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Lemur researcher works to save endangered species
When researcher Erik Patel hiked into the mountainous rain forest of northeast Madagascar in 2001, he was a doctoral student embarking on a quest for basic scientific knowledge about one of the rarest primates in the world: a snow-white lemur called the...Tags: Maryland Zoo Baltimore, Forests, Forestry and Timber, Duke University, Animal Planet (tv network)
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Examining the scientific evidence against genetically modified foods
Though the balance of evidence supports the idea that genetically modified foods are safe to eat and don't harm the environment, a few reports have suggested otherwise. Here are three of them. •French scientists reported in September that rats fed a...
Tags: Germany, Science, France, Genetic Engineering, Washington State University
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Putting the forecast in the palm of a (small) hand
Growing up in and around New York City, where the weather can be as fickle as a Yankee fan, Justin Berk was bitten by the forecasting bug. After earning his degree in meteorology from Cornell University, Berk did a five-year stint at WBAL-TV before...
Tags: New York City, New York Weather, Google Play, Weather Reports, Education
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Shirley R. More, social worker
Shirley R. More, a retired social worker who earlier had been a Baltimore County public school teacher, died Monday from complications of Alzheimer's disease at Bonnie Blink, the Maryland Masonic Home in Hunt Valley, where she had moved this year. She was...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Teachers, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Korean War (1950-1953), Baltimore County
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Louis Gaston Helmick Jr., 92, of Fairmont, W.Va.
Louis Gaston Helmick Jr., 92, of Fairmont, W.Va., died peacefully on Dec. 14, 2012. He was born July 14, 1920, son of the late Louis G. and Harriet (Smith) Helmick. He attended public school in Fairmont and later, Mercersburg Academy Prep School in...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Coal, Mining, Woodlawn (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Joseph B. Platt dies at 96; founding president of Harvey Mudd College
![Launching a new college would "clearly be a great adventure but so is jumping off a bridge," physicist Joseph B. Platt wrote decades after accepting the challenge in 1956 to become the founding president of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-07/71040093-12192439-187105.jpg "Launching a new college would "clearly be a great adventure but so is jumping off a bridge,\" physicist Joseph B. Platt wrote decades after accepting the challenge in 1956 to become the founding president of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont.")
Launching a new college would "clearly be a great adventure but so is jumping off a bridge," physicist Joseph B. Platt wrote decades after accepting the challenge in 1956 to become the founding president of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont.
Humor was a...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Teachers, Science, Technology, Colleges and Universities
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John Michael Septic, 67
John Michael Septic, of Harbor Springs and Key West, Fla., passed away unexpectedly, surrounded by his family, on Oct. 26, 2012. John was born in Cohoes, N.Y., on Aug. 16, 1945, to John and Katherine Septic. He attended school in Cohoes and continued...Tags: Key West
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Study: UCI law school faculty in top 10 nationally
The UC Irvine School of Law faculty has been ranked in the top 10 with the highest scholarly impact in the nation, according to a recent study. The law school, now in its third year, was ranked No. 7 nationally, moving Irvine up two spots from a...Tags: Teachers, Justice System, University of California, Irvine, Colleges and Universities, Yale University
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Diets suggested for more pregnant women
Before Aiesha Eddins got pregnant, she didn't give much thought to her diet.
"I ate whatever," said the 27-year-old Owings Mills woman. "We ordered take-out."
But when she weighed in at 220 pounds during her initial prenatal visit, she quickly earned...Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Weight, Colleges and Universities, Cesarean Section, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Randy Lilavois departs with heavy heart
NORTHEAST GLENDALE — Having built a positive rapport among several nearby communities for the past decade, Randy Lilavois bid farewell Wednesday and is ready to embark on his next journey that will take him two times zones east to Huntsville, Ala....
Tags: Schools, High Schools, Sports, Soccer, Holidays
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Gram-negative mastitis: There's a treatment for that
Problem. Solution. When things go wrong on the dairy, you find a solution and fix it. Why should your approach to mastitis treatment protocols be any different, especially when the solution leads to better milk quality and healthier cows? Gram-...Tags: Medical Research, Research, Drugs and Medicines
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Having a little less to chew on
I've got two reasons to watch my weight over the next several weeks. First, it's the holiday season, when the national sport is overeating. Second, I've got another knee replacement coming up soon, and the lighter I am going in, the easier the recovery...
Tags: Health Organizations, Diabetes, Popcorn, Weight, Bacon
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