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The universe could stop expanding 'remarkably soon', study suggests
After nearly 13.8 billion years of nonstop expansion, the universe could soon grind to a standstill, then slowly start to contract, new research published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests. In the new paper, three scientists attempt to model the nature of dark energy — a mysterious force that seems to be causing the universe to expand ever faster — based on past observations of cosmic expansion. In the team's model, dark energy is not a constant force of nature, but an entity called quintessence, which can decay over time.
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New Research Suggests We Could Conquer the Galaxy In Under A Billion Years
New research published in the American Astronomical Society has confirmed through the use of a computer simulation that aliens–or humans–could potentially colonize the galaxy, a feat within the capabilities of modern Earth technology. According to the new research, doing so would only take a civilization like ours a billion years to complete.
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Dark matter is slowing the spin of the Milky Way’s galactic bar
For 30 years, astrophysicists have predicted such a slowdown, but this is the first time it has been measured. The researchers say it gives a new type of insight into the nature of dark matter, which acts like a counterweight slowing the spin.
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Is There a Smarter Way to Think About Sexual Assault on Campus?
If I were asked by a survey to describe my experience with sexual assault in college, I would pinpoint two incidents, both of which occurred at or after parties in my freshman year. In the first case, the guy went after me with sniper accuracy, magnanimously giving me a drink he’d poured upstairs. In the second case, I’m sure the guy had no idea that he was doing something wrong.
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Students Are Rebelling Against Eye-Tracking Exam Surveillance Tools
As a privacy-minded computer science student preparing to start his first year at Miami University, Erik Johnson was concerned this fall when he learned that two of his professors would require him to use the digital proctoring software Proctorio for their classes.
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Theoretical holes in spacetime could swallow the entire universe
In a new paper, physicists argue that extradimensional holes known as “bubbles of nothing” could cause the universe to consume itself from the inside out, Motherboard reports. Three researchers from the University of Oviedo in Spain and the University of Uppsala in Sweden submitted a paper, appropriately titled “Nothing Really Matters,” to the Journal of High-Energy Physics this month — about a hypothetical, mind-bending hole that could destroy the entire universe.
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When college students post about depression on Facebook
When college students post about feelings of depression on Facebook, their friends are unlikely to encourage them to seek help, a small study suggests. In fact, in this study, none of the 33 participating students said their friends told them they should reach out to a mental health professional to discuss their problems.
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This is the Milky Way's Magnetic Field
A team of astronomers have mapped the Milky Way's magnetic field using 137 pulsars in the northern sky. And they're not done yet.
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2020 Democrats Threaten to Boycott Debate Over Labor Dispute
Workers at Loyola Marymount University are in a contract dispute, and all seven candidates who qualified for the debate said Friday that they would not cross a picket line to attend.
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College student nails half-court shot for free tuition
Cale Mantis, a freshman at the University of Oklahoma, was plucked from the crowd at a college basketball game to take the shot of a lifetime. He reportedly had to make a free throw, a lay-up and a three-pointer before sinking the final “money” shot, which won him a year of free tuition.
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Federal Loan Servicing Pros and Cons - The Frugal Fellow
FedLoan is a student loan servicer which specifically handles federal loan servicing in the US. Many people have had major issues with FedLoan.
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Chinese pupils 'work through night' to make Amazon Echos
Chinese students are being paid low wages and pressured into illegal work hours, activists say.
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Why Is There So Much Saudi Money in American Universities?
Saudi Arabia has quietly directed tens of millions of dollars a year to American universities from M.I.T. to Northern Kentucky. What are the nation’s rulers getting out of it?
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The two hidden intellectual moves behind the "progressive" argument against free college
the ideas that public goods need to be subjected to cost-benefit analysis, and the idea that education's primary benefit is higher earning potential.
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Ultimate Student Accommodation Guide In Glasgow
Good accommodation summary for students in Glasgow. If you have any additional info, especially for college students, let us know!
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What’s Life Like as a Student at U.S.C.? Depends on the Size of the Bank Account
Spring breaks in Bali, resort-style apartment buildings with rooftop pools and tanning beds and regular dinners out at Nobu, where a tab for four roommates could easily stretch into four digits. This is life as a student at the University of Southern California. This is also life as a U.S.C. student: working an overnight shift to earn money for books, going hungry when the campus meal plan runs out and seething as friends presume that a $20 glass of wine is affordable.
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Billionaire's £100m gift to Cambridge Uni
A hedge fund billionaire has donated £100m to Cambridge University. The donation from David Harding, via his foundation, is the biggest single gift made to a university in the UK by a British philanthropist. The money will fund postgraduate scholarships for more than 100 PhD students and be invested in attracting students from "under-represented groups". Vice-chancellor Prof Stephen J Toope said it was "extraordinarily generous".
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Millions of College Students Are Going Hungry
A new government report highlights just how pervasive the problem is.
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In Admissions, Harvard Favors Those Who Fund It, Internal Emails Show
In one 2013 email headlined “My Hero,” former Kennedy School Dean Ellwood thanked Harvard's dean of admissions for his help accepting a set of students with very particular qualifications. "[Redacted] and [redacted] are all big wins. [Redacted] has already committed to a building.”
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