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 Wednesday, February 02, 2005
Phoenix Moves to Put Itself on the Biotechnology Map. Taking the first step in an ambitious, if risky, strategy to create a biotechnology center, Phoenix has built a $46 million medical laboratory building. By By MORRIS NEWMAN. [NYT > Science]
7:32:48 AM    

Schools Making Grades Available Online (AP). AP - Gone are the days when parents would find out how their kids were doing in school only when report cards came home or during parent-teacher conferences. A growing number of teachers and schools are making grades available nearly in real-time over the Internet. Some teachers include pending assignments, written comments, class participation and disciplinary actions as well. [Yahoo! News: Technology]  Highly recommended for Universities to consider.  Would result in higher performance by students, if grades made available to the public.
7:30:07 AM    

The abuse of a college education. “Perhaps you’re familiar with “the tragedy of the commons,” a social dilemma outlined by the late biologist Garrett Hardin in a famous 1968 essay of the same name. The dilemma is that when individuals pursue personal gain, the net result... (528 words) [selling waves]
7:23:29 AM    

Random Trading Good Predictor of Market Behavior, Study Shows [Scientific American]
7:18:54 AM