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• Doctorate degrees: 2006-2007

  - 2007-07-12

  DOCTORATE DEGREES 2006-2007 All Disciplines Combined AFRICAN-AMERICAN DOCTORATE--HBCUs vs. TWIs 2006 Rank Institution State ...

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• Top 100 undegraduate degree producers: interpreting the data

  - 2007-05-31

  Who were Alexander Lucius Twilight and Mary Jane Patterson? If you know, you are an excellent candidate for the "Jeopardy" category, "African-American firsts." Knowing the topic of this edition of Diverse, you can probably guess the answer: "They were the first African-American male and female to be awarded bachelor's degrees...

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• 2005 Ad

  - 2006-07-13

  DOCTORATE DEGREES 2005-2006 ALL DISCIPLINES COMBINED AFRICAN-AMERICAN DOCTORATE--TWIs vs. HBCUs 2005 Rank Institution State...

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• BEST 50 Women in BUSINESS: Lisa A. Ritter

  - 2006-06-01

  Lisa A. RitterOwner, partner Boles Metzger Brosius and Ritter PC Susquehanna Township, Dauphin CountyEducation: Bachelor's degree in business administration, Penn State University; CPA, certified fraud examinerPrimary job function: Audit partnerCompany description: Auditing firm providing reviews and compilations, and tax and management advisory servicesMost influential role model: I have always considered...

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• X activity different in every woman.(Brief Article)

  - 2005-03-23

  Mar 23, 2005 (New Scientist - ABIX via COMTEX) US researchers have found that X chromosome inactivation varies incredibly among women. X inactivation is a process where one of the two X chromosomes is switched off in the embryonic stage to prevent a gene ...

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• Question of How to Get Girls Interested In High-Tech Fields Not Easily Answered.

  - 2002-07-03

  While educators have struggled in recent decades to solve the problem of getting more girls to pursue careers in computer and information technology IT, a Pennsylvania State University researcher has concluded there is no universal fix for this problem. "Successful women IT professionals do...

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• Penn State University Sports Programs Hinge on Success of Football.

  - 2002-04-20

  By Margaret Hopkins, Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.--Every time the Penn State football team takes to the field at Beaver Stadium, more rides on the game than the score. Like those...

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