The State University of New York at Albany removed the director of its humanistic-studies program from his position Wednesday, after he was accused of plagiarizing large portions of a text in which he was both editor and translator.
A ninth-grader in Nancy Hepler's Algebra One class still has questions about his homework tonight.
A panel of journalists and media relations staff, who participated in a forum at the Commerce School yesterday, accused finance reporters of not adequately scrutinizing the finances of the technology businesses they were covering in the late 1990s and contributing to the misperception that the companies were successful. "I don't think reporters in the late '90s and even until a couple of years ago took a good look at financial statements," said Chris Roush, editor-in-chief of SNL Financial, which publishes financial magazines.
University debates were held last night in Jefferson Hall for the Student Council Executive Board, Honor Committee, Judiciary Committee and Fourth-year Class President elections that begin Monday. The events, however, were not well attended by either the candidates or University students. Six of the 12 College students running for three spots on the Honor Committee were present at last night's debates.
While adult stem cells hold some potential for use in the development of new therapies, these possible benefits pale in comparison to the enormous potential of embryonic stem cells. The federal government should give the green light to scientists who want to continue stem cell research. Adult stem cells regulate other cells in the body and replace them when they die from injury, disease or old age. On the other hand, embryonic stem cells are "blank" cells that have the ability to divide indefinitely in culture and develop into specialized cells. President Bush and Congress should take this information into account during their ongoing discussions of stem cell research. Bush has rejected the possibilities of stem cell research because he let his religious beliefs take precedence over the benefits of scientific research. "The Bush administration has been incoherent," said Paul Lombardo, member of the core faculty at the University Center of Biomedical Ethics. "The stem cell avenue is being cut off before knowing whether or not it will prove useful," Lombardo added. The National Academy of Sciences, an independent research institution that often advises policymakers, disagrees with Bush on the cloning issue. The academy strongly endorses stem cell research, which holds great promise for developing new therapies that could cure a wide range of human diseases. The academy is correct in taking a position against the Bush administration because scientific research could make new opportunities available to people suffering from incurable maladies. "It is important to continue with embryonic research because it will ultimately yield information that can be applied to adult stem cells to treat and manipulate therapies," Plastic Surgery Prof.
The Inter-Sorority Council, the governing body of all the sorority houses, gathered together in the Garden Room on the West Range last night to elect next year's executive board. Third-year Commerce student Whitney Eck was elected ISC president.
Plastic Surgery Prof. Adam Katz may bring love handles back in style. Katz has found that discarded fat tissue may be an excellent source of stem cells, which potentially can develop into any of the 220 cell types that make up the human body. "A patient could in the future use their own fat cells to heal themselves," Katz said. Stem cells often are called pluripotent because of their unique ability to transform into other kinds of cells.
A dispute between Bank of America and the Mariner's Museum in Newport News, Va., may result in the University's acquisition of the museum. The Mariner's Museum, one of the largest international maritime museums, exhibits scale-models of early American ships, navigational maps of the Chesapeake Bay and many other nautical displays. The museum came into conflict with Bank of America over the sale of $8 million in West Virginia coal lands that the museum owned.
Without question, embryonic stem cells possess the potential to provide cures for some of the deadliest human diseases.
The University of California-Berkeley announced it would suspend a student-instructed male sexuality class Monday, following reports of the course's related extracurricular activities. The male sexuality course at Berkeley is a "de-cal" or "Democratic Education at Cal" program.
Hoping to assuage fears about the impact of Virginia's higher education funding cuts, Colette Sheehy, vice president of management and budget, conducted two town hall meetings yesterday, repeatedly stressing officials' "hopes that we would not have to lay people off at the University." The meetings were held in the Newcomb Hall Ballroom and the Facilities Management Building.
In an effort to end what he considers partisan politics in selecting members for governing boards of Virginia's public colleges and universities, Gov.
The appeals of Greek life attracted a larger-than-average number of first years last month. As a result, both the Inter-Fraternity Council and Inter-Sorority Council saw a marked increase in turnout during rush. IFC Rush Chairman Steve Bowman said 621 men rushed this spring, up from last year's 498. Bowman said he believes technology helped account for the increase. "We allowed first years to register and pay online," he said.
Concerns over inclusion of the entire University community in student self-governance have arisen following the approval of a petition to put the informed retraction amendment before the student body. Over 11,000 students in the School for Continuing and Professional Studies are bound by the honor code, but are not allowed to vote on referenda to change it. At an Honor Committee meeting Sunday, SCPS Rep.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced last Thursday it will give pay raises and retroactive pay to 42 female faculty members.
The Cancer Center Benefit Dinner hosted University women's basketball coach Debbie Ryan at their annual benefit dinner last night. Proceeds from the dinner, which featured a video presentation honoring the late Sen.
In response to persistent student interest, the University plans to add Asian American studies to its repertoire of academic programs in the College, once funding is available for a director. The Asian Student Union has lobbied for over 10 years to start an Asian American studies program at the University. The hiring freeze has hindered the program's implementation, preventing the University from hiring a program director.
In an effort to gain greater influence within the University community, the Graduate Labor Alliance is seeking support for unionization among College graduate students. The GLA, an informal group of graduate students who support unionization, plans to announce the formal creation of a graduate student union sometime this spring, GLA member Kate Nash said.
Marching forward in an uphill struggle to mend Virginia's budgetary crisis, state lawmakers issued revisions to their competing House and Senate budget plans Sunday - plans that include deep funding cuts and in-state tuition hikes that will place an unavoidable strain on the University and other Virginia colleges. In meetings that Sen.
According to Honor Committee statistics released yesterday, only 18 trials still are pending from the 158 total cases filed by Physics Professor Louis Bloomfield since April 2001. "Our goal is really to leave the new [Honor] Committee with a very few number of trials and hopefully that committee will have them done by the end of the academic year," Committee Chairman Thomas Hall said. Of the 51 cases referred to trial, 13 resulted in guilty verdicts.
