Nov 18th, 2008 · Purchasing toxic assets from banks is still the fairest way to save the American economy, say two University of Maryland economics professors. To prove it, they had a group of graduate students take part in what's known as a reverse auction.
Nov 17th, 2008 · The University of Virginia has opened a new high-tech laundry room for its students. Students can look online to see if washers and dryers are available. The machines can even send text messages to the students' phones when the laundry is ready. The only problem ... they can't teach students how to wash their clothes.
Nov 13th, 2008 · The financial markets are digesting a shift in the U.S. government's $700 billion bailout plan. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says he wants to expand the plan to include companies involved in offering credit to people through car loans, student loans and credit cards.
Nov 12th, 2008 · Using NASA satellite photos of Earth, we can calculate that the world supports roughly 61 trees per person. But are we using up our allotments? An Evergreen State College ecology professor and her students look at how we burn through wood-based resources.
Nov 12th, 2008 · Instead of being used to buy toxic assets, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says a $700 billion bailout program will be used in other ways to stabilize financial markets. The program will now include companies that issue credit card debt, auto loans and student loans.
Nov 8th, 2008 · There's no textbook for current events, so teachers across the country are taking lessons alongside their students from this historic week.
Nov 7th, 2008 · A group of Rice University students is taking a chemical found in red wine and genetically engineering it into beer. They hope their new Biobeer will bring the health benefits of wine to a broader range of people.
Nov 7th, 2008 · Eighty-four teams of students from 21 countries are gathering at MIT to compete in the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition. The teams have been working since the summer to construct biological machine systems — and operate them within living cells.