Dead student honoured with degree
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A 24-year-old student who died after an incident on a night out will receive a posthumous degree.
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The funeral of Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz, who has died aged 94, takes place in Cairo.
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Scientist Professor David Parry has paid tribute to Nobel Prize winner and New Zealand born scientist Maurice Wilkins who has died at the age of 88.
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A Dublin university is to name one of its courses after former Ardglass woman and RTE presenter Uaneen Fitzsimons, who died tragically in a car accident in November 2000.
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Hundreds of mourners paid their final respects yesterday to a college student killed when police fired pepper-spray pellets into a raucous crowd after the Boston Red Sox won the American League pennant.
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The shooting at Northern Illinois University became a personal story for reporters at the campus paper when they learned that a fellow staffer was among the dead.
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A University student and alumnus were awarded Rhodes Scholarships Saturday evening, marking the first time in University history that two representatives from the University were awarded the scholarship in the same year.
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Accolades and honours never end for veteran actress and social activist Shabana Azmi. Right now she is in Britain where Leeds University will honour her with a doctorate.
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By Sarah Jimenez, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Jun. 2--PIXLEY -- It looked like a typical graduation ceremony.   Proud families held balloons and flowers as loved ones dressed in their best clothes sat on the stage of the Pixley Memorial Building.
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By SONJA BARISIC  NORFOLK, Va. - Some students and alumni at an evangelical Christian university founded by Pat Robertson are upset with the commencement choice of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, a Mormon.
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Description: Coby is the proud recipient of a master&#39;s degree from Trinity Southern University. It&#39;s an online university, which may not have realized that new grad is a cat.
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FOUR former chemical engineering students from Curtin University of Technology Sarawak (Curtin Sarawak) were recently awarded The Macnab Medal for excellence in design by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), United Kingdom.
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Two runners - a college student and a retiree - died while competing in Sunday&#39;s Beijing International Marathon, it was confirmed yesterday.
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Former President Jimmy Carter will receive an honorary doctorate from Britain's prestigious Oxford University, officials said Friday.
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Graduations are a big deal in my family. Whether it's for high school or college, everybody makes it a point to send along at least a token to acknowledge the recent grad's accomplishment.
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MONTREAL (CP) - A McGill University student has been found dead in her dormitory room and police are calling the death suspicious.
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By JOHN CARTER  A longtime Jacksonville University professor was recently recognized for sharing his love and understanding of nature.