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What other states do for stem cell research, and what they get

Here’s what other states (and countries) are doing to support stem cell research, as well as the economic benefits. (Again, this was handed out at today’s roundtable discussion.)
by Alex Friedrich

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Clinton to speak at Walden commencement

Clinton to speak at Walden commencement

Former U.S. president Bill Clinton will be the keynote speaker at Walden University’s commencement on July 30, where the university will give him an honorary doctorate, the university has announced. Looks like Walden’s president, Jonathan Kaplan, has ties to Clinton. He served in the White House as chief of staff of the National Economic Council,…
by Alex Friedrich

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What passage of anti-cloning laws would mean to MN economically

Here’s a handout I got this morning at the biomedical roundtable at the U of M, which discussed what the state would lose if the legislature passed its anti-cloning bills.
by Alex Friedrich

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University chancellor goes undercover

University chancellor goes undercover

CBS’ series”Undercover Boss” goes to college: The University of California – Riverside Chancellor Timothy P. White cuts his hair, wears a moustache, sports an earring and false teeth and then goes undercover for a day to see what life is like on the front lines — as an assistant chemistry professor, track coach, library worker…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Roe v. Wade, football and gender

In a first, women surpass men in advanced degrees For the first time, American women have passed men in gaining advanced college degrees as well as bachelor’s degrees, part of a trend that is helping redefine who goes off to work and who stays home with the kids. (Associated Press via The Boston Globe) College…
by Alex Friedrich

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School ratings get a hearing in St. Paul

Minnesota lawmakers will consider a proposal to grade Minnesota schools on their performance during an Education Finance Committee meeting.

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Education 2011: what does education reform look like?

Education 2011: what does education reform look like?

Google the word "education" and the results reflect anything but learning. What you do find defines the state of education in America: budgets, cuts, funding and reform.

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Live-blogging roundtable talks on anti-cloning bills tomorrow

Live-blogging roundtable talks on anti-cloning bills tomorrow

First, the video above is the intro to a short series of University of Minnesota tutorials on stem cell research. I’m doing some prep for tomorrow’s U of M roundtable discussion on how the anti-cloning amendments going through the state legislature would affect the business community. I hope to live-blog it at 9 a.m., so…
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