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July 2008
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July 30,
2008 -- Packing up
Use common sense when deciding what to bring to college
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July 21,
2008 -- It's the little things that count
How surcharges affect pricing and purchasing
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July 17,
2008 -- Holiday tipping
Holiday giving season complicated by shifting norms on gratuities, psychologist suggests
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July 17,
2008 -- Never go to a party hungry
Nutritionist offers tips to make it through the New Year without putting on pounds
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July 17,
2008 -- Winter break
Helping college students deal with stress
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July 17,
2008 -- A toy story
Finding educational toys is not hard; key is keeping child's age in mind
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July 17,
2008 -- Hit those books
Resolving to go back to school? WUSTL dean offers tips for success
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July 17,
2008 -- It's so easy being green
WUSTL expert offers 12 simple ways to live a greener lifestyle in 2009
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July 14,
2008 -- Eating right
Portion control key to keeping holiday weight gain at bay
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July 14,
2008 -- An alternative to chemotherapy
Nanoparticles tackle pediatric brain tumors
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July 10,
2008 -- Cost of raising a child with special needs: Where does your state rank?
New study finds a family's extra cost of caring for a child with special needs varies from state to state
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July 9,
2008 -- Hands-free bonus
Keeping hands where you can see 'em alters perception, study finds
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July 7,
2008 -- Lefties have the edge
Baseball's southpaws play to their strength
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July 1,
2008 -- Facing extinction
New book portrays day in the life of a bonobo
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June 2008
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June 30,
2008 -- How weekends wreck diets
Weekends slow weight loss, researchers find
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June 27,
2008 -- Is less more?
Businesses hold steady on price, offer smaller quantities to stay profitable
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June 20,
2008 -- Oil or spoil?
McCain, Obama similarities on oil, gas, energy only go so far, expert suggests
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June 18,
2008 -- Supreme Court Guantanamo decision
International law expert comments on status of Guantanamo Bay detainees
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June 16,
2008 -- Water everywhere
Lower Midwest braces for floods
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June 9,
2008 -- "Dig Czar"
Washington University plays key role in Mars mission
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June 9,
2008 -- Graduates: Don't despair, says WUSTL careers expert
Finding a job involves creating the right plan
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June 4,
2008 -- Antarctica's slip is showing
Data show Antarctic ice stream radiating seismically
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June 3,
2008 -- More than 1,000 Okla. babies receive $1,000 for college savings
Okla. State Treasurer and Washington University in St. Louis partner through new study on children's savings accounts
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June 3,
2008 -- It takes two to tango
Researchers identify proteins that make up specialized ion channels
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May 2008
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May 29,
2008 -- New Pentagon report shows 50% spike in PTSD cases
Dept. of Defense PTSD data highlights need for knowledge about available mental health services
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May 28,
2008 -- May is Mental Health Month
Research offers clues for dealing with anxiety, childhood depression, schizophrenia
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May 21,
2008 -- How green is their valley?
Phoenix mission to Mars will search for climate clues
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May 15,
2008 -- Chinese earthquake
Earthquake may rattle China's hydropower plans, raising spectre of more coal-fired pollution, tighter energy markets
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May 15,
2008 -- Immigrants pose no threat to the U.S. economy
In fact they may help, says a WUSTL professor
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May 7,
2008 -- Peeking over your shoulder
When is it okay for employers to monitor workers?
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April 2008
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April 30,
2008 -- The fragility of the "American Dream"
New research reveals surprising lifetime risk of economic insecurity among Americans
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April 28,
2008 -- Workaholic
Single-celled bacterium works 24-7, converting light to energy by day, moonlighting at night
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April 24,
2008 -- All shook up
Midwest now worries about a different fault
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April 15,
2008 -- Battling overindulgence
Control the urge to splurge - try dividing things up
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April 15,
2008 -- In the mix
Research aims to produce energy on the farm
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April 10,
2008 -- Globalization and trade
Don't blame free trade for a weak economy
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April 8,
2008 -- Tracing origins
Technique traces origins of disease genes in mixed races
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April 1,
2008 -- Ignoring 'geologic reality'
Geologist decries floodplain development
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March 2008
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March 31,
2008 -- We haven't yet hit bottom
Recession's root cause is consumer debt, expert says
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March 19,
2008 -- Presidential politics
Current presidential campaign is becoming "hyper-racial," says expert
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March 17,
2008 -- To be or not to be a lady
Gender stereotypes pose challenges for Hillary Clinton's bid for the presidency
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March 12,
2008 -- Algorithm finds the network - for genes or the Internet
Math tool finds genetic communities that lead to disease
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March 11,
2008 -- Domestication of the donkey
New data on timing
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March 3,
2008 -- Saving the lemur
New satellite imaging research could save the lemur in Madagascar
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March 3,
2008 -- Telling it like it is
Dementia diagnosis brings relief, not depression
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February 2008
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Feb. 27,
2008 -- Repairing the U.S. asylum system
Leading immigration law expert examines dramatic inconsistencies; cautions against drastic responses
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Feb. 15,
2008 -- Try to remember
Practicing information retrieval is key to memory retention, study finds
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Feb. 8,
2008 -- Earth's orbit creates more than a leap year
Leap year adjusts calendar for natural forces driving climate change
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Feb. 8,
2008 -- Mammalian moonlighter
Moss protein plays role in Alzheimer's disease
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Feb. 8,
2008 -- Living on "the red edge"
Bacterium sequenced the first to make rare form of chlorphyll
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Feb. 4,
2008 -- Expert available to discuss proposed economic stimulus package
It's "more political than economic," says business professor
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January 2008
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Jan. 29,
2008 -- How money and appearance influence the political campaigns
Marketing strategies for politics
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Jan. 28,
2008 -- People and the planet
Professor's video series explores all of Earth's facets
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Jan. 22,
2008 -- Supreme Court to rule on patent law -- Quanta v. LG
"Patent holder had a right to sue a downstream purchaser," says patent law expert
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Jan. 22,
2008 -- Discount myth exposed
Why price promotions aren't the best marketing strategy
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Jan. 16,
2008 -- Solving the credit crisis
Government intervention in subprime mess rewards bad behavior, expert says
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Jan. 15,
2008 -- Mixed culture
New techniques create butanol
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Jan. 14,
2008 -- Cleans up nice
Washington University, two industries, team to clean up mercury emissions
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Jan. 8,
2008 -- Where's the beef?
Ancient cave bears as omnivorous as modern bears, research suggests
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Jan. 7,
2008 -- China's Water Warriors
China's push for hydropower dams sparking grassroots backlash, suggests new book
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Jan. 7,
2008 -- Digitizing the works of a 16th-century poet
Spenser Project receives NEH Scholarly Editions Grant
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Jan. 3,
2008 -- Is this any way to elect a president?
Iowa's special role in primaries may end in 2008, expert suggests
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December 2007
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Dec. 31,
2007 -- Helium - a rebel, a loner
Helium supplies endangered, threatening science and technology
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Dec. 28,
2007 -- It's so easy being green
WUSTL expert offers 12 simple ways to live a greener lifestyle in 2008
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Dec. 28,
2007 -- Hit those books
Resolving to go back to school? WUSTL dean offers tips for success
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Dec. 27,
2007 -- 'She represented the hope of a fresh break'
Anthropologist who lived in Pakistan comments on Benazir Bhutto's death
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Dec. 17,
2007 -- Holiday tipping
Holiday giving season complicated by shifting norms on gratuities, psychologist suggests
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Dec. 17,
2007 -- Never go to a party hungry
Nutritionist offers tips to make it through the New Year without putting on pounds
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Dec. 17,
2007 -- Faith in Schools?
Government should pay for religious schools, regulate what is taught, argues new book.
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Dec. 13,
2007 -- Extreme environments
Return to Europa: A closer look is possible
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Dec. 13,
2007 -- Promising findings for plant science
WUSTL researchers spearhead key genome initiative
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Dec. 12,
2007 -- The business of technology clusters
Firms of a feather flock together - to benefit economic development
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Dec. 11,
2007 -- WUSTL psychologist offers tips
Helping college students deal with stress during winter break
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Dec. 10,
2007 -- Ice smoke
Hot spot on Enceladus causes plumes
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Dec. 7,
2007 -- White matter
Cognitive "fog" of normal aging linked to brain system disruption
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Dec. 4,
2007 -- It's electric!
Microbial fuel cells turn on the juice
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Dec. 3,
2007 -- Size matters
Technique controls nanoparticle size, creates large numbers
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November 2007
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Nov. 26,
2007 -- Starting early
Preschool extends disadvantaged kids' years in school
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Nov. 21,
2007 -- Managing the supply chain
How the Gap could have avoided entanglement with child labor
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Nov. 19,
2007 -- High energy
NIH grants enable energy studies
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Nov. 13,
2007 -- November is Diabetes Awareness Month
Examining and identifying psychosocial barriers to type 2 diabetes management among adolescents key to reducing risk of complications
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Nov. 12,
2007 -- Nov. 19th is World Child Abuse Prevention Day
Child welfare expert offers ways to get involved in preventing child maltreatment
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Nov. 12,
2007 -- Do the math
Consider supplemental math programs as holiday gift
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Nov. 5,
2007 -- Search for global warming clues
Washington University Antarctica team to install seismographs
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Nov. 1,
2007 -- More 'hands-on' time
Active learning to transform undergraduate education in WUSTL computer science and engineering
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Nov. 1,
2007 -- A solution to social security and education funding: it's all part of the cycle of life
Bringing new meaning to student loans
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October 2007
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Oct. 30,
2007 -- Beauty and the Blonde:
An Exploration of American Art and Popular Culture at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum Nov. 16 to Jan. 28
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Oct. 29,
2007 -- Here comes the sun
Washington University scientists analyze solar wind samples from Genesis mission
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Oct. 19,
2007 -- Technology can help ease the pain when corporations change
The cozy side of IT
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Oct. 16,
2007 -- Ponds made of ticky tacky
After drought, ponds "keep up with the Joneses"
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Oct. 12,
2007 -- Double play
Major League Baseball: sharing revenue, not success
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Oct. 4,
2007 -- Methusalah of the mammalian kingdom
Ugly duckling mole rats might hold key to longevity
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Oct. 3,
2007 -- A federal holiday, but there's little reason to celebrate
History of events behind Columbus Day would likely sadden those who support "freedom and justice for all"
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Oct. 1,
2007 -- Folding through looping
Engineers study brain folding in higher mammals
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Oct. 1,
2007 -- Cyanide "bomb"
Genetic differences in clover make one type toxic
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September 2007
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Sept. 27,
2007 -- Impact of disasters on mental health
Strong community network key to successfully weathering the aftermath of a storm
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Sept. 27,
2007 -- Health psychology
Children respond to "active" programs for getting fit, eating right
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Sept. 25,
2007 -- New developments in autism research
Study shows autism symptoms can improve into adulthood
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Sept. 24,
2007 -- Dating moon rocks from the Apollo missions, and more
Earth and planetary sciences, Chinese Academy, sign research agreement
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Sept. 21,
2007 -- O.J. Simpson's legal woes - cultural, legal expert available
Case highlights the "pitfalls and possibilities of celebrity justice"
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Sept. 21,
2007 -- Saggy pants laws: First Amendment expert available for comment
Are these indecent exposure laws a fad or are they here to stay?
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Sept. 18,
2007 -- Can they promise safe toys?
After a toy recall, a company must over-communicate to correct sometimes conflicting public perceptions
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Sept. 18,
2007 -- Universal health care - expert available for comment
Major health care proposals ignore the 'Big Leak,' says health insurance expert
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Sept. 17,
2007 -- Tip of the iceberg?
Americans' love of spending money - especially on credit - could be bad news for the economy
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Sept. 13,
2007 -- Restaurant moratorium would not be effective, says expert dietitian
Healthier food options are a priority
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Sept. 12,
2007 -- Islands in the Stream
Ecologist reports dire devastation of snake species following major floods of '93, '95
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Sept. 10,
2007 -- Coconut genetics traced by WUSTL biologist Olsen
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Sept. 10,
2007 -- Fueling Fitness
Rising gasoline prices could take a bite out of America's obesity epidemic, study suggests
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Sept. 4,
2007 -- Stop that chatter
Software enables 'thoroughly modern milling'
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August 2007
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Aug. 31,
2007 -- Politics of Fear
Senator's restroom sex scandal sheds light on "demonization" of sexual minorities, suggests clinical psychologist
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Aug. 22,
2007 -- New developments in gambling addiction research
DSM-IV diagnosis applies equally well for Caucasian and African-American gamblers when combined with new assessment tool (video available)
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Aug. 20,
2007 -- Escape plans
Geologist plans volcano safety for Ecuadorians
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Aug. 20,
2007 -- Polluting cars could remain on the roads
New emissions testing regulation gives repair shops reasons to cheat
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Aug. 15,
2007 -- No need to panic
Subprime mess isn't all bad; situation also offers opportunities
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Aug. 7,
2007 -- When recalls call
Avoid one of business's pitfalls through resiliency
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Aug. 2,
2007 -- Obliterated
Caves of St. Louis County in trouble
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Aug. 2,
2007 -- Mars made accessible
New software enables easy access to huge Mars database
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July 31,
2007 -- Courts still trusted?
Protecting free speech of state judicial candidates has not hurt court legitimacy
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July 31,
2007 -- Not just another face in the crowd
Students should use common sense when posting to Facebook.com, says expert
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July 31,
2007 -- Stars are born
Circumstellar space: Where chemistry happens for the very first time
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