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March 23, 2011

Debating Same-Sex Marriage

Peter Wood

Peter Wood considers the academy's influence on public opinion regarding same-sex marriage and encourages more debate among scholars.

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March 22, 2011

Ask a Scholar: Who Pays for America's Health Care?

King Banaian

How much of health care in the United States is funded by the government?

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March 22, 2011

Encyclopedia of Sustainability, 5th Edition

Ashley Thorne

A 5th edition of the NAS 'sustainapedia' of the key names, terms, books, colleges, and organizations in the campus sustainability movement.

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March 21, 2011

The Vacancy in the Heart of Higher Education

Peter Wood

At the Chronicle of Higher Education's Innovations blog, NAS president Peter Wood shares some insights about what has been lost in higher education: I refer to the slow disappearance of the se......

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March 21, 2011

Ask a Scholar: State Discount Rates

King Banaian

Why are states allowed to use an 8% discount rate as compared to the private sector that uses a 5% discount rate?

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