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From Sun Magazine: 'Genius' pair rewrite rules of organ transplants, among other interests
Think of Dorry Segev and Sommer Gentry as intellectual magpies. The glittery ideas they filch from fields as diverse as swing dancing, systems analysis, water skiing and medicine seemingly have little in common. But Segev and Gentry weave them together...
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, U.S. Congress, Engineering, Medical Research, Electronics
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Smog testing with human subjects
FrameworkChemical engineer Edward Liston, right, of Stanford Research Institute (SRI) checks on five subjects in smog chamber breathing reconstituted smog and noting reactions on pads.... -
UC Berkeley joins online education platform of Harvard and MIT
L.A. NOWUC Berkeley announced Tuesday that it is joining the new online education platform founded by Harvard and MIT that offers free but not-for-credit courses to a worldwide audience. The addition of UC Berkeley will give the “edX” online effort... -
Report calls for more teacher training, limiting use of test scores
L.A. NOWThe state needs to focus on recruiting, educating and retaining teachers if it wants to improve student academic performance, a state task force has concluded. Recent budget cuts, however, have pushed the state in the opposite direction, according to the.... -
Anna Schwartz dies at 96; economist, expert on monetary policy
Anna Schwartz, an economist and coauthor with Milton Friedman of a book on monetary policy that shaped the views of central bankers including Federal Reserve ChairmanBen S. Bernanke, has died. She was 96. Schwartz died Thursday at her home in Manhattan...Tags: John Taylor, Banking, New York City, Economic Policy, Ben Bernanke
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California campaigns swamped with independent spending
PolitiCalIndependent spending on California elections has soared by 1,600% in the last decade, according to a new analysis from Common Sense, a nonpartisan research group at Stanford University.... -
Online courses to be reviewed for possible degree credits
L.A. NOWOfficials of two prominent education organizations Tuesday announced a partnership that eventually could lead some colleges to grant degree credits for online classes offered through a network of currently free, non-credit courses.... -
Devices help alert teams to potential concussions on the field
"The worst 45 seconds of my life." That's how Rich Able described watching his son lay motionless on a field after suffering a concussion during a high school football game in 2007. "When he came to, I started thinking about all these hits to the head...
Tags: National Football League, Virginia Tech, Injuries and Wounds, Lobbying, College Sports
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Vista Latina: Mixed marriages gaining acceptance, popularity
Staff Writer, Copy EditorWhen it came time to tell her family that she was thinking about moving in with her boyfriend, Vikki Carr said she was worried how they might react to the fact that he was black. Feeling anxious about having to broach the subject during a visit to the...Tags: United States Census Bureau, Minority Groups, Family, Marriage
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A bittersweet glass
They were Katie Sparks and McKenna Wetzel, the I-Don't-Know-and-I-Don't-Care Girls. If the Eader Elementary School classmates got a question that they didn't have a passionate answer to, those were their typical replies. McKenna's mother, Kristine...
Tags: Chevron Corportion, AutoNation, Flu, Research, Cancer
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Crucial test for an outpost of healthcare in South L.A.
Nurse practitioner Matt Tomlin steps into a small patient exam room, logs on to a computer and pulls up a formidable list of ailments for the 57-year-old woman sitting in front of him. Hypertension. Diabetes. Congestive heart failure. Obesity. Anxiety...
Tags: Corporate Officers, HIV, Physical Conditions, Allergies, Obesity
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Follow your heart to the career of your dreams
There is no shortage of stories, speeches, quotes and advice about the value of following one's dreams. In his 2005 commencement speech to Stanford University, the late Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, said, "...Most important, have the courage to follow your...
Tags: Marketing, Kelly Services Incorporated, Photography Supplies and Services, Columbia College Chicago, Arts
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