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3 hrs ago | The Hoya

UIS Updates Blackboard

Four months after conducting a survey of students and faculty, University Information Services updated Blackboard this past weekend to help further integrate the online resource in the classroom.

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7 hrs ago | GretaWire

New post for State Department's Victoria Nuland (who was part of...

New post for State Department's Victoria Nuland Below was sent to me by FNC's Jennifer Griffin.

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Related Topix: World News, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Congo, Africa, Travel, Republic of the Congo Travel, Davidson College

11 hrs ago | US News & World Report

Improving School Data Helps Students Make Better Choices for the Future

Eric Cantor is the majority leader of the House of Representatives and represents Virginia's Seventh Congressional District.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Eric Cantor, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Luke Messer, Opinion

13 hrs ago | Lifehacker

Should I Go to Grad School?

Dear Lifehacker, My undergraduate studies are coming to an end, but I'm not sure I want to leave school yet.

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Yesterday | Daily Mail

That's a bit cheeky! Arnold Schwarzenegger gets touchy feely with...

Touchy feely: Arnold Schwarzenegger was seen placing his hand on the small of his estranged wife Maria Shriver's back when they attended their daughter Christina's graduation over the weekend The Terminator star was seen getting very hands on with his former wife when the couple attended their daughter Christina's graduation at Georgetown ... (more)

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Arnold Schwarzenegger, US Governors, Brentwood, CA

Wed May 22, 2013

Ogdensburg Courier-Observer/Journal

Martin, Diagostino join SeaComm operation

His responsibilities include managing the Business Lending Department and delivering loan and deposit products to help businesses in St.

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Related Topix: Northeastern University, University of Indianapolis, Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI

CFR.org

Ending Child Marriage

The practice of child marriage is a violation of human rights. Every day, girls around the world are forced to leave their families, marry against their will, endure sexual and physical abuse, and bear children while still in childhood themselves.

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PhysOrg Weblog

Biomarker trio predicts near-term heart risk

Cardiologists have identified a trio of biomarkers that may predict which patients with heart disease have a high risk of heart attack or death in the next two years.

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Related Topix: Emory University

Mon May 20, 2013

Patch.com

Nishanth Uli's Jeopardy Journey Is Over

Nishanth Uli's quest to become Jeopardy! College Championship is over. Uli, a 2011 Solon graduate, lost in the semi-finals despite collecting $31,600 in the semi-final round, which aired Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Solon, OH

Business Journal

Georgetown University picks D.C. official for local government affairs job

Georgetown University has hired the District's former lead on the Poplar Point redevelopment to be its first director of local government affairs, the Washington Business Journal has learned.

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Corporate Counsel

A Place for Lawyers to Learn Executive Skills

Ashish Nanda had been teaching at Harvard Business School for 13 years when then-Harvard Law School dean Elena Kagan approached him in 2007 with an unusual idea.

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Related Topix: Elena Kagan, US Supreme Court, US News, UC Irvine

Star Tribune

World worries about Syria; Washington stuck on Benghazi

The world is worried about Syria. But the United States is more focused on Libya.

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Related Topix: Muammar Gaddafi (Gadhafi), Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News, World News, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Opinion

Sun May 19, 2013

Mail & Guardian

Can al-Jazeera win hearts and minds in the US?

The pan-Arab news giant is laying the groundwork for the launch of al-Jazeera America after its purchase of Current TV, a struggling US cable channel.

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Sat May 18, 2013

CNN

What Obama must say to black grads

Editor's note: Paul Butler is a law professor at Georgetown University. He is the author of "Let's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice." That is how President Obama should begin one of the most significant speeches of his presidency: the commencement address at Morehouse College this Sunday.

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Related Topix: 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Morehouse College, Prison, Opinion

Patch.com

GU Considers Renting Graduate Student Housing in Rosslyn

A new building under construction in Rosslyn could help Georgetown University meet demand for housing among graduate students, according to The Washington Business Journal .

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Related Topix: Arlington, VA

The Chronicle-Telegram

Olmsted Falls student wins 'Jeopardy' college tournament

OLMSTED FALLS - So, what do you do if you win the Jeopardy College Tournament? You help your parents out and chip in for tuition at Georgetown University.

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Related Topix: Olmsted Falls, OH

The Post-Journal, Jamestown New York

Ronald G. Hite

Ronald G. Hite, 81, of 4577 Baker St. Ext., Lakewood, died at 5:45 a.m. Fri-day , in his home.

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Related Topix: Atlanta, GA, Canisius College

Fri May 17, 2013

Patch.com

Former Parkview Student Becomes Jeopardy Finalist

Former Lilburn resident Kristen Jolley has become a finalist on Jeopardy's l atest two-week collegiate competition.

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Related Topix: Game Show, Jeopardy!, Entertainment, Television, Lilburn, GA, Alex Trebek, Georgia Tech

The News-Gazette

DACC program helps combine GED with career instruction

When the economy turned sour and her work as a photographer slowed, Mary Berver-Zimmerman began thinking about a new career.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nursing

Thu May 16, 2013

The George Towner

Commencement Weekend in Washington

It's commencement weekend in Washington which may supply some relief from the scandalsl and sports woes At Georgetown University, a host of distinguished speakers-from Nobel Prize winners, to heads of state to high government officials, will send graduates from the various schools-from foreign service to university, to economics-off to a brighter ... (more)

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Related Topix: Speakers, George Washington University, Ray, Short, Comedy Movies, Music!, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Kerry Washington