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As CFP rankings punish SEC teams, do we smell bias against this proud and mighty league?

The CFP's annual love affair with the SEC appears finished. The latest rankings dropped a hammer on the mighty league where "it just means more."




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States to Schools: Teach Reading the Right Way

Worried that far too many students have weak reading skills, states are passing new laws that require aspiring teachers—and, increasingly, teachers who are already in the classroom—to master reading instruction that’s solidly grounded in research.




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Appeals Court Revives Mississippi Suit Asserting Federal Right to Education

The court revived a lawsuit claiming that Mississippi's lack of a "uniform" education system violates the 1868 federal law that readmitted the state to the Union.




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Oregon vs Baylor: Final score, highlights from women's basketball game

It's Oregon women's basketball vs. Baylor in a marquee nonconference college basketball matchup. Follow for live score updates, game highlights.




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Notre Dame WBB puts up highlight-reel performance in dominating Purdue

Dazzling first with a relentless hawking defense that helped force 22 turnovers, then adding an almost frantic-paced offensive assault, the 2-0 No. 6-ranked Irish overwhelmed Purdue (1-1), 102-58, at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. Dynamo guard Hannah Hidalgo was slapping, diving and picking pockets all night, making life miserable for any Boilermaker stuck bringing the ball up the floor. ► Snap Counts: Here's who played for Notre Dame football against Florida St.




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Tennessee soccer earns fourth straight NCAA Tournament berth, will face No. 7 seed Virginia Tech

Tennessee soccer earned an NCAA Tournament berth for the fourth straight season and will face No. 7 seed Virginia Tech in the first round Friday




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Right Temporoparietal Junction Underlies Avoidance of Moral Transgression in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Yang Hu
Feb 24, 2021; 41:1699-1715
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Cannabis and the Developing Brain: Insights into Its Long-Lasting Effects

Yasmin L. Hurd
Oct 16, 2019; 39:8250-8258
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Beyond the 5-HT2A Receptor: Classic and Nonclassic Targets in Psychedelic Drug Action

Lindsay P. Cameron
Nov 8, 2023; 43:7472-7482
Symposium and Mini-Symposium




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Mapping Human Cortical Areas In Vivo Based on Myelin Content as Revealed by T1- and T2-Weighted MRI

Matthew F. Glasser
Aug 10, 2011; 31:11597-11616
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From Candy to Lightbulbs, Felix Gonzalez-Torres Showed Life and Loss Through Everyday Objects

A new exhibition co-presented by the National Portrait Gallery and the Archives of American Art explores the seminal artist’s work




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FAO Director-General highlights International Year of Soils to Agriculture Ministers in Berlin

Berlin- FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva has highlighted some of the most important events on the organization’s 2015 calendar during meetings with agriculture ministers who attended the Global Forum [...]




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Highlighting Collaboration

FAO, IFAD and WFP have launched a brand new Rome-based agencies (RBA) website. The RBAs share a common vision, guiding principles for enhanced collaboration and distinctive strengths that build [...]




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Check out FAO's publication highlights

To keep up to date on FAO’s most recent publications, sign up to the monthly newsletter produced by the Publications team of the Office of Communications, which [...]




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A lifetime of fighting hunger

To celebrate FAO’s 75th anniversary, a new publication chronicles the history of the Organization and shares its vision for the future. FAO at 75 – Grow, nourish, sustain. Together provides a snapshot of [...]




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To keep up to date on FAO’s most recent publications, sign up to the monthly newsletter produced by the Publications team of the Office of Communications, which provides a [...]




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Check out FAO's publication highlights

To keep up to date on FAO’s most recent publications, sign up to the monthly newsletter produced by the Publications team of the Office of Communications, which [...]




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Check out FAO's publication highlights

To keep up to date on FAO’s most recent publications, sign up to the monthly newsletter produced by the Publications team of the Office of Communications, which [...]




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Check out FAO's publication highlights

To keep up to date on FAO’s most recent publications, sign up to the monthly newsletter produced by the Publications team of the Office of [...]




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Check out FAO's publication highlights

To keep up to date on FAO’s most recent publications, sign up to the monthly newsletter produced by the Publications team of the Office of Communications, [...]




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Check out FAO's publication highlights in French

The FAO monthly publications newsletter produced by the Publications team of the Office of Communications is now also available in French. Sign up to receive updates on publications available in French [...]




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The global fertilizer market: taking stock of a tightening market situation

International fertilizer benchmark prices have risen throughout 2021.




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World Food Day 2024 - Right to foods for a better life and a better future

This year’s #WorldFoodDay theme, “Right to foods for a better life and a better future” spotlights the importance of diversity, nutrition, affordability, accessibility as well as the safety and [...]




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Ask Smithsonian: How Does Night Vision Technology Work?

Who’s afraid of the dark? Our Ask Smithsonian host Eric Schulze is here to explain the illuminating science behind night vision.




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How Henry Ford Found the Right Tires for Model T Cars

Henry Ford was a genius who virtually created the automobile industry as we know it. But what's less lauded was his talent for publicity—and his ability to partner with other pioneers such as Ohio's Harvey Firestone.




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A Right Whale Skeleton Arrives at the Smithsonian

See the process involved when a massive specimen arrives at the Smithsonian




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Ask Smithsonian: How Does Daylight Savings Affect the Body?

The answer depends on how you feel about cluster headaches




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Ask Smithsonian: Lightning Round

How many of your questions can our host, Eric Schulze, answer in 45 seconds?




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The Future Is Bright If More Teens Think About High School the Way Kavya Kopparapu Does

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma talks with the founder of the Girls Computing League about the promise of her generation




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Did the Spanish Flu Impact America's Ability to Fight in WWI?

By late September 1918, in a bid to contain the spread of the flu, the U.S. had made the decision to cancel the draft. It was too little, too late—in October alone, over 200,000 Americans were killed by the disease.




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A Night at the National Zoo

The Smithsonian National Zoos Snore & Roar program gives visitors a behind the scenes look (Video and Reporting by Megan Gambino and Ryan Reese). Read more at http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2008/09/sleep-over-party-at-the-zoo/




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Smithsonian Magazine Video Contest Highlights 2.0

Five categories (People, Arts, Nature, Travel and Mobile) and a grand prize of $2,000.




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The Sights and Tastes of Hanoi

In Vietnam's capital city, pho restaurants dot the streets and fill them with the aromas of the flavorful soup. Read more at http://Smithsonian.com/pho




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Elephant Fight Club

Bull elephant Kevin, crazed with testosterone, challenges Greg, the most powerful elephant in the group




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My Three-Hour Tour of Eight Smithsonian Museums

How to build a museum tours app? Send the intern out to see if she can see it all in just three hours




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Shedding Light on Dark Matter

Astrophysicist Stephen Murray explains how X-ray energies can be used to understand dark matter and its place in the universe




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A Flight Through the Universe

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey recently released the largest ever 3-D map of the sky with some 540,000 galaxies




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SmartNews: Fight Crime with Water?

A new law enforcement tool is marking alleged criminals without their knowledge




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Fannie Lou Hamer Risked Her Life for the Right to Vote

Fannie Lou Hamer, a voting rights activist, suffered unspeakable violence and intimidation at the hands of white supremacists and police. Her response: to elevate her cause by launching a long-shot campaign for the U.S. Senate




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This Woman Manages America's Oldest Lighthouse

Boston’s iconic lighthouse, the Boston Light, is managed by a single person: Sally Snowman. She is the 70th keeper of the lighthouse since it was built over 300 years ago.




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Smithsonian Magazine Video Contest Highlights

Five categories (People, Arts, Nature, Travel and Mobile) and a grand prize of $2,000.




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What 'Bridgerton' Gets Right About the Regency Era

From gender roles to etiquette to fashion, step back in time to learn more about the real lives of the Regency women who inspired 'Bridgerton.' --- To read more about the Regency era - and 'Bridgerton' - check out these articles from Smithsonian Magazine: What 'Bridgerton' Gets Wrong About Corsets: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-bridgerton-gets-wrong-about-corsets-180976691/ The Real History Behind 'Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story' https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-real-history-behind-queen-charlotte-a-bridgerton-story-180982130/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Producer: Nicki Marko Video Editor: Sierra Theobald




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The Lightest Bowling Pin

For decades, in a tradition imported from Belgium, bowlers in Michigan have rolled their balls at feathers, not pins (Edited and produced by: Roberta Cruger)




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The Johnson-Jeffries Fight

Filmed for movie theaters in 1910, the heavyweight championship fight between Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries was a nationwide phenomenon Narration: T.A. Frail




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Orphaned Baby Elephant Takes a Flight

When Gary Roberts found this orphaned elephant next to its dead mother, he made an attempt to fly it to safety




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Europeans Were Using Cocaine in the 17th Century—Hundreds of Years Earlier Than Historians Thought

Scientists identified traces of the drug in the brain tissue of two individuals buried in the crypt of a hospital in Milan




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Georgia O'Keeffe's Breathtaking New York City Paintings Are Finally Getting the Attention They Deserve

The artist's cityscapes, once dismissed as too masculine, would later influence the floral artworks that became central to her iconic style




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Van Gogh Painted Some of His Most Breathtaking Works During His Two Years in the South of France

A blockbuster exhibition in London examines the Dutch Post-Impressionist's creative output between 1888 and 1890, which was one of the most productive periods of his career




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'The Starry Night' Accurately Depicts a Scientific Theory That Wasn't Described Until Years After van Gogh's Death

Researchers say that the iconic painting's swirling sky lines up with Kolmogorov's theory of turbulence, suggesting that the artist was a careful observer of the world around him




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Rare Jaw Fossils Discovered in Texas Shed Light on a 20-Foot-Long Mosasaur

Unearthed last year, the remains could reveal new information on the extinct sea reptile, which crushed mollusks and shelled creatures with its large, round teeth