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Cal State trustees appoint new Cal State L.A president, others
William A. Covino, a veteran Florida and California administrator, was named Wednesday as the new president of Cal State L.A., becoming the first new leader of the El Sereno campus in 33 years. Covino’s selection was among a slate of...
Tags: Florida Atlantic University, Sociology, Political Fundraising, University of Illinois at Chicago, Culture
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Political savvy vs. education skills in L.A. school board runoff
The race for a seat on the Los Angeles Board of Education pits the political savvy of Antonio Sanchez against the education skills of Monica Ratliff. And when it comes to campaign resources, politics trumps all. Sanchez, 31, has used his background in...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Michael Bloomberg, Lawyers, Unions, Elections
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When your laptop dies
It happened, as crises do, without warning. I was doing something essential, like trolling online for better and deeply discounted kitchen knives, when suddenly the image on my laptop went from hi-res to out-of-register. Most of the color fell away and...
Tags: Science and Technology, IBM, FedEx Corporation, Les Miserables (musical), Electronics
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'Joe Turner's' actors share August Wilson's gift of gab
Among the pleasures of seeing an August Wilson play, it's often said, is just listening to the people talk. As Los Angeles Times theater critic Charles McNulty has noted, Wilson stocks his scripts with "natural raconteurs" and lets them soar in...
Tags: Entertainment, Greenwich Village, Ken Burns, Celebrities, Arts and Culture
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Honey may hold the sticky solution to bee colony collapse
This post has been corrected, as noted belowHoneybees that live off the same sweetener found in soft drinks could be more vulnerable to the microbial enemies and pesticides believed to be linked to catastrophic collapse of honeybee colonies worldwide, a new study suggests. Researchers...Tags: Organic Foods, Honey, Consumer Goods Industries, Science and Technology, Medical Research
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Lyme disease, autism link cast into doubt
Since 2008, when a group of physicians drew a hypothetical link between Lyme disease and autism, a growing number of patient activists have embraced the belief that the hallmark neuropsychiatric symptoms of autism may spring from the body's immune...
Tags: Symptoms, Behavioral Conditions, American Medical Association, Lyme Disease, Autism
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Insider-trading scandal poses risks to KPMG's reputation
NEW YORK -- A former senior KPMG auditor's leaks could threaten the reputation of one of the country's biggest accounting firms, industry experts said. Auditors like Scott London, a former senior partner in KPMG's office in Los Angeles, are privy to...
Tags: New York University, U.S. Department of Justice, Economy, Business and Finance, Accounting and Auditing, Herbalife Limited
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Edward Frieman dies at 87; leading figure in American science
Edward A. Frieman, a leading figure in American science for decades as a researcher with wide-ranging interests, a top-level governmental advisor on defense and energy issues, and director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, has...
Tags: Applied Physics, Science, Teaching and Learning, Marine Science, Science and Technology
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As Supreme Court considers gay marriage, abortion comparisons rise
Are gay marriage and abortion culturally equivalent? As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to take up one of the great civil rights issues of our day, many people wonder whether the court might move cautiously so as to avoid the social upheaval and...
Tags: Marriage, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Supreme Court, Family, Abortion
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Study says many online students prefer face-to-face classes
As colleges are rushing -- or being pushed -- to embrace online education, they might want to take pause: Most students prefer connecting with teachers and fellow students and don’t want to take all of their classes online, a new study suggests....
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Jerry Brown, Colleges and Universities, Online Advertising, Students
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As employers push efficiency, the daily grind wears down workers
WESTFIELD, Mass. — The envelope factory where Lisa Weber works is hot and noisy. A fan she brought from home helps her keep cool as she maneuvers around whirring equipment to make her quota: 750 envelopes an hour, up from 500 a few years ago....
Tags: Employment, Companies and Corporations, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Science and Technology, Lawyers
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North Korea demands end to U.N. sanctions before talks
North Korea insisted Thursday that the U.S. and South Korea must scrap United Nations sanctions and put an end to joint military drills before any talks on its nuclear arsenal can begin. The U.S. and South Korea have said the burden is on Pyongyang to...
Tags: Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un, Seoul (South Korea), Weaponry, John Kerry
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