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  • April 2008

    • Predicting Cancer Is All in Your Head

      Reuters  |  Apr 14, 08 1:28 PM CDT

      Predicting Cancer Is All in Your Head

      (Newser) - A simple test on cells from the mouth could help doctors predict which smokers will develop lung cancer, Reuters reports. In a test group, 95% of subjects with the genetic damage associated with cancer in their lungs had the same damage in their mouths. More »

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      cancer  • smoking  • medical breakthrough  • lung cancer  • University of Texas

  • March 2008

    • On the Road Scroll on Display

      The Daily Texan  |  Mar 9, 08 6:30 PM CDT

      On the Road Scroll on Display

      (Newser) - Beat lovers can check out the manuscript of Jack Kerouac's classic novel On the Road at the University of Texas, where it is displayed complete with scribbles and scratch outs. A long glass case allows visitors to view about a third of the book, which was written uninterrupted in a 120-foot scroll. "When Kerouac talked about the scroll, he talked about it mimicking the shape of road," a Texas curator Molly Schwartzburg said.  More »

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      travel  • author  • writing  • University of Texas  • Jack Kerouac  • beatniks

    • Best Undergrad Biz Schools

      BusinessWeek  |  Mar 1, 08 6:10 PM CST

      Best Undergrad Biz Schools

      (Newser) - The financial world may be on its ear, but undergraduate business schools are booming as increasing numbers of quality high school grads drive up standards and B-school grads command more on the employment market. Here are the 10 best, as ranked by Business Week: Pennsylvania (Wharton): Can be too competitive. Virginia (McIntire): Intense workload. Notre Dame (Mendoza): Ethics focus draws raves. More »

  • November 2007

    • NCAA Shafts College Players

      New York Times  |  Nov 11, 07 1:48 PM CST

      NCAA Shafts College Players

      (Newser) - Each season, NCAA football teams score millions in profits, but the players neglecting their education don’t get a dime, writes Michael Lewis in a NY Times op-ed . Colleges say their football programs are an outgrowth of their academic mission and not commercial business. Yet top schools earn more than $60 million, shelling out top dollar to nab coaches and erect lavish stadiums. More »

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      NFL  • NCAA football  • Texas A&M Aggies  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish  • Ohio State Buckeyes  • University of Texas  • Dennis Franchione

  • June 2007

    • Texas Builds an Ultimate Archive

      New Yorker  |  Jun 17, 07 4:00 PM CDT

      Texas Builds an Ultimate Archive

      (Newser) - Start with 48 Gutenberg Bibles—yes, count 'em, 48. Move on to the corrected proofs of Joyce's Ulysses and then to part of Kerouac's original manuscript for On the Road .  Then finish up with Woodward and Bernstein's Watergate notes. These items and much, much more are in the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center in Austin, Texas. More »

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      book  • money  • literature  • Watergate  • archive  • Jack Kerouac  • University of Texas  • James Joyce

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