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Purdue University students will immortalize the 20th century's most significant inventions Feb. 12 during the 18th annual Rube Goldberg Machine Contest.

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Disadvantaged elementary school students who regularly attended a summer school program made significant academic gains compared with students who stayed home.

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Russia's political instability may mean there is a greater chance now of a Russian nuclear weapon being used in anger than there ever was during the Cold War, says a Johns Hopkins political scientist and student of nuclear weapons and strategic defense.

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Purdue University students will immortalize the 20th century's most significant inventions Feb. 12 during the 18th annual Rube Goldberg Machine Contest.

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Treatment of imprisoned felons who have drug problems--if done properly and continued after their release--significantly decreases the probability that they will be sent back to prison, as reported in the 12-99 The Prison Journal.

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The silent complicity of German society in the slaughter of the Jews is described in Nazi Terror, a book by Eric Johnson, which is based on an analysis of original Gestapo crime files.

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Following the 25th anniversary of the implementation of the Endangered Species Act, JAPA author Timothy Beatley calls for new bolder strategies for preserving wildlife habitat in the U.S.

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Animals cannot only be taught to count, but to actually understand the concept of numbers, according to new research published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Process.

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An associate professor of sociology at the University of Arizona reports in the December issue of the American Sociological Review that states and local governments now have more autonomy in how welfare support is distributed and religious congregations may become a significant part of the future of welfare.

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A Chicago-area school recently began using virtual programs that, projected three-dimensionally, link education, technology, and fun for first- through sixth-graders.

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Professors of economics at Hamilton College conducted a study among liberal arts colleges, attempting to answer the question of why there are so few women interested in economics classes.

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1- Elvis's Hound Dog changed rock music; 2- Survey shows seniors pleased with college experience; 3- Tax cut appeals to conservative voters; 4- Aquatic center first in state; 5- Jail populations quickly growing; 6- Professor helps state win national award.

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Faculty and college students agree that understanding diversity is important for success after graduation, according to a recent Ball State University survey.

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The Art of Napping at Work, by a BU professor and his wife, discusses real-life corporate challenges as well as the benefits that napping brings.

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A Ball State University study has found that Methodist church pastors understand mental illness and want to help those afflicted, but have relatively little experience with the disease.

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With an assist from NSF, an assistant professor at the University at Buffalo is launching a software game that addresses the lack of computer educational activities oriented toward girls.

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According to a study at Ohio State, active participation in learning how to "just say no" to cigarettes is much more effective than simply lecturing teenagers on the long-term health consequences of smoking.

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A University of Maryland chess team claimed its third national chess championship in four years by beating the University of Toronto in the 1999 Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship.

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Education writer and school-reform advocate Michael Klonsky, director of the Small Schools Workshop at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has been named to the Academic Advisory Council of the National Campaign Against Youth Violence.

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A conference in February at Mount Holyoke College will tackle the role of women in the unfolding high-tech revolution. Panelists will examine the myths and realities of information technologies' impact.

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An associate professor of sociology at Wilkes University has found that the greater the number of people who go out drinking on New Year's Eve, the more likely the highway death toll will climb.

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A Kent State professor has embarked on building a worldwide Internet community for the deaf, their parents, and their current and future teachers and, in the process, is creating a revolution in deaf/hard of hearing education.

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From where (and why) you'll shop online to how you'll connect to your computer, Boston University professors have a range of predictions for the new millennium.

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Through research on the FBI's interest in the late Irish writer James Joyce, a Kent State University researcher is unraveling an 80-year-old story that has all the elements of a top-flight murder mystery.

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Hoping to clear up a 150-year-old mystery of an unsolved cryptograph, an English professor and a software company are sponsoring the Edgar Allan Poe Cryptographic Challenge.

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In recent years, televised debates have become a campaign season fixture, but debating today is far and away different from the format Lincoln and Douglas made famous generations earlier.

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About half of American teenagers get an allowance from their parents, and most get about $50 a week, according to an Ohio State survey; i.e., about 9.8 million U.S. teenagers are given $1.05 billion to spend each week.

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New research suggests that divorce, in and of itself, does not necessarily lead to children's problem behavior. Rather, mothers' delinquency prior to marriage predicts divorce 14 years in the future.

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A new law that will allow millions of disabled people to work without losing health benefits has made a new book by a University at Buffalo career planning expert an especially valuable -- and timely -- resource for those with disabilities.

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1- Taking readers on a mission to Mars, 2- Exploring the gulf between Islam and the West, 3- Web program improves access to medical information, 4- Reviving lost literature of Civil War.

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Author Keith Bartholomew describes the evolution of the role played by watchdog groups in influencing land use decisions across the country.

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Researchers at Ohio State found that the acoustics of many classrooms are poor enough to make listening and learning difficult for children. Only two of 32 classrooms studied met the standards recommended by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

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The only public personality as popular as Santa Claus this time of year is Martha Stewart. An Arkansas sociologist's study of the domestic maven finds that Stewart has built her success by breaking social stereotypes.

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Author Harvey M. Jacobs explains the history of America's schizophrenic views on property rights--favoring both governmental control for the common good and protection of private ownership--and looks ahead to see how this conflict may (or may not) be resolved.

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A quick snapshot of the opening decade of the 21st century could look like this: pockets of compact housing development surrounded by acres of sprawl. Baby boomers may be moving back to the city, but nearly everyone else will be spreading out.--Planning magazine

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Federal policy addressing loss of lives and property from natural disasters is critically flawed, say these authors, and recognizing the importance of proper land use planning is the key to correcting it.

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The National Endowment for the Arts announced today that a Vermont filmmaker at Marlboro College will be awarded the NEA's only narrative film production grant in the U.S. for the year 2000 to support his production of Disappearances, a narrative feature film based on Howard Frank Mosher's award-winning novel.

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Researcher Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris presents findings on the 10 most crime-ridden bus stops in Los Angeles and the environmental factors that help turn them into "hot spots" of crime. She also discusses ways to help prevent much of this crime.

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Compiled by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Texas A&M University, the 100 best political speeches of the 20th century reflects the opinions of 137 leading scholars of American public address. The experts were asked to recommend speeches on the basis of social and political impact, and rhetorical artistry.

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An associate professor of Occupational Therapy at Boston University offers holiday tips for shopping, decorating, moving luggage, sitting comfortably on a plane and driving on long stretches.

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An associate professor at the University of San Francisco has done extensive research on the Israeli-Syrian conflict.

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An Arkansas sociologist who has spent 6 years studying social dynamics at the Salvation Army encourages shoppers to go ahead and surrender their small change this holiday season.

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A staff member with the Arizona Health Sciences Library educational services group, knows plenty about gathering information. Her Web site of peculiar doctors' names careens toward legendary status.

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Williams College Russian Professor Darra Goldstein will add to her "platter" the editorship of the new journal Gastronomica and a new book series, California Studies in Food and Culture.

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The HHS Administration for Children and Families announced today that the Head Start Program received the highest score of any government agency and private companies in the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).

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Awaiting an opening ceremony in the year 2000 is a time capsule from 1900 left for the graduating class of 2000 at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts.

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1- School choice is causing white students to leave black and poor schools more than it allows poor kids to leave the worst schools. 2- Hold off on building that home gym until the kids are out of college.

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Too often, well-meaning family members and guests injure pets with kindness or simple oversight during the holidays. The Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine offers 10 pet tips to prevent a costly trip to your veterinarian during this festive season.

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Adolescent girls who engage in weight-loss efforts such as dieting, use of appetite suppressants and laxatives, and vomiting are more likely to gain weight over time and are at greater risk for obesity.

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Eager to celebrate the upcoming third millennium? According to a Williams College professor of math, the new millennium begins not on Jan. 1, 2000, but on New Year's Day, 2001.