New Brunswick must overhaul its electoral process in order to boost the number of women in the legislative assembly, says a University of New Brunswick professor.

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Gender balance demands N.B. electoral reform

Less than a month ago, Francisco Rodriguez injured his right thumb in an altercation with his girlfriend’s father at Citi Filed in New York. The injury will keep him out for the remainder of the season, costing both he and the Mets over the next couple of months.

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Major League Baseball: Top-10 Mental Breakdowns in History

The governor of the Reserve Bank, Glenn Stevens, has issued a cautionary note on regulation of the financial sector at a speech at the University of Western Australia.

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RBA chief calls for ‘less exciting’ finance

Portland, Ore., is known for its rainy weather and soggy climate, but visitors can come to enjoy water in its less troublesome forms of beer, wine and coffee.

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A wild, wet weekend in Portland, Oregon

With less than a week until classes resume at the University of Alabama, more than 150 UA Honors College students have returned to Tuscaloosa

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UA students’ early arrival helps Hillcrest

MANILA, Philippines, August 5, 2010 – Less regular mealtimes and high consumption of caffeinated drinks and fast food characterize the diet of workers in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, a study by the University of the Philippines (UP) Population Institute revealed.

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The Global Association for Contact Center Best Practices & Networking

Harvard University researchers have discovered how GlaxoSmithKline Plcs diabetes drug Avandia works in cells to prevent the illness, a step that may show the way to develop less toxic drugs that are just as effective.

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Glaxo Avandia Risk Explained in Harvard Study Outlining Less-Toxic Option

It is a Thursday morning in early July and Thad Allen is ready to start his day.

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Special report: Plumes, politics and the sultan of spill

Abound Solar says it has a simpler process to make cadmium-telluride solar cells. A thin-film solar firm spun out of Colorado State University says it has developed a way to make cadmium-telluride photovoltaic modules that could be cheaper than processes used by other makers of such solar cells. Abound Solar of Loveland, CO, has received a conditional $400-million loan guarantee from the U.S …

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Solar Cell Maker Gets a $400-Million Boost

The University of Massachusetts Amherst has less than two months to remove toxic PCBs from one of its residence complexes, but officials said they are confident the work will be complete before students return. University of Massachusetts Amherst – United States – Massachusetts – University of Massachusetts – Polychlorinated biphenyl

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PCBs will be removed from complex by fall, UMass Amherst says