CBS Money Watch Report: Mass. economic growth slows in 4th quarter The Massachusetts economy grew at a slower clip than that of the U.S. during the final three months of last year, marking the first time in six quarters that the state’s growth failed to outpace the nation’s, according to a new report.
University presidents join effort to save Homeland Security funds Several New England research universities, scrambling to protect the federal subsidies and grants funding part of their work, are calling on the Obama administration to protect science and technology spending by the Homeland Security Department.
Nature.com US physicists call for underground neutrino facility When the US National Science Board nixed plans for an underground lab in 2010, multiple potential experiments were left homeless, and the US physics community was in a kerfuffle. Now, 40 leading theoretical physicists, including three Nobel Prize winners, have written to the US Department of Energy (DOE) urging it build an underground facility to […]
In tight local market, no relief for renters, apartment hunters Rents in the Boston area hit record highs in the last quarter of 2011, pushed up by increased demand and declining inventory, maintaining the regionâs reputation as one of the country’s most expensive places to live.
FierceHealthIT Spit on a strip? New biochip measures glucose using saliva Diabetics soon may be able to test their glucose levels in their saliva, rather than pricking themselves to draw blood for testing.
Al.com Shares of Vulcan Materials rise after company said it will continue to resist Martin Marietta Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. rose after the company said it plans to resist a dissident slate of directors bent on a takeover, a slate led by a former Securities and Exchange Commission member.
CBS Money Watch Report: Teen employment drops in Illinois Teen employment in Illinois last year dropped to its lowest level in more than 40 years, with minorities and youth from low-income homes among the hardest hit, according to a report released Tuesday.
Chicago Tribune Report: 2011 teen employment drops to 27.5 percent in Ill., down from nearly 50 percent in ’99 Teen employment in Illinois last year dropped to its lowest level in more than 40 years, with minorities and youth from low-income homes among the hardest hit, according to a report released Tuesday.
Examiner Rabid sports fans no different than our political culture In sports, when a mistake costs a team the game, no one feels worse than the player who made the mistake. So does that player need hate mail? We’re talkin’ REAL hateful mail.
The Hill Don’t rewire filibuster rules It is hard to disagree with the headline on Bill Galston and Mark McKinnon’s op-ed in The Hill on Jan. 17: Time for up-or-down votes in Senate on appointees. The recent, highly partisan tit-for-tat demeans senators and the president, intensifies the polarization of the parties and deepens the publicâs cynicism about Washington.
Know Your Professor Until now, college students mostly have relied on word of mouth, professors’ reputations, previous student evaluations and the often rude and anonymous comments (complete with a “hotness” ranking) on RateMyProfessors.com before choosing a professor for a particular class.
10 Years Later: Breaking Down The Mass. Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal Ten years after the clergy sex abuse crisis hit the news, we talk with two reporters who were instrumental in uncovering the scandal, WBURâs Sacha Pfeiffer and Northeastern University distinguished professor Walter V. Robinson, who won a Pulitzer Prize for their reporting on the subject.