Older, grayer AFL-CIO making greater push to pull in younger membersPITTSBURGH — The face of organized labor is getting older and grayer, but the AFL-CIO’s new leaders said Monday they intend to change that trend and spark a resurgence in union membership. Police say killing at Yale University is not random act, no one else in danger on campusNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Police are hunting for the killer who stuffed a body believed to be that of a Yale University graduate student behind a wall in the high-security laboratory building where she worked. Police say body found inside Yale building is likely that of missing graduate studentNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Police are hunting for the killer who stuffed a body believed to be that of a Yale University graduate student behind a wall in the high-security laboratory building where she worked. Police say body found inside building where Yale graduate student vanishedNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Police in Connecticut say they found what they believe is the body of a Yale University graduate student hidden inside the wall of a building where she was last seen five days ago. Norman Borlaug, who developed crops that helped save millions from world hunger, died at 95DALLAS — Scientist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug rose from his childhood on an Iowa farm to develop a type of wheat that helped feed the world, fostering a movement that is credited with saving up to 1 billion people from starvation. Search for Yale grad student turns to Conn. incinerator as FBI officials widen investigationHARTFORD, Conn. — Investigators sifted through garbage at an incinerator Sunday, looking for clues into the disappearance of a Yale University graduate student who was supposed to be celebrating her wedding day. Search for Yale student turns to Conn. landfill as FBI officials ‘follow the trash’ from labNEW HAVEN, Conn. — The FBI says authorities are searching a Connecticut landfill as part of their investigation into the disappearance of a Yale University graduate student. Yale prays for return of missing student on day she was supposed to get married in NYNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale University students are praying for missing graduate student Annie Le, who remains the subject of a massive police search the day that she was scheduled to marry in New York. Nobel Prize-winning scientist Norman Borlaug, father of the ‘green revolution,’ dies at age 95DALLAS — Agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug, the father of the “green revolution” who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in combating world hunger and saving hundreds of millions of lives, died Saturday in Texas, a Texas A&M University spokeswoman said. He was 95. Police say items seized in Yale grad student’s disappearance but have yet to link them to herNEW HAVEN, Conn. — As authorities continued their search for a Yale University graduate student and bride-to-be who disappeared several days ago, they said they are now examining potential evidence from a laboratory where she was last seen. Police scramble for clues in disappearance of Yale grad student days before her weddingNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Investigators pored over blueprints and surveillance video footage Saturday at a Yale University laboratory building where a graduate student went missing just days before her wedding. Family calls off wedding as police scramble for clues in disappearance of Yale grad studentNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Family members have canceled the wedding of a Yale University graduate student who vanished days before her New York nuptials as more than 100 investigators scrambled for clues to her disappearance. Yale offers 10K reward in search for grad student who vanished from lab days before weddingNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Investigators searching for a Yale graduate student who disappeared days before her wedding reviewed security-camera footage and checked the blueprints of the building where she was last seen as the university offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to her whereabouts. Yale announces reward for helping finding Yale student missing since TuesdayNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale University has announced a $10,000 reward for help finding a Yale graduate student who disappeared less than a week before her wedding. Police study blueprints, computer in search for Yale student who vanished days before weddingNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Investigators searching for a Yale University graduate student who disappeared days before her wedding were reviewing security-camera footage, checking building blueprints and examining her computer, a Yale spokesman said Friday. University of California proposes raising tuition by 32 percent, reducing freshman enrollmentOAKLAND, Calif. — The University of California has proposed raising tuition by more than 30 percent next year as part of its plan to address rising costs and deep cuts in state funding. Missing Yale graduate student wrote article about crime and safety on the Ivy League campusNEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Yale University graduate student who disappeared less than a week before her planned wedding wrote a magazine article earlier this year about how to stay safe around the Ivy League campus. Calling all night owls: Boston community college offers midnight classes to help meet demandBOSTON — Community college professor Kathleen O’Neill was setting the ground rules for her psychology students when she came to an issue she didn’t normally have to address. Brown University reports steep drop in value of endowment; down 27 percentPROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University is reporting a steep drop in its endowment. Yale reports 30 pct drop in endowment from last year, spending cuts plannedNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale University says its endowment has fallen 30.4 percent from last year, and the school is planning more budget cuts, but no layoffs. Amid recession, Harvard University’s endowment falls to $26 billion, down more than 27 percentBOSTON — The total value of Harvard’s endowment plunged nearly 30 percent in the last fiscal year as the Ivy League institution’s portfolio was battered by the worldwide recession, the university’s management company said. Laramie, Wyo., greets Cheney with praise, protest as Univ. of Wyo. dedicates Cheney centerLARAMIE, Wyo. — Praise and protest greeted former Vice President Dick Cheney as he visited his alma mater Thursday for the dedication of a new international center bearing his name. Profs at suburban Detroit university reach tentative 3-year deal, end strike, return to classROCHESTER, Mich. — Students reported for class Thursday at a suburban Detroit university hours after professors reached a tentative agreement that ended a weeklong strike. Sour economy negating need for more Army’s video game-heavy marketing, recruiting centersPHILADELPHIA — When the Army installed a Black Hawk helicopter simulator and dozens of combat video-game stations at one of the region’s largest shopping malls, military officials said the new marketing effort would likely be replicated across the country. Professors in suburban Detroit reach tentative 3-year agreement, end strike, return to classROCHESTER, Mich. — Students reported for class Thursday at a suburban Detroit university hours after professors reached a tentative agreement that ended a weeklong strike. 24-year-old Yale graduate student disappears days before wedding, was last seen in her labNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Police used search dogs and reviewed security camera footage as they tried to find a 24-year-old Yale University graduate student who vanished less than a week before her wedding. Obama administration recommends changes to boost use of state-run college savings plansWASHINGTON — The Obama administration wants states to make changes to college savings plans that it hopes will expand their use by middle class families. Tufts University receives $40m gift from inventor to promote leadership in engineering fieldBOSTON — Tufts University’s School of Engineering has received a $40 million gift from Bernard Gordon, a prominent inventor and founder of Analogic Corp. Researchers: To boost graduation rates, pupils should aim for harder colleges, not easier onesFour years ago, two of the most influential researchers in higher education dove into a huge pool of data hoping to answer a bedeviling question: Why do so many students who start college fail to graduate? Protest brews over new Cheney International Center at University of WyomingCHEYENNE, Wyo. — A decision by the University of Wyoming to name a new center for international students for former Vice President Dick Cheney is drawing criticism from people who say Cheney’s support for the Iraq war and harsh interrogation techniques should disqualify him from the distinction. |
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