DEG

DEG is an abbreviation for degree, a unit of measurement for temperature or academic qualification. It is used to quantify heat levels or the completion of a course of study at a college or university.

Why it’s in the news: DEG is in the news due to its use in reporting a record low temperature in Hong Kong and its role in debates about the value and funding of higher education.

Latest on DEG

• Hong Kong temperatures drop to 23 degrees Celsius on Tuesday morning, lowest this autumn
• Go ahead and get that poetry degree. Republican law won’t prevent people with humanities majors from getting student loans.
• Billionaires like Ken Griffin are doling out tons of money to prove that a college degree still matters
• Vanguard warns France is ‘degrading credit’ as borrowing costs surge
• Researchers slow neurodegeneration in mice by barring T cells from the brain
• Singapore or bust: how Indonesian student’s crowdfunding plea shows degree of desirability

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