Quest for education creating graying ghost towns at top of the world

Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 16:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Ethnic Tibetan communities in Nepal's highlands are rapidly shrinking as more parents send their children away for a better education and modern careers, a trend that threatens to create a region of graying ghost towns at the top of the world, according to a study that includes Dartmouth College.

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