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    Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. UC Davis professor Daniel Sperling wins Blue Planet Prize

    Daniel Sperling, a UC Davis civil engineering professor and international transportation expert, has won the <a href="http://www.af-info.or.jp/blog/b-info_en/" target="_blank">Blue Planet Prize</a>.
    Daniel Sperling, a UC Davis civil engineering professor and international transportation expert, has won the Blue Planet Prize. The prize, given annually by the Asahi Glass Foundation of Tokyo, comes with an award of about $500,000. It recognizes...

    Tags: Weather, Technology, Conservation, Science, Environmental Issues

    2. Jun 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Skelton: California needs crackdown on bullets

    California already has some of the toughest gun laws in the country. Now George Skelton says it needs to apply the same approach to bullets.
    California already has some of the toughest gun laws in the country. Now George Skelton says it needs to apply the same approach to bullets. "Guns don't kill people. Bullets do," he writes in his Monday column. The latest example of the problem,...

    Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Interior Policy, Gun Control

    3. Jun 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Schools with fewer needy students decry California funding change

    Ah Ram Kim is a 17-year-old high school student learning to read English at a first-grade level with the book "The Little Red Hen."
    Ah Ram Kim is a 17-year-old high school student learning to read English at a first-grade level with the book "The Little Red Hen." Newly arrived from South Korea, she is one of 170 students, who are from Mexico, Vietnam, Egypt, Japan, Pakistan, Sri...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Jerry Brown, Students, Finance, Stanford University

    4. Jun 16, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  4. Lawmakers should close bullet-buying loophole

    From what I've been reading, the Santa Monica killer was packing an illegal assault rifle and 40 high-capacity ammunition magazines. He sprayed 100 bullets and had access to 1,300.
    From what I've been reading, the Santa Monica killer was packing an illegal assault rifle and 40 high-capacity ammunition magazines. He sprayed 100 bullets and had access to 1,300. And, oh yes, he was a mental case. The guy's exact background and...

    Tags: Kevin de Leon, Periodicals, Republican Party, Interior Policy, Firearms

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

  5. Rifle in Santa Monica shooting was pieced together, sources say

    The semiautomatic weapon used in the Santa Monica shooting rampage appears to have been put together from various parts, possibly in an attempt to circumvent the state&rsquo;s restrictions on such guns, law enforcement sources said Wednesday.
    The semiautomatic weapon used in the Santa Monica shooting rampage appears to have been put together from various parts, possibly in an attempt to circumvent the state’s restrictions on such guns, law enforcement sources said Wednesday. Although...

    Tags: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Interior Policy, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Firearms, Weaponry

    6. Jun 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. The benefits of immigration reform

    As an economist, an immigrant and a scholar of the effects of immigration on the U.S. economy, I find that few pieces of legislation have engaged me more than the proposal for comprehensive immigration reform that the full Senate will take up this week.
    As an economist, an immigrant and a scholar of the effects of immigration on the U.S. economy, I find that few pieces of legislation have engaged me more than the proposal for comprehensive immigration reform that the full Senate will take up this week....

    Tags: Productivity, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Personal Data Collection, Interior Policy

    7. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Did menopause arise because men prefer younger women?

    Thanks a lot, guys: According to new research, your preference for younger mates could have caused menopause to arise in women.
    Thanks a lot, guys: According to new research, your preference for younger mates could have caused menopause to arise in women. Writing in the journal PLOS Computational Biology on Thursday, a team from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, reported...

    Tags: Physical Conditions, Menopause, Science, Biology, Science and Technology

    8. Jun 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Santa Monica shooter's rifle appears to have been pieced together

    The semiautomatic weapon used in the Santa Monica shooting rampage appears to have been put together from various parts, possibly in an attempt to circumvent the state's restrictions on such guns, law enforcement sources said Wednesday.
    The semiautomatic weapon used in the Santa Monica shooting rampage appears to have been put together from various parts, possibly in an attempt to circumvent the state's restrictions on such guns, law enforcement sources said Wednesday. While certain...

    Tags: Periodicals, Interior Policy, Firearms, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Gun Control

    9. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Rifle used in Santa Monica College shooting may have been altered

    The rifle a gunman used to kill five people during a rampage in Santa Monica last week appears to have been modified accommodate large-capacity magazines.
    The rifle a gunman used to kill five people during a rampage in Santa Monica last week appears to have been modified accommodate large-capacity magazines. During the assault, John Zawahri, 23, had 40 magazines capable of holding 30 rounds each,...

    Tags: Interior Policy, Firearms, John Zawahri, Gun Control, Weaponry

    10. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Immigration: A wider better welcome mat

    As an immigrant and an engineer, I know the magnetic pull that the United States exerts on anyone who dreams of a career in science. From the time I watched NASA technicians on television during the first lunar landing in 1969, I resolved to get the best scientific education that my talents and circumstances would allow.
    As an immigrant and an engineer, I know the magnetic pull that the United States exerts on anyone who dreams of a career in science. From the time I watched NASA technicians on television during the first lunar landing in 1969, I resolved to get the...

    Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Career and Workplace, DREAM Act, Students, Interior Policy

    11. May 25, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  11. Showing the IRS some love after witch hunt

    You may not have discerned this through the fog and mist of recent weeks, but the Internal Revenue Service is pretty durn good at its job.
    You may not have discerned this through the fog and mist of recent weeks, but the Internal Revenue Service is pretty durn good at its job. Some experts would go further. "I think they do an extraordinary job, considering that they're historically...

    Tags: Tea Party Movement, Darrell E Issa, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy, Personal Income

    12. May 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Are there too few great white sharks off California?

    It's a mystery of the sea: How many great white sharks are prowling near California's surf lines?
    It's a mystery of the sea: How many great white sharks are prowling near California's surf lines? Some scientists say the population is large and healthy. Others say it is alarmingly small. No one has ever known for certain, but the question has...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Museum of Natural History, Stanford University

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