The 32 American students chosen as Rhodes Scholars for 2008, listed by geographic region:District I:Benjamin M. Eidelson, Bala Cynwyd, Penn., Yale University.Adam M. Levine, Bronx, N.Y., Dartmouth College.District II:Clara L. Blattler, Brookline, Mass., Harvard University.Jason R. Bello, Boston, Mass., Columbia University.District III:Laurel S. Gabler, Amagansett,...

Snapshots of the Federal Reserve policymakers who vote this year on the direction of interest rates in the United States.NAME: Ben BernankeAGE-BIRTH DATE: Dec. 13, 1953. Age: 53EXPERIENCE _ Feb. 1, 2006, to present, chairman of the Federal Reserve; June 2005 to Jan. 31, 2006,...

WHAT IS MELAMINE?Melamine is an organic compound, which is 67 percent nitrogen, but also contains hydrogen and carbon, said John Groves, professor of chemistry at Princeton University. It can be produced in a lab, but it is also produced when some pesticides break down, according...

An article in the annual joke issue of Princeton University's student newspaper has left some readers accusing its staff of racism.The Daily Princetonian issue included a column with a byline that closely resembles the name of Jian Li, an 18-year-old Asian man who filed a...

This essay contains specific information about Stanford and Princeton Universities, including acreage, admission requirements, and student and faculty counts. The essay's author is debating which school to attend and shares the findings.