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UC expected to launch wide search for new president
Mark Yudof likes to point out that he was the first real outsider in more than a century chosen to run the sprawling University of California system. And he often jokes that, as a result of his leadership, it is likely to take a hundred years more...
Tags: Bill Clinton, University of Oklahoma, University of Texas at Austin, Colleges and Universities, University of Michigan
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Teacher's pet? Guinea pigs may help autistic kids in classroom
Kids with autism spectrum disorder could have a new ally in the classroom: animals. Autistic children who played with guinea pigs rather than toys were more talkative, made more eye contact and displayed a more positive attitude, according to a study in...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Autism, Toy Industry, Guinea
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$100,000 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award goes to Marianne Boruch
Claremont Graduate University announced Monday that the winner of its 2013 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award is Marianne Boruch. Boruch will be awarded $100,000 for her collection "The Book of Hours," published by Copper Canyon Press. The prize, one of the...
Tags: Authors, Education, Book, Colleges and Universities, Poetry
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Kuang-hsun Ting dies at 97; bishop led Protestant church in China
Bishop Kuang-hsun Ting, who was one of the most influential Christian figures in China as the longtime leader of the country's government-sanctioned Protestant church, has died. He was 97. Ting died Nov. 22 at his home in Nanjing, according to...
Tags: Religion and Belief, St. John's University, Christianity, Colleges and Universities, China
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Rose Parade 2013: Indiana road trippers 'just want to see it in person'
L.A. NOWRose Parade 2013: group traveled from Indiana to enjoy festivities... -
Rose Parade 2013: Thousands gather for New Year's celebration
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Neil Armstrong dies at 82; first person to walk on moon
When Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the moon, on July 20, 1969, he uttered a phrase that has been carved in stone and quoted across the planet: "That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind." The grainy black-and-white...
Tags: Long Island, Yankee Stadium, Technology, Heart Surgery, Space Programs
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Lebbeus Woods dies at 72; radical architect
Lebbeus Woods, an experimental architect who inspired colleagues and architecture students with radically inventive designs and installations that evoked futuristic worlds and cityscapes, has died. He was 72. Woods died Tuesday in Manhattan, according...
Tags: Museums, Arts, Movies, Terry Gilliam, Entertainment
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Norman Goldstone dies at 86; engineer saved Watts Towers
Norman J. "Bud" Goldstone, a former aerospace engineer who devised and directed the 1959 stress test that saved the Watts Towers from the wrecking ball by proving that the world-famous landmark was structurally sound and safe, has died. He was 86....
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JPL intern helped figure out how to drive Curiosity rover on Mars
L.A. NOWMars rover Curiosity: One intern at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory can do a little more than put his time there on his resume. Riley Avron, 19, can actually say he helped engineers figure out how to drive Curiosity on Mars. A few months ago, JPL... -
Firm launches commercial rocket from New Mexico spaceport [Video]
Money & CompanyCommercial space venture Armadillo Aerospace announced a successful launch of a sleek sounding rocket from the nation's first commercial spaceport in New Mexico.... -
Are whitening toothpastes a bright idea?
It's hard to believe, but there was a time not long ago when everyone walked around (in public!) with naturally colored teeth. Today, with so many whitening gels, strips and trays out there, yellowish grins aren't as common — nor the natural look as...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Indiana University, Education, Elections, Fort Wayne (Allen, Indiana)
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