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Archive for September 16th, 2011

September 16th, 2011 - 10:53 am § in America, Hypocrisy, Schools & Colleges

The destructive myopia of the NIH study on grant funding and race

Michael Eisen, associate professor of molecular and cell biology   FROM Its Not Junk Last week Science published a paperdescribing the results of an NIH-sponsored investigation into the impact of a scientist’s race on the probability of that their grants will be funded.The findings were striking[...]

September 16th, 2011 - 8:49 am § in The Ave Scene

The Seattle Waterfront Project

Last month the New York Times (August 21, 2011, By JOHN HARWOOD) summarized the views of business economists about how to stimulate the stalled economy: “While waiting for education investments to pay off, however, Mr. Gross says the government should finance immediate job creation to shore up[...]

September 16th, 2011 - 8:15 am § in Schools & Colleges

Borrowed Gravitas: Does The Existance of a Univeristy Imply Free Speech?

The public sees the University of Washington as the home for an elite faculty.  Does that status imply our right to use the UW brand to promote our ideas? At one extreme, the answer is yes. The Faculty Code clearly describes our obligations as Professors as being much more than didactive pedagogy d[...]

September 16th, 2011 - 8:03 am § in Schools & Colleges

From Horsesass: Carl on the next step in Washington’s deficit.

Some Thoughts on the Latest Revenue Forecast by Carl, 09/15/2011, 4:53 PM The forecast is out and it’s brutal. Another $1.4 Billion down. Here are some random thoughts: We’ve already cut too far. It’s time to increase taxes. In Washington they’re often regressive and not a great idea in a ba[...]

September 16th, 2011 - 7:55 am § in Misc.

BREAKING NEWS: Libya pumps oil, vets Africans

MOSCOW/MILAN, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Italy’s Eni will press on with an agreement to sell half its stake in Libyan oilfield Elephant to Russian energy giant Gazprom , as Moscow seeks to regain its footing in strife-torn Libya. TRIPOLI, Sept 16 (Reuters) – It remains too early to assess[...]

September 16th, 2011 - 6:03 am § in Misc.

UW holds steady while France slips in university rankings

France has slipped from 6th to 8th place in the annual Shanghai ranking of the world’s universities. The respected league table of 500 universities, officially known as the Academic Ranking of World Universities and compiled at the Shanghai-Jiaotong university, is released each year. It ranks univ[...]