D.C. College Signing Day Celebrates University-Bound
By Ruth Steinhardt
As they crossed the stage, the seniors hoisted college banners, posters and scarves...
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Children’s Health Problems Stem from ‘A Soup of Exposures’
According to Linda Birnbaum, director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, many global health issues can only be understood as...
Lara Brown Named Interim Director of GSPM
The George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM) named Associate Professor and Political Management Program Director Lara Brown as the school's interim director...
At Small Colleges, Harsh Lessons About Cash Flow
After years of financial crisis, Franklin Pierce, like dozens of other small colleges nationwide, is struggling to survive.
News Media All Over the Board on 2016 Presidential Election
Trying to pin down the impact of the national news media in this year’s presidential races escapes the traditional conclusions of bias and favoritism for candidates in both parties.
Michigan Didn't Issue Fines in Many Asbestos Violations
Fines weren't issued in two-thirds of the more than 4,000 violations that the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration closed between February 2009 and February 2016, the Detroit...
Malia Obama College Choice: First Daughter Will Attend Harvard University In 2017
Malia, 17, will start college in fall 2017 after taking a gap year following her graduation from the Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., June 10.
Human Activity Is a Major Factor Driving Wildfires
A new study that examines California wildfires found that human activity—such as tossing a lit cigarette along a highway—explains as much about the fires’ frequency and locations as climate...
Would Trump Be Most ‘Unpresidential’ President Ever?
“Whatever presidential is, it’s not Donald Trump,” said James Thurber, director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University.