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ĪBrain drain' cost UA Nobel laureate
When Vernon Smith, the former UA professor who was named a Nobel Prize winner Wednesday, left the UA a year ago, administrators knew he was a likely candidate for the award.
But without the money, space or support he needed to keep his research here, the university was unable to keep him from accepting a more lucrative offer at George Mason University.
The announcement of Smith's award came less than 18 months after the professor, who had worked at the UA for 25 years, packed up to move to the Virginia university.
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ĪMadness' to explode in Arizona at midnight
As the clock strikes midnight tonight, it will officially mark the opening of the first practice for the nation's No. 1 basketball team.
The Wildcat men's basketball team, ranked first in many pre-season polls, will share the moment with an expected 10,000 of their closest friends during "Midnight Madness." The women's team will also be a part of the night, but will not officially open practice until tomorrow.
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Gov. hopefuls favor letting colleges invest
When Nasser Peyghambarian, chair of lasers and photonics for the optical sciences center started a company based on his invention in optical fiber amplifiers, he was willing to offer the university shares in his company.
Instead, he's paying the UA a $50,000 a year licensing fee.
For Peyghambarian and other researchers, a clause in the Arizona State Constitution stands in their way.
And while Peyghambarian said he can afford the agreement, he would rather partner with the UA to help fund his company while strengthening its research arm. But that might change.
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Fast facts:
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If the number 111,111,111 is multiplied by itself, the result is all of the digits in ascending to descending order, or 12,345,678,987,654,321.
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A horse can sleep standing up.
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In 1904, May Sutton Brandy became the first American woman to win the ladies singles championship at Wimbledon.
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Grasshopper Glacier in Montana was named for the grasshoppers that can still be seen frozen in the ice.
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A standard 747 Jumbo Jet has 420 seats.
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In 1727, the coronation of King George II took place in London.
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In 1776, Brigadier General Bendict Arnold, with a force of 15 gunboats, attempted to block the British from New York at the battle of Valcour Island. The British, under Carleton, pursued Arnold for over two days, after which practically all of Arnold's ships were destroyed.
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Quotable...
"The power to declare war is the most solemn responsibility given to Congress by the Constitution. We must not delegate that responsibility to the president in advance."
÷ Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass. in a speech opposing a House bill authorizing President Bush to use force against Iraq if it does not comply with U.N. Security Council resolutions.
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