Mary-Kate Olsen is leaving NYU, according to published reports. According to her publicist, Olsen is taking an approved leave of absence from New York University so she can concentrate on business matters. Olsen's twin sister Ashley, also co-president of their company Dualstar, will remain at NYU. Olsen's publicist tells People magazine that Mary-Kate's health is not a factor in her decision to leave school. The summer before classes began, Mary-Kate checked into the Cirque Lodge rehab facility in Sundance, Utah, for treatment of an eating disorder. The twins began attending NYU in September 2004. At the time, they purchased a $7. 3 million penthouse in the trendy West Village, but they never moved into the apartment. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are co-presidents of Dualstar Entertainment Group, a multimillion-dollar brand catering to young girls with home videos, CDs, books, apparel, fragrances and dolls. Fortune magazine last year estimated they were worth $137 million each.

Swedish researchers say viewing and talking about art may not only soothe the soul, but may also have the added health benefit of curing ailments like high blood pressure and constipation. Britt-Maj Wikstroem of the Ersta Skoendal University College in Stockholm had 20 women around the age of 80 years gather once a week for four months to discuss various works of art.

Scientists say by keeping carbon in their fields through no-till farming practices, farmers can help countries meet targeted reductions in atmospheric carbon dioxide and reduce the harmful effects of global warming. Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee say, "Our research focuses on the feasibility of different sequestration schemes for reducing natural emissions of carbon dioxide or enhancing the natural uptake of atmospheric carbon dioxide. "

A University of Buffalo student is likely to get ragged on by friends after campus police say he was found passed out in the president's office over the weekend. Officials at the campus say a student was headed home after a long night of drinking and snuck into the president's suite early Saturday morning after the overnight cleaning crew left the door slightly open.

The FBI has moved into new digs: a fraternity house on the Greek row at Louisiana State University. The home has been deserted since the Sigma Nu fraternity lost its charter in 2004, following an investigation into hazing allegations. The fraternity has been barred from campus until the fall of 2006.