by Chelsea Wallis | Nov 14, 2011 | Immigration, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – The Dubuque Retirement Community decided it was no longer an assisted living facility under the state definition on Oct. 1, 2009. It voluntarily decertified and has since operated as a residence with home health options, which does not require a license....
by Sara J. Martinez | Nov 3, 2011 | Education, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Science, technology, engineering and math education in the United States should be improved not by changing the way it is taught, but by changing the way its teachers are educated, a panel of science professionals recommended to Congress on Thursday....
by Sara J. Martinez | Nov 2, 2011 | Science + Technology
Watch the second in a series of six Phase 1 water landing tests for NASA’s Orion multi-purpose crew vehicle. The data collected from these tests will be implemented in the final design of the spacecraft that will someday take astronauts to Mars.
by Ja'Nel Johnson | Nov 2, 2011 | Science + Technology
Protesters from around the country want the Food and Drug Administration to lift laws that criminalize people who transport raw milk across state lines.
by Medill News Service | Nov 1, 2011 | Science + Technology, Topics
With social progams like food stamps facing big budget cuts, members of congress and religious leaders are campaigning to keep the program alive with the 4th Annual Food Stamp Challenge. Through a joint organization of congress members and religious leaders called...
by Yuan Gu, Siyao Long & Kulwant Saluja | Oct 31, 2011 | National Security, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Army Reserve 1st Lt. Charles Ware breezed past the field Sunday at the Marine Corps Marathon, but he never was certain he’d win. “People said I had it in the bag,” he said, “but it wasn’t until halfway through the race when I thought, ‘Hey, I might...
