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In defense, more or less, of UC's new logo
Something was noticeably absent from the group of three letters in Wednesday's paper taking issue with the University of California system's new but not necessarily improved logo: a counterpoint. The following submission from UC Irvine English professor...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Education, University of California, Irvine, Arts and Culture, Customs and Tradition
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UCI ranks high on magazine's best-value list
A recent ranking of the 100 best-value public schools in 2012 listed UC Irvine as No. 16 — one of five California schools in the top 20. UCI, according to the ranking made by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine, admits 47% of those who apply and...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Schools, Public Schools, Academic Progress, Education
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Dangerous for kids' pajamas, safe for sofas?
More than three decades after manufacturers stopped making children's pajamas with a flame retardant suspected of causing cancer, new research suggests the same chemical has become the most widely used fire-resistant compound in upholstered furniture sold...
Tags: Consumer Confidence, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Science, Jerry Brown, Science and Technology
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After generations of failure, a school and its students head for success
I was prepared for the dog-and-pony show — the choreographed "reveal" of a school makeover that's been in the works for years. I didn't expect much beyond a grown-up version of show-and-tell. But I came anyway because I have a soft spot for Jordan...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Academic Progress, Antonio Villaraigosa, Science and Technology
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Kerosene wick lamps produce both light and hazardous soot
The bright orange flames of kerosene wick lamps used in millions of impoverished households around the world are significant sources of global warming and pollutants linked to respiratory diseases, according to a new study. Lab and field work led by...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Global Change, Tuberculosis, Science and Technology
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Ray Rosso beloved figure
Ray Rosso, Orange Coast College's first football coach who was a revered teacher and coach of several sports at the school, died Saturday of natural causes at his home in Newport Beach. He was 96. Rosso, who guided OCC to a 37-38-3 record in eight...
Tags: Sports, World War II (1939-1945), Football, Rose Bowl Game
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Beyond 7 billion: Bending the population curve
Hunger. Environmental degradation. Political instability. These were among the consequences of rapid global population growth documented in a five-part series in The Times in July. Now, Opinion has invited leading scholars to consider what, if anything,...
Tags: Entertainment, Religion and Belief, Demographics, Ecosystems, Conservation
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Richard Baum dies at 72; China expert at UCLA
Richard Baum, a leading China expert at UCLA who founded a lively and influential Internet forum used by hundreds of scholars, diplomats, journalists and government officials to follow ideas and trends in contemporary Chinese politics, died Friday at...
Tags: Taiwan, Entertainment, BBC, Human Rights, George H.W. Bush
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90% of UCI Law grads pass bar
UC Irvine School of Law's first graduating class is already competing with elite law schools, judging by one state standard. In the 2012 class, 46 of 51 students — 90% — passed the California bar exam on their first try in July, the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Education, University of California, Irvine, University of California, Los Angeles, Crime, Law and Justice
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Gas price spikes disguise real problems with California market
Gasoline price spikes, such as the event that drove the average gallon in California to a stratospheric $4.67 in October, create two types of frustration. There's the immediate frustration of seeing the price at the pump soar almost overnight to a...
Tags: Antitrust Issues, Barbara Boxer, BP Plc, Petroleum Industry, Chevron Corportion
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A simpler, fairer way to fund California's schools
Driving along Pacific Coast Highway, you can see the successive layers of earth and rock that have piled up over millions of years to create California's coastal landscape. You can see a similar but less attractive phenomenon if you look at the way...
Tags: Finance, Dental Health, Jerry Brown, Conservation, Regional Authority
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Herbert Moskowitz dies at 87; pioneer in drunk driving research
Herbert Moskowitz, an experimental psychologist whose pioneering research on the effects of alcohol and drugs on driving helped produce standardized field sobriety tests and pushed policymakers to set lower legal limits for intoxicated driving in the U.S....Tags: Prescription Drugs, Leukemia, New York City, Religion and Belief, Bronx (New York City)
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