Dec. 5, 2013 A Florida-based animal rights organization filed a lawsuit against Stony Brook University on behalf of two chimpanzees being used for research by the Department of Anatomical Sciences....

The glass ceiling for women in economics has been cracked a little more in recent days. Last Wednesday, Janet Yellen was nominated by President Obama to become the chairwoman of the Federal Reserve. Many of us would think "Why should I care? What does it matter to me?" Or say, “I have midterms and papers to write, this does not affect me.” But the truth of the matter is that it does.