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Literary License & the Law

Law professor uses her expertise as a literary critic to reinvigorate legal scholarship.

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Stalking a Serial Killer

Data mining enhances more traditional medical techniques for breast cancer detection.

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What Are Your Children Reading?

The Center for Children’s & Young Adult Literature reveals some good things.

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Analyzing Uncertainty

Anthropologist researches scientific uncertainty in the wake of disaster.

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Building a Better Mouse Diet

Nutritionist creates human-equivalent menus for mice in lab studies.

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How Firm a Foundation?

Geologists research earthquake activity in East Tennessee’s seismic zone.

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Missed Signals?

Finance researcher finds possible early-warning indicators of 2008’s financial turmoil.

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