Johnathon Cohn, The New Republic Who is the real Mitt Romney? … excerpts Right-wingers protested the hiring of Grenell from the get-go and, instead of backing Grenell publicly, the Romney campaign sidelined him. Last week, according to reporting by Andrew Sullivan, campaign officials specifica[...]
Archive for May 5th, 2012
May 5th, 2012 - 3:25 am § in Schools & Colleges, Science
Berkeley Blog: How Science Works
Trusting your fellow scientist Anna Goldstein, chemistry grad student | 3/6/12 In my last post, I told you that Berkeley Physics professor Richard Muller is the go-to guy for proof of anthropogenic climate change. Maybe that strikes you as odd. Why would I look to a physicist for information about o[...]
May 5th, 2012 - 12:51 am § in Schools & Colleges
Bribes Needed to Get College Education
Photo: Reuters Students of the University of Ibadan check their graduation gowns at their campus in Ibadan, south west Nigeria (2006 file photo). In Nigeria, about a million students pass the college-entrance qualifying exam every year, but most never attend a college class. Nigerian universities [...]