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Scientists uncover a secret to cockroaches' adaptability
In the war against pests, the lowly cockroach makes for a fearsome adversary. It can go weeks without water, survive decapitation for a time — and, like any proper super-villain, can send humans screaming from a room. Now researchers have...
Tags: Science, Weight, Obesity, Zoology, Raleigh
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UC medical center strike: Most union members reported for work
As University of California patient care workers returned to the picket lines in a workplace dispute Wednesday, hospital administrators said they were gratified that so many union members chose to come to work rather than strike. More than three-...
Tags: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Career and Workplace, AFSCME, Hospitals and Clinics, Strikes
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AP Newsbreak: Gay-rights group files complaint accusing Exxon Mobil of anti-gay bias in hiring
AP National WriterNEW YORK (AP) — One after another, major U.S. corporations have updated anti-discrimination policies to protect gay, lesbian and transgender workers, drawing plaudits from gay-rights groups. There's one prominent exception: Exxon Mobil Corp. In the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Values, Career and Workplace, Exxon Mobil Corporation
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At UC San Francisco, 150 surgeries canceled because of strike
SAN FRANCISCO -- A strike by patient-care workers concerned about pension changes and staffing levels has led to the cancellation of an expected 150 surgeries at UC San Francisco Medical Center over the two-day labor action and will affect at least...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Career and Workplace, AFSCME, Hospitals and Clinics, Dwayne Johnson
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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...
Tags: Financial Aid, Immigration, Career and Workplace, Hybrid Vehicles, Ford Motor Co.
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Tubert, Arkansas golf ready for NCAA Championships
Update on local athletes competing in college. Emily Tubert (Burroughs High, 2010) junior, University of Arkansas women's golf: The former All-Area standout for the Indians and her Razorback teammates are preparing for the 2013 NCAA Championships, which...
Tags: College Sports, LSU Tigers, UCLA Bruins, Golf, Baseball
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The Sacramento Bee Job Front column
The Sacramento BeeThey have served their country at home and around the globe. Now they are ready to start new careers in the civilian world. Military veterans are the focus of UC Davis' first Veterans and Diversity Career Fair, from 4 to 7 p.m. on June 3 at the...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment, Labor Markets, Colleges and Universities, Health Insurance
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Pelosi implores UC Davis law graduates to embrace justice, public service
The Sacramento BeeHouse Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called on UC Davis' law graduates to "pursue the work of justice." This year's graduates of the Martin Luther King School of Law enter a "world faced with enormous challenges," Pelosi, D-San Francisco, said in...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Civil and Public Service, Immigration, Career and Workplace, Politics
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UC Davis researchers find swine flu virus in elephant seals
The Sacramento BeeUC Davis researchers have discovered swine flu in California elephant seals, but the marine mammals don't exhibit any large runny noses. The scientists detected the H1N1 virus in free-ranging northern elephant seals off the Central California coast a...Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Wildlife, Viral Diseases and Infections, Flu, Fever
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UC Davis researchers discover swine flu in California elephant seals
The Sacramento BeeUC Davis researchers have discovered swine flu in California elephant seals, but the marine mammals don't exhibit any large runny noses. The scientists detected the H1N1 virus in free-ranging northern elephant seals off the central California coast a...Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Wildlife, Viral Diseases and Infections, Flu, Science and Technology
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BRIEF: Multimedia mixes with jazz at Marysville concert
Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.Sam Allen taught his son how to read music and play piano, and now his son is grown up and telling his father's life story through jazz. John Allen will perform "An Evening with John Allen and Friends -- More than Just Jazz" on Friday as part of the...Tags: Entertainment, Music Industry, Music
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Sac High softball team makes strides under first-year coach
The Sacramento BeeTara Shabazz missed softball. Known as Tara Peterson in her playing days, she was a Bee All-Metro standout at Florin High School before attending Sacramento State on scholarship. Then other priorities took hold. There was a master's degree to earn,...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Softball, Lung Cancer, Sports
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