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 US Marriage Age Oldest Ever 

Women marrying at 26, men at 28

USA Today USA Today Nov 10, 08 7:28 AM CST
(Newser) - American couples are waiting longer than ever to get married, reports USA Today. The median age for a first marriage is almost 26 for women and 28 for men—the oldest since the US Census started keeping track in the 1890s. The increase holds true for all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. Experts theorize that careers and a drive to first get lives "in order" is behind the delayed walk down the aisle. More »

More about:  marriage • sex • family • romance • fertility • love • age • Johns Hopkins University • Census data • University of Texas Austin

'Number Sense' Predicts Math Success: Study

Ability to guess group size linked to algebra, calculus skill

Washington Post Washington Post Sep 8, 08 6:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - The skill of estimating group size at a glance is directly linked to success in higher forms of math like algebra and calculus, reports the Washington Post . A new study found that students with better “number sense”—the ability to quickly and accurately guess numbers in a group—do better at language-based types of math as well. More »

More about:  Duke University • mathematics • Johns Hopkins University • National Institutes of Health • cognitive science • algebra

Backlash Greets College Chiefs' Move to Lower Drinking Age

Educators, legislators, MADD are all in uproar

Washington Post Washington Post Aug 21, 08 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A chorus of criticism has greeted proposals from college chiefs to consider lowering the drinking age to 18, the Washington Post reports, as everyone from health experts, lawmakers, high school principals, and groups like MADD have been quick to slam the idea. The academic leaders say their theory that lowering the age would promote moderation is being distorted. More »

 Water Found in Moon Rock 

Discovery stuns lunar experts

Space.com Space.com Jul 10, 08 5:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Water has been detected in moon rock brought to Earth by Apollo astronauts, reports Space.com. A team used a new super-sensitive technique to discover the water in volcanic glass beads in the rock. The stunning find, detailed in the journal Nature , is forcing scientists to rethink theories about the moon's origin 4.5 billion years ago. More »

More about:  NASA • moon • Johns Hopkins University • Apollo missions • moon colonization • moon rock

 Upgrade Will Boost
 Hubble Vision 

Upgrade will create spectacular images

Washington Post Washington Post Jul 7, 08 2:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Spectacular images from the Hubble telescope are about to get even more awe-inspiring, thanks to a $900-million upgrade during an upcoming space shuttle mission—the fifth and last mission to the orbiting observatory. Two new high-tech instruments and a series of repairs will make Hubble able to probe even deeper into space and see farther back into time for its last 5 or 6 years in operation, reports the Washington Post . More »

More about:  NASA • European Space Agency • Hubble • Johns Hopkins University • Columbia • Space Shuttle • Goddard Space Flight Center • space telescope

 Docs Pull Off 6-Kidney Swap 

Johns Hopkins' 13-hour 'domino' session goes off without a hitch

Baltimore Sun Baltimore Sun Apr 9, 08 1:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a procedure that took 13 hours and involved more than 100 medical personnel, Johns Hopkins Hospital pulled off the US' first six-way kidney transplant, the Baltimore Sun reports. Six donors provided six patients with working organs in Saturday's so-called "domino" procedure. All 12 were listed in good condition yesterday; some had even gone home. More »

More about:  hospital • organ donor • transplant • Johns Hopkins University • kidney transplant • organ donations • transplant list

'06 a Mini Baby Boom for US

4.3M births highest in 45 years, go against trends in industrialized world

Associated Press Associated Press Jan 16, 08 10:38 AM CST
(Newser) - The US experienced a mini baby boom in 2006, with the largest number of children born since the 1960s. The AP reports 4.3 million births that year, giving the US a higher birth rate than Europe, Australia, Canada, or Japan. Hispanics accounted for a quarter of all US births, but births rose across all ethnic groups. More »

More about:  fertility • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Johns Hopkins University • birth rate • teen births • Pew Hispanic Center

Scientists to Test Promising New Theory on Cancer

Medical centers will directly attack cancerous stem cells

New York Times New York Times Dec 21, 07 4:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Cancer researchers are poised to begin what could be a revolutionary approach to treating cancer, the New York Times reports. Instead of trying to destroy tumors, scientists at three leading medical centers will go after cancerous stem cells that feed the tumors. The controversial approach—not all scientists buy the notion of such stem cells—could dramatically change the direction of research and raise hopes for new cures. More »

More about:  cancer • stem cells • Johns Hopkins University • Baylor College of Medicine • Dana Farber Cancer Institute • National Cancer Institute

Getting into Harvard not as Easy as P-R-E-P

Elite colleges taking more students from abroad, public schools

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Dec 1, 07 4:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Ivy-League-seeking parents beware: admissions officers at top schools around the country are looking for more than just the private-school preppie. While private and prep schools still lead the way, a growing percentage of students at elite universities are public school grads and international scholars, the Wall Street Journal reveals. At Penn, international students compose 13% of the class of 2011. More »

25 Schools Out of the Ivies' League

Sure, you can just apply to Yale, Harvard and Princeton—but why be boring?

MSNBC MSNBC Aug 15, 07 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's not all about GPAs and SATs—each of these schools excel in their own way. MSNBC picks the best colleges in 25 quirky categories: Ivy Leaguer: Cornell University Sports: University of Florida Men's college: Morehouse College More »

More about:  list • college • university • UCLA • University of Florida • Johns Hopkins University • college rankings • Georgetown University • Cornell University • Tulane University

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