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Florida International U Doctors Now Taking Patients

More than 2 1/2 years after Florida International University’s medical school first began offering classes, school administrators on Tuesday announced they were opening their doors once again — this time to the public.

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Proof Is in: Public Universities Are Economic Powerhouses for States (Opinion)

For two centuries, public research universities such as Indiana University have helped shape the fortunes of the United States.

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Huntsville Fire, Alabama A&M Officials Resolve Water Gun Fight

Huntsville Fire & Rescue Chief Mike Sublett says he believes an incident a week ago when Alabama A&M University students threw water balloons and used water guns on firefighters answering a false alarm was probably a prank that got out of hand.

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Key Official Would Trim N.Y.U. Plan to Expand

New York University is having a hard time selling its ambitious plan to expand its Greenwich Village campus to Scott M. Stringer, the Manhattan borough president, who is expected in the next two weeks to make a pivotal recommendation on the project’s future.

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GenTX Day To Promote Higher Education

In an effort to promote a college-going culture, higher education officials have designated May 4 as Generation Texas Day.

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Matters At Hand: Oil, Higher Ed Could Mix Well (Opinion)

It seems pretty clear that the issues of the decade in North Dakota are oil and higher education.

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U Of Colorado Officials Tout Accomplishments, Economic Impact On Boulder

University of Colorado officials -- during a meeting with city leaders on Tuesday -- gave an update of campus achievements, reporting that faculty are among the most productive in the nation when it comes to research, the student body is becoming more diverse and energy use on campus is shrinking.

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Trinity Assault Was Brutal, Yes, But It's Too Early To Draw Conclusions (Column)

A month ago, a man was found unconscious on a dark street in Hartford. Nobody paid much attention, except his family and the police who found him.

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