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| Stanford is No 1 American varsity, Forbes study shows Posted: 25 Jul 2013 07:20 PM PDT California schools bested East Coast universities in Forbes' annual ranking of top US colleges, with Stanford University and Pomona College capturing the top two spots. Stanford, a research and teaching university in Northern California's Silicon Valley, ranked No. 1, jumping from third place last year after scoring high marks for retention rates and high graduate starting salaries. It has 19,945 students and annual costs are US$58,846 (RM177,000). Much smaller Pomona College, with 1,586 students and an annual bill of US$57,041, was in second place. The college, east of Los Angeles, offers only undergraduate degrees. "For the first time in the six years Forbes has produced this list, the top two schools are on the Pacific Coast," Forbes said in an article on Wednesday accompanying the list at www.forbes.com/top-colleges. Princeton University in New Jersey, which was No. 1 last year, slipped to third place, followed by Yale University in Connecticut in fourth place and Columbia University in New York City at No. 5. Costs at the top five schools ranged from US$54,789 at Princeton to US$61,640 at Columbia. The Forbes ranking of 650 US colleges and universities, calculated by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, is based on student satisfaction, post-graduate success, student debt, graduation rate and national competitive awards. Massachusetts had the most schools in the top 10 with Harvard University at No. 8, slipping from No. 6 last year; Williams College in ninth place and Massachusetts Institute of Technology at No. 10. The University of California, Berkeley, which came in 22nd on the list, was ranked as the best state school in the country. Twenty-three public schools ranked in the top 100. "Flagship state schools offer an excellent education for much lower tuition bills than their average private counterparts. As more students are seeking to hold down debt, public colleges and universities can and will be more selective," Forbes said. Among top-tier Ivy League schools, New York's Cornell University rose to 19th on this year's list from No. 51 in 2012. The University of Pennsylvania ranked No. 11, Brown University in Rhode Island came in at No. 12 and Dartmouth in New Hampshire was No. 16. Morehouse College in Atlanta made the biggest leap in the ranking, jumping 235 places to No. 285. – Reuters, July 26, 2013. |
| Posted: 25 Jul 2013 06:02 PM PDT Animal lovers can now adopt for a fee wild animals currently kept at Maharajbagh Zoo in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. The zoo, which has often received flak for its management of animals, has launched a programme that offers 356 animals up for adoption at a fee. The animals include tigers, leopards, jackals, sloth bears, spotted deer, blue bulls, black bucks, peacocks, emus, crocodiles, birds and monkeys. "The intention is not to make money from the venture but to involve the public in the conservation process," said zoo in-charge Sunil Bawaskar. "This has already been done in other cities like Chandigarh. Adoption automatically increases a person's interest in an animal and hopefully that will enhance their sensitivity towards them," he said. The rate for adoption varies between animals. A blackbuck can be adopted for Rs 4,000 (RM201) a year while the national animal -- tiger -- will cost Rs 100,000 annually. The zoo has also announced benefits for those who adopt the animals, such as a photograph of the adopted animal, one year complimentary pass for five people, a framed certificate of adoption, and having the adoptive person's name displayed in front of the animal enclosure for a fee. The Maharajbagh Zoo is part of the Punjabrao Deshmukh Agriculture University, Akola that runs the College of Agriculture near the zoo. – Bernama, July 26, 2013. |
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