Median U.S. household income in 2012 was $51,017, according to data by the U.S. Census Bureau released last September. This number is down significantly from the 1999 peak of $56,080, but to the nearly 47 million Americans living in poverty, the current median income would be a godsend. There are many high-paying, respectable jobs out […] … learn more→

I wish I have come across this book when I started my PhD (mmm…impossible actually because it was published a year later!). The advice and tips I read here are invaluable for both research and course-work international students. This book could also be a good refresher to local postgrad students, specially if they have been […] … learn more→

A survey done in 2008 showed that even though 80% of Americans agree that good oral health is “absolutely needed” only a third of Americans say they do an “excellent” job of taking care of their mouth, teeth and gums. The study also showed that only 49 percent of Americans floss every day and that […] … learn more→

In response to news of the destruction of murals at Central CT State University, there has been dozens of letters from around the world written in protest. Dear Dr. Miller, I am no longer employed at CCSU, but having spent 13 years teaching public history there, I cannot be silent about the destruction of public […] … learn more→

Observation is a cornerstone of science – we learn much about the universe and how it works just by looking at it. But observation can be a huge challenge. It’s easy to forget that human eyes allow us to see only the tiniest fraction of the universe in all its complexity: we can’t see things […] … learn more→

When I came out, at 16, in those fashion-challenged late 70s when tweedy jackets and pinky rings had to do hard labor in signifying lesbian identity, my (liberal) mother sent me to a shrink before she began her queer re-education and joined the cause, righteous pink triangle pinned on her ample bosom. I knew not […] … learn more→

Imbalances in the share of growth across the regions continue to be deep-rooted, the Office of National Statistics has confirmed. By 2012, the South East was the only region that had only just crept ahead of the performance that it had achieved in 2008. Four years after the recession, London had pulled even further away […] … learn more→

While the Internet gushes with information on why you need to be HIPAA Compliant, our experience has taught us that rarely do you encounter a comprehensible break down of what the term \”HIPAA Compliance\” even entails. Undoubtedly, a few people exist who navigate the boring professional jargon with ease but most of us (including doctors) […] … learn more→

In earlier articles, I addressed the Pell Grant scam, wherein administrators use very poor record-keeping to illicitly rake in loot, “growing” the institution by getting fake students to sign up for classes. Admin gets the pay boost for running a large institution, and the fake students get a check for whatever is left over from […] … learn more→

On Wednesday, May 14, a student completing a project called me to report that murals were being systematically destroyed in Copernicus Hall at Central CT State University. CCSU is home to perhaps largest and finest collection of murals at any university in the world. Previously, murals have occasionally been removed, but generally in consultation with […] … learn more→