- A tale of two (invasive) lizards: University of Florida scientists explore a unique dynamic https://www.cfpublic.org/environment/2024-09-03/tale-of-two-invasive-lizards-university-of-florida-scientists-explore-unique-dynamic 3 comments nature
- [Murphy] According to NFL Communications, there are only two QBs in NFL history with 3 games of 3+TD passes and a passer rating of 140+in first two seasons, and both went to Iowa universities: Kurt Warner & Brock Purdy. https://twitter.com/MurphyKeith/status/1724087302056489310 45 comments nfl
- IK’s dream ‘university’ enrols only 100 students in two years https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1016925-ik-s-dream-university-enrols-only-100-students-in-two-years 51 comments pakistan
- Charlie Haas: "People don’t understand, Shelton Benjamin was the heavyweight prior to Brock at the University of Minnesota. Shelton, he took third twice, two-time All American. And he is one of the best amateur wrestlers for the heavyweights." https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2022/02/charlie-haas-on-possible-shelton-benjamin-vs-brock-lesnar-wwe-match/ 130 comments squaredcircle
- A floating "space elevator" promises to amplify our ability to explore the universe. Scientists refine design for a mechanically feasible space elevator. Instead of one cable, there should be two, to maintain opposite forces while transporting cargo in parallel. (Acta Astronautica, 17 Mar 2021) https://academictimes.com/far-from-science-fiction-space-elevators-may-be-nearing-deployment/ 11 comments space
- Physicists Nail Down the ‘Magic Number’ That Shapes the Universe. Physicists reported the most precise measurement yet of the fine-structure constant. The team measured the constant’s value to the 11th decimal place, reporting that α = 1/137.03599920611. (The last two digits are uncertain.) https://www.quantamagazine.org/physicists-measure-the-magic-fine-structure-constant-20201202/ 14 comments science
- Last Friday, Facebook sent a cease-and-desist letter to two New York University researchers, demanding that they shut down their research into political ads and disinformation on FB’s platform. https://nitter.net/alexanderabdo/status/1319761452832534531 42 comments worldnews
- Army scientists partner with University of Maryland on quantum networking. They published a study showing how they combined two different quantum technologies to produce a timing synchronization tool for future quantum networks. https://www.army.mil/article/232023/ 3 comments science
- Greece shuts down all schools and universities for two weeks amid Coronavirus Fears https://greece.greekreporter.com/2020/03/10/greece-closes-all-schools-and-universities-for-two-weeks-amid-coronavirus-fears/ 6 comments worldnews
- 'See? Not Radical': New Poll Shows Nearly Two-Thirds of Americans Support a Wealth Tax to Fund Universal Programs https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/10/see-not-radical-new-poll-shows-nearly-two-thirds-americans-support-wealth-tax-fund 6 comments worldnews
- New Zealand student's body found in university room two months after he died https://www.reuters.com/article/us-newzealand-student-death/new-zealand-students-body-found-in-university-room-two-months-after-he-died-iduskbn1wb0ir?il=0 3 comments worldnews
- US air bases blamed for fluorinated pollutants on Okinawa - a study by two Kyoto University professors has found extremely high concentrations of PFOS and PFHxS in the blood of people living around the two air bases. https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/us-air-bases-blamed-for-fluorinated-pollutants-on-japanese-island/3010607.article 8 comments worldnews
- Researchers take two steps toward green fuel. Scientists at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) , Japan, has developed a two-step method to more efficiently break down carbohydrates into their single sugar components, a critical process in producing green fuel. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/tuoa-rtt061319.php 8 comments technology
- Independent investigation finds Coaches and athletic administrators at Ohio State University knew for two decades that Dr. Richard Strauss sexually molested 177 student athletes https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ohio-state-officials-failed-act-doctor-abused-177-athletes-over-n1006951 54 comments sports
- Two dead after shooting on campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/30/us/university-of-north-carolina-charlotte-shooting/index.html 4 comments worldnews
- Hubble finds the universe is expanding 9% faster than it did in the past. With a 1-in-100,000 chance of the discrepancy being a fluke, there's "a very strong likelihood that we’re missing something in the cosmological model that connects the two eras," said lead author and Nobel laureate Adam Riess. http://www.astronomy.com/news/2019/04/hubble-hints-todays-universe-expands-faster-than-it-did-in-the-past 67 comments science
- Harvard University has “shamelessly” turned a profit from photos of two 19th-century slaves while ignoring requests to turn the photos over to the slaves’ descendants, according to a lawsuit https://apnews.com/1105a521e969423b8f5a64609b804621 20 comments law
- University of Waterloo students want two-ply toilet paper on campus, student councillors say https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/students-toilet-paper-university-of-waterloo-1.4931607?fbclid=iwar2zht9pwgcjbxvron_sgmrh5ya3rbimjykmv2yn89iyb9nwc2qnfrzin8e 9 comments worldnews
- Two University of Virginia historians quit over former Trump aide's hiring http://thehill.com/homenews/399472-two-university-of-virginia-historians-quit-over-hiring-of-former-trump-aide 56 comments politics
- At least two killed in shooting at Central Michigan University http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/376435-at-least-two-killed-in-shooting-at-central-michigan-university 7 comments politics
- Professor of Islamic studies at University of Oxford, Tariq Ramadan charged with rape after two women accused him of violently assaulting them in hotel rooms. Ramadan denies any wrongdoing. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/06/oxford-professor-tariq-ramadan-is-denied-bail-after-charges 3 comments worldnews
- UK Universities will be allowed to charge students almost £2,000 a year more in fees in return for allowing them to complete a degree over two years instead of three, ministers have revealed. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/dec/10/universities-can-charge-two-thousand-pounds-more-for-fast-track-degrees 30 comments worldnews
- Stephen Hawking's PhD thesis gets two million views: Prof Hawking's 1966 work proved so popular on the day of its release it crashed the publications section of Cambridge University's website. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-41775910 197 comments worldnews
- [AUTO] I'm a 21 year old student about to transfer to a university two hours away. Thinking about taking out loans to buy a used car. https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/6txv6x/auto_im_a_21_year_old_student_about_to_transfer/ 9 comments personalfinance
- University orbiter set to lift Space Elevator technology - Weighing just 2.66 kilograms, the tiny orbiter is made of two 10-centimeter cubes connected with a tether measuring 100 meters long. The tether has a diameter of only 0.4 millimeters, but is made of Kevlar. http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/aj201607060005.html 3 comments worldnews
- Two university students convicted of plotting London terror attack http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/24/europe/uk-isis-plot-foiled/index.html 212 comments europe
- The two most important discoveries that completely transformed our view of ET in the universe http://www.businessinsider.com/2-game-changing-discoveries-in-the-hunt-for-aliens-2016-2 10 comments aliens
- Two days later, Sanders draws five times as many people as Clinton to event at same university in N.H. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/09/20/two-days-later-sanders-draws-five-times-as-many-people-as-clinton-to-event-at-same-university-in-n-h/ 625 comments politics
- I am gathering information for part of a university assignment pertaining to IDE Colour Scheme Preferences. It would be grand if you could take two minutes to fill out the short questionnaire. Thank you! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1luxflfdxgbx8gjtuew1azy02hgwp7vlljp5bc9mj5h4/viewform?usp=send_form 4 comments webdev
- A Two-Time Universe, Physicist Explores How Second Dimension of Time Could Unify Physics Laws http://m.phys.org/_news98468776.html 30 comments science
- Researchers at Cornell University and Germany's University of Ulm attempting to make graphene, accidentally ended up making world's thinnest glass that is only two atoms thick http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2424432,00.asp?r=2 10 comments technology
- Two Professors of Economics at the University of Chicago, one being a Nobel Peace Prize winner, say we have lost the war on drugs. http://online.wsj.com/article/sb10001424127887324374004578217682305605070.html?mod=wsj_wsj_us_news_6#articletabs%3Darticle 6 comments politics
- German scientists link two labs with ‘universal quantum network’ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/11/max_planck_quantum_network/ 6 comments science
- A group of neuroscientists at University College London highly suggest that the brain perceives the world in two dimensions instead of three. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=living-in-two-dimensions 7 comments science
- Calling China "the crown jewel in the GM universe," Chief Executive Daniel Akerson said the automaker plans to launch more than 20 new or redesigned cars in China over the next two years. "China is central to our global strategy," he said http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/15/gm-china-the-crown-jewel-_n_823289.html 3 comments reddit.com
- To anyone pro-life yet opposed to universal health care: The rate of deaths among women giving birth has actually increased in the U.S. over the last two decades. http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-child-mortality-20100524,0,3766513.story 9 comments politics
- The Oklo reactor: a naturally occurring, self-sustaining fission reactor in Gabon some two billion years ago. It ran for about 200,000 years with an average power output of 100 kilowatts. It may still change our fundamental understanding of the universe. http://scienceray.com/earth-sciences/nuclear-reactors-in-the-land-before-time-oklo-fossil-reactors-attack-einstein-relatively-speaking/ 4 comments reddit.com
- Two Trillion on the Iraq War, another possible $700 Billion on a Bailout - Tell me again why we don't have Universal Healthcare? http://masteryourcard.com/blog/2008/10/01/financial-bailout-vs-universal-healthcare/ 3 comments reddit.com
- Two Economists From The University Of Chicago Explain What The Hell Just Happened http://consumerist.com/5051822/two-economists-from-the-university-of-chicago-explain-what-the-hell-just-happened 6 comments business
- Sometime after he killed two people in a Virginia university dormitory but before he slaughtered 30 more in a classroom building Monday morning, Cho Seung-Hui sent NBC News a rambling communication and videos about his grievances. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18169776/ 12 comments reddit.com