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    Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Doctors: Supreme Court BRCA gene patent ruling benefits patients

    When Dr. Wayne Grody heard that the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Myriad Genetics could not patent two genes linked to breast cancer, the UCLA medical geneticist was minutes from giving a well-worn speech on the years-old case to a room full of University of Oregon medical school students.
    When Dr. Wayne Grody heard that the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Myriad Genetics could not patent two genes linked to breast cancer, the UCLA medical geneticist was minutes from giving a well-worn speech on the years-old case to a room full of...

    Tags: Muscular Dystrophy, Biology, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Mastectomy, Medical Procedures and Tests

    2. Apr 16, 2013 | Allentown Morning Call

  2. Perfect timing for Oregon feces to hit fan

    Eagles Insiders
    Everyone walking into the Philadelphia Eagles' NovaCare Complex on Tuesday was hit with a blast of fertilizer fumes, presumably due to the grounds crew doing some extensive landscaping all around the premises. But you had to wonder if some of......
    3. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Daily Pilot

  3. Robert Joseph Hayes

    Robert Joseph Hayes
    Robert Joseph Hayes October 30th 1918 – April 3rd 2013 Robert was born to Dr. and Mrs. James Cresap Hayes in Portland, Oregon. Bob, as he was called by family and friends, was the fifth of eight Hayes children.  Bob's father James was a strong and...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War

    4. Apr 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Geography is covering new ground for travelers

    Forget about learning the state capitals, at least, as the sum total of your knowledge of geography. "Geography is about meaning, not knowing place names and memorizing lists — that was school geography," said Daniel Edelson, vice president for...

    Tags: Al Gore, Social Media, Arts and Culture, Satellite Technology, Google Inc.

    5. Mar 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Microbe vs. microbe: Sharing bacteria at the roller derby

    What happens in a day at the roller derby?&nbsp; For one thing, scientists have discovered and reported Tuesday <a href=&quot;https://peerj.com/" target="_blank">in the journal PeerJ</a>, a lot of bacteria get swapped around.
    What happens in a day at the roller derby?  For one thing, scientists have discovered and reported Tuesday in the journal PeerJ, a lot of bacteria get swapped around. Researchers at the University of Oregon's Biology and Built Environment Center, a...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, Science, Biology, Washington, DC

    6. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Dr. William Blake, UM School of Medicine professor

    Dr. William Dewey Blake, a retired University of Maryland School of Medicine professor who was chairman of the department of physiology, died of cancer Sunday at his Bath, Maine, home. The former Bolton Hill resident was 94.
    Dr. William Dewey Blake, a retired University of Maryland School of Medicine professor who was chairman of the department of physiology, died of cancer Sunday at his Bath, Maine, home. The former Bolton Hill resident was 94. Born in Summit, N.J., and...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Roland Park, Research, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Baltimore Museum of Art

    7. Jan 28, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  7. New Orange security director oversaw campus police expansion

    Sentinel School Zone - Orlando Sentinel
    Orange schools have hired a new director of school safety and security, a position that will be at the heart of the district's response to Orange County mayors and police chiefs, who have been pushing for a larger role in school security planning over the...
    8. Sep 12, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. Retiring Field Museum, Adler Planetarium presidents give their final thoughts

    This autumn and early winter will see the biggest change in Chicago's Museum Campus since Lake Shore Drive took a hard swing to the west to create the parkland connection of cultural institutions 14 years ago.
    This autumn and early winter will see the biggest change in Chicago's Museum Campus since Lake Shore Drive took a hard swing to the west to create the parkland connection of cultural institutions 14 years ago. This time, though, the alteration is not...

    Tags: NASA, Arts and Culture, Wrigley Field, Satellite Technology, Science

    9. Dec 19, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Field Museum to cut staff and research, refocus mission

    Battered by the recession and a high debt load, the Field Museum on Tuesday announced plans to cut staff, overhaul its operations and limit the scope of its research.
    Tribune Reporters
    Battered by the recession and a high debt load, the Field Museum on Tuesday announced plans to cut staff, overhaul its operations and limit the scope of its research. A comprehensive plan being drawn up by museum officials also could include changes to...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Unemployment, Finance, Field Museum of Natural History, Arts and Culture

    10. Dec 11, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Adler Planetarium names Michelle Larson new president

    Michelle Larson's faculty page at Utah State University displays a picture of her cozying up to a bust of Albert Einstein. Lego Albert Einstein.
    Michelle Larson's faculty page at Utah State University displays a picture of her cozying up to a bust of Albert Einstein. Lego Albert Einstein. That combination, science with a populist face, is a pretty fair summation of what she'll have to bring...

    Tags: NASA, Arts and Culture, Science, Museums, Research

    11. Dec 2, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  11. Police: Hero instructor fought son in arrow attack

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">CASPER, Wyo. (AP) &mdash; A Wyoming community college instructor killed in a grisly classroom murder-suicide was hailed as a hero Saturday, with police saying he gave his students time to flee by distracting and fighting off his son after the younger man barged into his computer science class and shot him in the head with a high-powered bow and arrow.</span>
    CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming community college instructor killed in a grisly classroom murder-suicide was hailed as a hero Saturday, with police saying he gave his students time to flee by distracting and fighting off his son after the younger...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Students, Colleges and Universities, Science, Vernon (Tolland, Connecticut)

    12. Aug 21, 2012 |Story| RedEye

  12. Chicago universities among nation's most LGBT-friendly

    When it comes to LGBT inclusiveness, two Chicago schools are at the top of the pack, according to a recently released list by Campus Pride.
    RedEye
    When it comes to LGBT inclusiveness, two Chicago schools are at the top of the pack, according to a recently released list by Campus Pride. The organization, which promotes safety for LGBT students in higher education, named both the University of...

    Tags: University of Utah, Education, University of Michigan, University of Maryland, College Park, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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