Annamalai University Researchers Hog Headlines

TAMIL NADU, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- South India based reputed educational institution Annamalai University has come into the spotlight again, this time for the right reasons. A few days back this month, the death of a few of its students and the subsequent student unrest forced the authorities to shut operations for a period. It … Read : Annamalai University Researchers Hog Headlines.

Group says children’s textbooks on Islam depict misleading, inflammatory view of Muslims

Group decries textbooks on Islam as inflammatory

PHILADELPHIA – A series of children’s textbooks on Islam contains misleading and inflammatory rhetoric about the religion, inaccurately portraying its followers as hostile and deserving of suspicion, according to a Muslim civil liberties group.
The Pennsylvania chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is set to begin what it calls … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Group says children’s textbooks on Islam depict misleading, inflammatory view of Muslims.

Ivy League’s Cornell takes extraordinary steps after 3 student gorge deaths in month

Ivy League’s Cornell responds to 3 gorge deaths

ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell University, an Ivy League school known for its spectacular gorges and haunted by a reputation for suicides, took the extraordinary step of posting lookouts on bridges and going door-to-door to check on students after three undergrads plunged to their deaths in the past month.
The … Original source on Gaea Times at : Ivy League’s Cornell takes extraordinary steps after 3 student gorge deaths in month.

Possible state aid cuts to Michigan universities have students worried about tuition hikes

Possible budget cuts could raise Mich. tuition

LANSING, Mich. – A proposal to cut state aid to Michigan’s public universities has some students worried their tuition bills could go up next fall.
The Republican-led Senate Appropriations Committee is expected to vote as early as Wednesday on budget bills that would cut state appropriations to universities and community …. Original article  : Possible state aid cuts to Michigan universities have students worried about tuition hikes.

DePaul ready to make next coach one of richest in Big East in effort to restore program

DePaul ready to make coach 1 of Big East’s richest

CHICAGO – Hoping to restore a once-proud program, DePaul is prepared to make its next coach one of the richest in the Big East.
Athletic director Jean Lenti Ponsetto said Tuesday that the next coach could have a salary that “would definitely be in the top half …. Original article  : DePaul ready to make next coach one of richest in Big East in effort to restore program.

Study: NCAA women’s tournament teams have higher graduation rates than men’s programs

Study: Women’s teams outperform men in grad rates

ORLANDO, Fla. – A new study shows players on the teams headed to the NCAA women’s tournament are graduating at a higher rate than those in the men’s field.
An annual report released Tuesday by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida …. Read the original article  : here.

Mysore University Results Declared

Mysore, (GaeaTimes.com)- The Mysore University results for BBM Course (Bachelor of Business Management) in its formulated scheme of 1st semester had been announced today Mar 16, 2010. All aspiring BBM students can now log into the official website of the university and key in their registration number to obtain the Mysore University results live on …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

JEST 2010 Result Declared

NAINITAL, (GaeaTimes.com)- The Results for JEST 2010 (Physics only) are finally out on the official website of ARIES (Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences) today 16th March 2010. The exam, which happens to be a Joint Entrance Screening Test in Theoretical Computer Science is a country wide test which was conducted in the month of … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : JEST 2010 Result Declared.

Army heeds recent vets, finally drops bayonets from basic training to focus on abs, fistfights

Army drops bayonets, busts abs in training revamp

FORT JACKSON, S.C. – New soldiers are grunting through the kind of stretches and twists found in “ab blaster” classes at suburban gyms as the Army revamps its basic training regimen for the first time in three decades.
Heeding the advice of Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans, commanders are … Read more : Army heeds recent vets, finally drops bayonets from basic training to focus on abs, fistfights.