AJC EXCLUSIVE: Spelman College receives largest gift, $30 million, from living donors  Atlanta Journal Constitution

Spelman College has received its largest single gift from living donors – $30 million – which will be used for its new Center for Innovation & the Arts, officials told …

Maria Butina, alleged Russian spy, pleads guilty to conspiracy in federal court  SalonMaria Butina, a 30-year-old gun rights activist who has been accused of being a Russian spy and trying to infiltrate conservative politics, has pleaded guil…

Summit for Life ascent a grueling challenge  Aspen Times

I couldn’t believe the words came out of my mouth last Friday when I said to our publisher, “I can’t wait for Monday.”I just wanted Saturday’s Summit for Life.

Summit for Life ascent a grueling challenge  Aspen Times

I couldn’t believe the words came out of my mouth last Friday when I said to our publisher, “I can’t wait for Monday.”I just wanted Saturday’s Summit for Life.

Amyloid-β ‘seeds’ in old vials of growth hormone  Nature.com

Some samples of human growth hormone used as therapy until the mid-1980s contain amyloid-β peptide and cause genetically modified mice to develop …

Aussie gay minister will push Labor Party to remove gay blood donation ban  Gay Star NewsChief Minister Andrew Barr will try to convince the Australian Labor Party to reduce or remove the ban on gay men donating blood.

OECD aid committee fails to agree private finance rules  Public Finance InternationalAttempts to make aid spending by private organisations more transparent continued to stall, which NGOs have warned could harm some of the world’s poorest …

UK scientists find link between Alzheimer’s and surgery  Financial Times

Brain abnormalities associated with Alzheimer’s disease could be transmitted by surgical procedures in exceptional circumstances, UK scientists have found.