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Real-life scientist behind the atomic bomb has a complicated legacy in America

States that have tried to enroll more Black and Hispanic students in state universities without using race-based admissions policies have seen the numbers of those students slip — especially at elite institutions.

Housebuilder reports jump in annual pretax profit but says current trading suggests 20% fall in sales this year

After bans on affirmative action in states from California to Florida, colleges have tried a range of strategies to achieve a diverse student body

They comb through troves of legal records and video evidence to challenge wrongful convictions. They organize medical data to help personalize health treatments for better care. They scrutinize school test scores to investigate inequities. Finding safe drinking water is easier thanks to an analysis tool they created.

Professor said she was raised being told she had Native American heritage

As Eastwind Books of Berkeley shutters in California, local residents mourn the loss of a community

Four falcon eggs atop a bell tower at UC Berkeley are about to get a crack at fame as they join a storied lineage at the university.

The candidate strides to the podium and launches into his attack on his state's educational system. Students are being "indoctrinated" with leftist propaganda by radical professors, he declares.