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In the city once synonymous with coal, Newcastle University has pledged to divest from all holdings in “thermal coal” companies to help in the fight against climate change.

Admission and rejection letters are in. Now, high school seniors are trying to decide which colleges they’ll choose, and where they’ll put down their deposits by the looming May 1 deadline. One factor that weighs heavily on parents’ and students’ minds: how elite a school is.

The new film ‘Spare Parts’ is an uplifting story about the triumph of intelligence and determination — but also shows how immigration law has thwarted the dreams of geniuses among us. nd “a startling rebuke to the American Dream.”

When it comes to coping with climate change, crowdsourcing of small solutions around the world can be as important as big-ticket approaches. That’s the philosophy behind the Climate CoLab project at MIT.

For fans of James Bond films or John LeCarre spy thrillers, a new discovery by researchers at MIT may conjure up images of espionage agents — or perhaps NSA agents — using new technology to outwit the enemy.