"Mould (on plants) can irritate asthma, increase upper respiratory problems, cause headaches and affect concentration, " Dr. David Miller an expert on indoor air quality from Carleton University, Canada told the Globe and Mail newspaper.

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And this was coming from the institution somewhat sardonically called, by Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam, The World's Greatest University, a place that for centuries relied on its reputation for academic excellence, not its life-comforts and other amenities, to attract the best and the brightest.

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For example, according to the Boston Globe, one consequence of rising sea levels is that the University of Massachusetts-Boston campus entrance will become prone to flooding.

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One of our key initiatives is our University Partner Program in which we partner with universities around the globe to improve and expand social entrepreneurship education.

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Kicking off his new role, Butler is addressing dozens of senior figures from industry, government and academia in a lecture at the university, explaining the main issues of energy security facing the globe.

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"Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren acknowledged for the first time late Wednesday night that she told Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania that she was Native American, " the Boston Globe reports.

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Athene Donald, Professor of Experimental Physics at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, is one of only five exceptional female scientists from around the globe to receive an award this year.

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