona
Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/community/mesa/articles/2010/01/27/20100127mr-solar0122.html)
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Suntech to open
first U.S. solar
plant site in
Goodyear
By Carrie
Watters. A
Chinese solar
giant in
September plans
to open its
first U.S.
solar-panel
manufacturing
plant in
Goodyear. The
company was
attracted to
Arizona's
business
environment,
year-round
sunshine and
relationship
with solar
researchers at
Arizona State
University.
(The Arizona
Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/1405200)
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Cochise, UA
South announce
transition
program for
baccalaureate
students
Dual counseling,
specialized
support and
development
workshops for
transfer
students, and
financial
support are all
planned as part
of a newly
minted program
designed to
encourage a
smooth
transition for
students
advancing from
Cochise College
to the
University of
Arizona South.
(Douglas
Dispatch:
http://www.douglasdispatch.com/articles/2010/01/28/news/school_news/doc4b5f71a018cc3105017937.txt)
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Mulleneaux
elected
chairperson for
EAC Governing
Board
By Jon Johnson.
In its
continuing
effort to keep
the Eastern
Arizona College
running
smoothly, the
governing board
unanimously
elected longtime
community
activist Ladd
Mulleneaux as
its chairperson
for 2010.
(Eastern Arizona
Courier:
http://www.eacourier.com/articles/2010/01/27/news/doc4b5f5f459eabb469159891.txt)
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NATIONAL
HEADLINES
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How to choose
the best
multivitamin
Many people take
just one
supplement, a
multivitamin.
Here are some
tips for
choosing the
best
multivitamin,
from Andrew
Weil, founder of
the Arizona
Center for
Integrative
Medicine at the
University of
Arizona, which
focuses on
combining
alternative
treatments with
conventional
medical
practices.
(Washington
Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/26/AR2010012601752.html)
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Foreign Ph.D.s
Stay in U.S.
After Graduation
By David Wessel.
Most foreigners
who came to the
U.S. to earn
doctorate
degrees in
science and
engineering
stayed on after
graduation—at
least until the
recession
began—refuting
predictions that
post-9/11
restrictions on
immigrants or
expanding
opportunities in
China and India
would send more
of them home.
(Wall Street
Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704905604575026800522011226.html?mod=WSJ-hp-editorsPicks)
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Plunging college
endowments now
look to rebound
College and
university
endowments
suffered huge
losses in the
fiscal year that
ended last June,
a new report
finds, but
stronger
investment
returns in
recent months
point to a
rebound.
(Arizona Daily
Star:
http://www.azstarnet.com/news/national/article_8ff4dc22-47af-5ef4-a6c9-6e3b360b1546.html)
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In a Speech
Focused on the
Economy, Obama
Calls for
Cutting College
Costs
By Libby Nelson.
In his first
formal State of
the Union
address on
Wednesday night,
President Obama
focused on the
nation's
economic
problems but
also zeroed in
on several
issues of
concern to
higher
education,
including
college costs.
(The Chronicle
of Higher
Education:
http://feeds.chronicle.com/~r/chronicle/news/~3/BY9U9UMC8Ak/)
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Journal Proposes
Major Changes in
How Doctors Are
Trained
By Katherine
Mangan. One
hundred years
after the
publication of a
report that
helped determine
the direction of
medical
education in the
United States
and Canada, the
journal Academic
Medicine has
released a
special issue
examining how
doctors are
being educated
at a time when
proposed changes
in health-care
delivery are
once again in
the national
spotlight.
(The Chronicle
of Higher
Education:
http://feeds.chronicle.com/~r/chronicle/news/~3/tAIysoPyZ7g/)
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When Moths Make
a Home in Yours
By Taylor Avey.
“There are
15,000 moth
species in the
U.S.,” said
Bruce Walsh, a
professor of
ecology and
evolutionary
biology at the
University of
Arizona at
Tucson.
(New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/garden/28fix.html)
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