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• Ads on Tests Add Up for Teacher
  USA Today
  
  Tom Farber gives a lot of tests. So when the calculus teacher found his photocopying budget cut, he started selling ads on his test papers.
  Tom Farber gives a lot of tests. So when the calculus teacher found his photocopying budget cut, he started selling ads on his test papers.
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• Possible Mechanism for Creating "Handedness" in Biological Molecules
  ScienceDaily
  
  The basic molecules that make up all living things have a predetermined chirality or "handedness," similar to the way people are right- or left-handed. The inception of chirality from the elementary building blocks of matter is one of the great mysteries...  [view full summary]
  The basic molecules that make up all living things have a predetermined chirality or "handedness," similar to the way people are right- or left-handed. The inception of chirality from the elementary building blocks of matter is one of the great mysteries of the origin of life. Now, scientists have discovered a way to induce this handedness in pre-biological molecules.
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• Jr. Colleges Outpace 4-Year Schools in Tech Use
  eSchool News
  
  Most community colleges cannot match the budgets and endowments that are typical of four-year colleges and universities. But that doesn't mean they are lagging in terms of educational technology: In a recent survey on technology integration in higher...  [view full summary]
  Most community colleges cannot match the budgets and endowments that are typical of four-year colleges and universities. But that doesn't mean they are lagging in terms of educational technology: In a recent survey on technology integration in higher education, community colleges actually scored slightly higher than four-year institutions.
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• 1 in 5 Young Adults Has Personality Disorder
  The Boston Globe
  
  Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported in the most extensive study of its kind. The study also found that fewer than 25% of college-aged...  [view full summary]
  Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported in the most extensive study of its kind. The study also found that fewer than 25% of college-aged Americans with mental problems get treatment.
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