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Over a month after announcing the Amherst, Massachusetts, school would close following fall semester, Hampshire's leadership now says the college "does not have enough" funding for the final stretch it had planned.
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The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.The commencement address has become a way for colleges and universities to make headlines – and maybe a viral moment – but, in the information age, some speakers carry a risk.And a recent study on remoras – the suckerfish that attached to large sea animals – has scientists rethinking the fish’s relationship with manta rays.
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It’s a familiar scene in the Capitol. Lawmakers collecting backpay after passing a late budget.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders also have committed to additional funding for Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Yonkers, Albany and Mt. Vernon in future years.
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The good news: The budget is passed. The bad news: It was due two months ago.
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Many home security cameras picked up the image of an object falling to earth, disappearing in a flash… and some say they heard a loud boom.
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The lawsuit accuses the company of failing to warn users that ChatGPT could be dangerous and instead marketing it as safe and reliable.
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Research from the New York Fed finds that younger college graduates have been sidelined by remote work in recent years, as companies may be reluctant to hire those needing more training and mentoring.
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The outbreak remains focused in Congo's eastern Ituri province. Congo has reported over 1,000 suspected cases with the Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved treatment or vaccine.
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Baby calves rely on it to build up their immune systems and gut. And now marketers are promoting it for humans. Here's what scientists say.