Murdered Yale student to be remembered as ‘great achiever’ as family, friends mourn in Calif.EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. — A Yale University doctoral student found murdered on what was to be her wedding day is being remembered Saturday as a brilliant woman who hoped to change the world through her medical research. 91-year-old evangelist Oral Roberts returns to campus to help inaugurate ORU’s 3rd presidentTULSA, Okla. — Oral Roberts University has inaugurated the third president in the Oklahoma school’s history. Brandeis President Jehuda Reinharz to step down; says decision not due to museum controversyWALTHAM, Mass. — The president of Brandeis University, who came under intense criticism for recommending that the school close its art museum and sell parts of its $350 million collection, says he is stepping down. Colorado loses bid to enforce deadline for weapons destruction at Army depotDENVER — A federal judge has rejected a request from Colorado health officials to set an enforceable deadline for destroying chemical weapons stored at an Army facility outside Pueblo. Hurry up and wait: Veterans turn to loans, parents and schools as they wait for GI Bill fundsCOCONUT CREEK, Fla. — Brandon Thomas was hit by shrapnel from a rocket-propelled grenade and twice grazed by bullets fired by the Taliban during his final tour with the Army in Afghanistan. University of California students, professors, workers protest budget cuts, tuition hikesBERKELEY, Calif. — University of California students, professors and other employees rallied Thursday to protest deep budget cuts that have led to layoffs, furloughs, enrollment cuts, course reductions and higher fees. University of California students, professors, workers rally to protest budget cutsBERKELEY, Calif. — Students, professors and other employees at the University of California’s 10 campuses are rallying to protest deep budget cuts that have led to layoffs, furloughs, course reductions and higher fees. Spain expels Israelis from architecture contest because their university is in West BankMADRID — Spain said Thursday it has disqualified a group of Israeli academics from a solar power design competition because their university is in the West Bank, the latest in a series of low-level European sanctions against Israel over its settlement policy. Slain Yale grad student is remembered as ‘passionate’ during NY memorial serviceHUNTINGTON, N.Y. — A slain Yale University graduate student whose body was discovered on the day she was to be married was remembered Wednesday night at her fiance’s synagogue as a bright, vivacious, ambitious dynamo whose death cheated those who loved her, as well as those who never had a chance to meet her. Report: Stanford University portfolio shrinks 26 percent, fund value falls $5.9 billionPALO ALTO, Calif. — A new report from Stanford’s money managers says the value of the university’s investment portfolio plunged nearly $6 billion over the last fiscal year, a drop university officials called unprecedented. Scientists, foodies and farmers join Univerisity of Wisconsin debate over Pollan’s ‘Food’ bookMADISON, Wis. — One best-selling book advocating fresh, local foods is shaking up America’s Dairyland. How conservative links helped ACORN ‘pimp and hooker’ undercover videos became big newsLOS ANGELES — Much of America discovered James O’Keefe III and Hannah Giles through their hidden-camera, make-believe pimp and prostitute videos of ACORN employees giving advice about establishing a brothel with underage hookers. Saudi Arabia inaugurates first coed university, lauded as ‘beacon of tolerance’ by kingRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia inaugurated on Wednesday its first-ever fully integrated coed university, and its ruler declared the institution will be a “beacon of tolerance” in a world attacked by extremists. Power company Duke strikes second Chinese deal to develop low-carbon energyCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Power company Duke Energy Corp. said Wednesday that it has struck its second deal in just over a month with a large Chinese power company to develop sources of low-carbon energy. Saudi oil minister says new research university will diversify nation’s economyRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The opening of Saudi Arabia’s new multibillion dollar, first-ever fully integrated coed university on Wednesday is a pivotal step forward in the oil-rich kingdom’s quest to strengthen its economic base, said the Oil Minister Ali Naimi. APNewsBreak: Once tens of millions of dollars in debt, Oral Roberts says it’s now debt-freeTULSA, Okla. — Oral Roberts University, which was once tens of millions of dollars in the red after a financial scandal tarnished the Tulsa evangelical school, is finally debt-free, school officials said Wednesday. Governor says University of Illinois president at center of admissions scandal to resignCHICAGO — The president of the University of Illinois plans to resign following reports that the school admitted politically connected applicants over more qualified ones, Gov. Pat Quinn said Wednesday. Fort Detrick head to review panel: Safety a priority for new biodefense lab under constructionFREDERICK, Md. — A $680 million laboratory building under construction at Fort Detrick will likely be safer than the decades-old complex it will replace, an Army biodefense official told a scientific review panel Tuesday. Will young Obama supporters be part of the ‘change’ they want? Or let someone else do it?CHICAGO — Young Americans showed their collective power when they helped vote President Obama into office. Inspired by his message of “change,” they knocked on doors, spread flyers, voted for him by a 2-1 margin, and partied like rock-the-vote stars when he won. Dartmouth president describes lessons from childhood at inaugurationHANOVER, N.H. — Dartmouth College is the first Ivy League school to inaugurate an Asian-American president. With an eye to the future, Saudi Arabia launches ‘world class’ research universityCAIRO — Saudi Arabia has dug into its oil-fueled coffers to set up a new research university, a multibillion dollar coed venture built on the promise of scientific freedom in a region where a conservative interpretation of Islam has often been blamed for stifling innovation. Aided by retraining programs, auto engineers and designers look outside industry for new workDETROIT — After Jerry Tester lost his job as a contract engineer at General Motors, it soon became clear that the struggling auto industry wouldn’t be the place where he would work again. BJ’s Wholesale Club names Babson College president as new board memberNATICK, Mass. — BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc. said Monday it has named the president of Maryland’s Babson College to its board of directors. HEALTHBEAT: In Duke dorms, researchers try to detect flu, other viruses before symptoms appearWASHINGTON — Coughed on by somebody with the flu? Duke University researchers are developing a test to determine — with a mere drop of blood — who will get sick before the sniffling and fever set in. And they’re turning to hundreds of dorm-dwelling freshmen this fall to see if it works. In hurting upstate New York, Obama touts efforts to boost economyTROY, N.Y. — Touting resilience in a part of New York particularly hard hit by recession, President Barack Obama said Monday that better economic days are coming thanks to innovation and some help from the government. Obama: Widespread Internet access is crucial to nation’s economy, education and innovationTROY, N.Y. — President Barack Obama is praising a plan to keep wireless carriers from blocking certain types of Internet traffic flowing over their networks. Obama: US will again lead the world in proportion of young with college degreesTROY, N.Y. — President Barack Obama says that by 2020 America will again have the world’s highest proportion of college graduates. 21st-century journalism, still searching for a business model, finds no lack of young recruitsNEW YORK — At 21, Alana Taylor has already seen her career in journalism transformed and perhaps cut short by the technology reshaping the news business. Obama starts his week at community college, on Letterman’s couch before meeting world leadersTROY, N.Y. — President Barack Obama, squeezing in a pitch for his domestic agenda, is promoting his administration’s promises of innovation at a New York community college before weeklong meetings on international priorities. Coffee maker blamed for $200,000 in cleanup costs at St. Louis community collegeST. LOUIS — St. Louis is perking up with jokes about the $200,000 cup of coffee. 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