from the NY Times The villagers are very small, generally less than three and a half feet tall, and have a rare condition known as Laron syndrome or Laron-type dwarfism. They are probably the descendants of conversos, Sephardic Jews from Spain and Portugal who were forced to convert to Christianity [...]
Archive for February, 2011
February 16th, 2011 - 11:47 am § in Politics, Schools & Colleges
UW (the other one) Students and Professors Rally Against Governor
from The Chronicle, by Jack Stripling, via Raya Fidel. Thousands of protesters gathered on the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol here on Tuesday to voice their opposition to a fast-moving proposal that would strip the union bargaining rights for University of Wisconsin faculty and staff members, [...]
February 16th, 2011 - 11:36 am § in Schools & Colleges
35 Hour Work Week?
Kean U. Requires Faculty Members to Fill Out Time Sheets February 15, 2011, 4:30 pm Administrators at Kean University, a state institution in New Jersey, have asked faculty members to fill out daily time sheets to ensure that they are putting in at least a 35-hour workweek. The time sheets have beco[...]
February 16th, 2011 - 6:50 am § in Uncategorized
The Secret Recipe for Coca Cola!
from this American Life …. click here for narration. The recipe: Fluid extract of Coca: 3 drams USP, Citric acid: 3 oz, Caffeine: 1 oz, Sugar: 30 (unclear quantity), Water: 2.5 gal, Lime juice: 2 pints, 1 quart, Vanilla: 1 oz, Caramel: 1.5 oz or more for color Story continues on site: The secr[...]
February 16th, 2011 - 2:18 am § in Schools & Colleges
How Much to Pay A President?
When and if the regents choose to pay an inordinate salary to the next UW president, I assume that their motivation may be that the new super hero must be able to be respected by the crowd at Palm Springs. That respect is hard to achieve on a professor’s salary. I hope, however, that the [[...]
February 16th, 2011 - 1:11 am § in Schools & Colleges
Egypt: Three Universities “Closed for up to one year!”
UPDATE This post was first made before the abdication of President Mubarak. If anyone knows of the current status of these schools, please leave a comment here. 16 Feb 2011. Egypt has informed governments with large numbers of foreign students that at least three major Cairo universities could rem[...]
UW: Art History Goes Online
The University of Washington Press, in collaboration with Duke University Press, the Pennsylvania State University Press, and the University of Pennsylvania Press, has been awarded a collaborative publishing grant of $1.257 million from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to publish first books by scho[...]
February 15th, 2011 - 3:03 am § in Misc.
Obama Holds Out Research as Rare Exception From Budget Cuts
By Paul Basken from Chronicle of Higher Education Washington President Obama on Monday proposed budget increases for the leading sources of federal money for university research, including the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, setting up a showdown with Republicans s[...]
February 14th, 2011 - 3:25 pm § in Politics
Iran post Egypt: Protests!
TEHRAN, Iran — Clashes between Iranian police and tens of thousands of protesters wracked central Tehran on Monday as security forces beat and fired tear gas at opposition supporters hoping to evoke Egypt’s recent popular uprising. The opposition called for a demonstration Monday in solidari[...]