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Study shows Utah women less likely to graduate college

(Storee Powell, Cache Valley Daily) -- While most women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe they should attend college, graduating from college is not ranked among their highest priorities, according to the latest findings of a study called the Utah Women and Education Project (UWEP). Raising a family was ranked as the highest priority for future...

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Conference shows Utah girls that science is a great career path

(Brian Maffly, Salt Lake Tribune) -- Orem • To get students interested in biology, Jamie Jensen subjects them to the peroxide challenge. In this exercise, you put a food item in a test tube and douse it with hydrogen peroxide. “Awesome, eh,” the Utah Valley University assistant professor of biology told a roomful of girls Saturday. The peroxide bubbled...

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WSU computer science, nursing students helping Ghana

(Nancy Van Valkenburg, Standard-Examiner) -- Eleven Weber State computer science students have elaborate spring break plans. On Friday, they will fly 7,000 miles to the Republic of Ghana. They will sample local delicacies, including goat. They will go on safaris to see African wildlife and match skills with a local youth soccer team. And somewhere between the goat entree...

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Number of AP test takers has nearly doubled since 2001

(Lauren Sieben, Chronicle of Higher Education) -- The number of high-school seniors who took at least one Advanced Placement examination before graduating has almost doubled since 2001, according to the College Board's annual AP report, released on Wednesday. In 2010, 853,314 graduating seniors at public high schools had taken at least one AP exam. That's an increase...

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