<p>Union College in Schenectady, New York has selected its next president. Elizabeth Kiss will become the private institution’s first female president in its 230-year history.</p>



<p>And new research reveals new details about the nervous system of octopuses.</p>

Union College in Schenectady, New York has selected its next president. Elizabeth Kiss will become the private institution’s first female president in its 230-year history. And new research reveals new details about the nervous system of octopuses.

A new college president and octopus arms

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