Iowa caucuses echo hype over candidate merit
The piece recalls 1988 and 1992 Iowa caucuses showing that media hype often overstates impact. It notes Robertson and Bush defeats, predicts uncertain significance for winners, and describes Feb 12 caucus night as part of the national political map with delegates and presidential preferences.
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Washington
Iowa
Pat Robertson
George Bush
White House
Bush
Michael Kramer
U.S. News and World Report
Kansas
Bob Dole
Des Moines
Richard Gephardt
Dmo
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
New Hampshire
KU head sworn in as new Chancellor outlines citywide vision
Robert Hemenway, English professor and new Kansas University chancellor, weaves three narratives about Ruby Williams, 8 year old Anna Hemenway, his son, and Michael Lewis to define his goals for KU. The piece connects personal stories to policy direction and future plans.
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Mike Yonee
JOURNAL+y
Paotr
Robert Hemenway
Kansas University
Kansas
Bill Graves
Hemenway
Lied Center
Ruby Williams
Anna Hemenway
Michael Lewis
KU Governor Graves and Hemenway Echo Tenure Claims
In a terse exchange the governor and lawmakers discuss the new KU tenure, stressing the need to restabilize during challenging times and the value of future stability as figures like Graves and Kassebaum are cited in the debate.
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KU Ly
Graves
An “Kassebaum
Hemenway
Scientists wage war with superbugs
Washington AP reports a 60 year old man with a heart valve infection resisted standard antibiotics until an experimental drug Syneroid saved him after six weeks of treatment at Wayne State University. The piece notes rising drug resistance, FDA plans to speed testing, and potential reuse of old antibiotics to combat growing deaths from resistant bacteria.
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Washington
Marcus Zervos
Zervos
Wayne State University
Detroit
FDA
ENIAC birthday event marks early computing milestone
Recalling the ENIAC debut at the University of Pennsylvania fifty years ago this week, the 8-foot high cabinets wowed the world with lightning fast calculations. Gore will switch on part of the machine, a commemorative stamp debuts, Kasparov faces IBM Deep Blue, and the Moore School history centerpiece is on display at the Smithsonian.
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University of Pennsylvania
ENIAC
Michael Williams
Annals of the History of Computing
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Smithsonian
University
Machine
Gore
Postal Service
Garry Kasparov
IBM
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