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Monthly Archives: September 2012

Harvard rocked by cheating allegations

About 125 students at the prestigious Harvard University face a possible one-year suspension and revocation of diplomas following an investigation into the university’s largest academic misconduct scandal. The university website reported a large number of undergraduates “may have inappropriately collaborated ...

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Drone university takes off

The world’s first university dedicated solely to unmanned systems education is up and running. It was founded by Jerry LeMieux, a retired Air Force colonel, commercial airline pilot and college lecturer. LeMieux’s school is one of several trying to get ...

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Drink and drug fears for lesbians

Lesbian and bisexual women are more likely to binge drink and take illegal drugs and less likely to have a pap smear, a Curtin University study reveals. The WA Lesbian and Bisexual Women’s Health survey, conducted by the university’s WA ...

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Milky Way ‘twins’ found

The Milky Way isn’t the only one of its kind in our universe, as previously thought. For the first time, astronomers have discovered two galaxies that are almost a spot on match for ours. Astronomers say spiral galaxies like the ...

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Advance in traumatic stress treatment

Drug abuse should not stop people who also suffer from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from receiving psychological treatment, a new study suggests. The researchers found that people with PTSD and substance abuse issues benefited from treatment involving exposure to ...

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They said it!

"It is becoming clear that an Abbott government would push more costs onto students and they should come clean about how high they would increase fees.” Greens senator and higher education spokeswoman Lee Rhiannon commenting on the Coalition’s plan to ...

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Greens back private colleges

The Greens say the open training market isn’t to blame for the problems facing vocational education and training, rather insufficient funding is the key threat. Greens higher education spokeswoman Senator Lee Rhiannon told a Sydney conference that private colleges have ...

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Call for PM to ease up on states

Prime Minister Julia Gillard finally unveiled the federal government’s reaction to the Gonski review, but her response has left many wondering how the new education model will be funded and how much control the states will have to give over ...

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Turning a blind eye

A major breakthrough by Australian medical researchers offers a brighter future for the vision impaired. A bionic device has been successfully implanted into the eye of a Victorian woman who can now see flashes of light and shapes after being ...

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