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Bad news from cyberspace?

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Research, in the US, on Internet usage over a two year period was defective because the 256 people who were chosen for the study were not picked at random. All of the subjects were given a computer and an Internet account. None of them had a computer. Yet most Americans have access to a computer and 70 million use the Internet. The control group backed out of the research at its initial stages. The research was carried out by Carnegie Mellon University for several major computer firms. It found use of the Internet resulted in raised levels of depression and isolation.

Research, Usage, Internet, Universities and colleges, Column, Science and technology policy, Carnegie-Mellon University

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Lolly and the Ivy League

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Harvard University has undergone many changes such as the GI Bill of Rights, opening up the university in 1945. In the 1970s student protests helped the development of African-American studies, and marked loss of faith in government. In 1995 there are fears of the impact of funding cuts and the erosion of meritocratic ideals. There is uncertainty over jobs and research grants for Harvard graduates in 1995 the the US educational base itself is under threat.

History, Education and state, Education policy, Harvard University

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Lessons of invisible college

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An overview is presented of a conference held in Deauville France in the summer of 2001, which considered the European antipathy to the post-cold war policies of the United States. Concerns were expressed that European and American policy are pulling away from each other.

Conferences, meetings and seminars, Europe, International relations, United States foreign relations, World politics

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