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    May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. It's finals week: Do you know what your teen is taking to study so hard?

    By the end of high school, 12% of teens say they have taken a stimulant medication for reasons other than to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But parents, including many of those whose kids are taking ADHD drugs in a bid to boost their academic performance, appear to be clueless.
    By the end of high school, 12% of teens say they have taken a stimulant medication for reasons other than to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But parents, including many of those whose kids are taking ADHD drugs in a bid to boost...

    Tags: Ethics, Substance Abuse, Arts and Culture, Drug Use, Prescription Drugs

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

  2. Fiat weighs shifting its HQ to the U.S.

    Fiat, the century-old Italian automaker, appears poised to move its headquarters to the U.S. after its planned merger with Chrysler Group.
    Fiat, the century-old Italian automaker, appears poised to move its headquarters to the U.S. after its planned merger with Chrysler Group. The move would be unprecedented in the automotive industry, experts said, because of Fiat's deep roots. "To...

    Tags: Fiat, Kelley Blue Book LLC, Italy, Economy, Business and Finance, Rick Snyder

    3. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. George Karl is the NBA coach of the year

    <strong>George Karl </strong>led the Denver Nuggets to a team-record 57 wins without a big name on his roster.
    George Karl led the Denver Nuggets to a team-record 57 wins without a big name on his roster. For that endeavor, Karl earned the NBA's Coach of the Year award on Wednesday. He received 62 first-place votes, followed by Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat...

    Tags: Football, Tiki Barber, Elizabeth II, Golden State Warriors, Darrelle Revis

    4. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. PASSINGS: Ben Pleasants, Kenneth Appel

    Ben Pleasants L.A. poet and playwright Ben Pleasants, 72, a Los Angeles poet and playwright who also championed the work of Charles Bukowski and John Fante in literary critiques, died of a heart attack April 18 in Crescent City, his wife, Paula, said....

    Tags: Brooklyn (New York City), Hofstra University, Colleges and Universities, Freedom of the Press, University of New Hampshire

    5. Apr 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Colleges as country clubs

    My daughter is a junior in high school, so I've spent part of this spring making that upper-middle-class pilgrimage known as "the college tour."
    My daughter is a junior in high school, so I've spent part of this spring making that upper-middle-class pilgrimage known as "the college tour." But as we were led across sweeping lawns by tour guides walking backward, I found myself thinking less about...

    Tags: New York University, Woodrow Wilson, Colleges and Universities, Students, Clubs and Associations

    6. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Wide search expected in hunt for next UC president

    With no obvious inside candidate to be the next president of the University of California system, experts predict a wide search that will concentrate on similar university systems elsewhere but could also stretch beyond academia.
    With no obvious inside candidate to be the next president of the University of California system, experts predict a wide search that will concentrate on similar university systems elsewhere but could also stretch beyond academia. Whoever replaces Mark...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Students, Gavin Newsom, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Bill Clinton

    7. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. 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 before UC hires another.
    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: Colleges and Universities, Students, Gavin Newsom, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Bill Clinton

    8. Apr 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. A hint that affirmative action may survive

    All but eclipsed by the speculation about how the Supreme Court will rule on same-sex marriage is the fact that the court will also hand down a decision in the next few months about the constitutionality of affirmative action at state universities.&nbsp; But even if the court rules that the University of Texas went too far in seeking to assemble a racially diverse class, that may not mean the end of racial preferences.
    All but eclipsed by the speculation about how the Supreme Court will rule on same-sex marriage is the fact that the court will also hand down a decision in the next few months about the constitutionality of affirmative action at state universities.  But...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Colleges and Universities, National Government, Anthony Kennedy, University of California, Los Angeles

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

  9. PASSINGS: Donald A. Glaser, Jewel Akens

    <strong>Donald A. Glaser</strong>
    Donald A. Glaser Nobel Prize-winning physicist Donald A. Glaser, 86, a Nobel Prize-winning UC Berkeley physicist who invented a device called the bubble chamber, which allowed researchers to track the paths of high-energy atomic particles after...

    Tags: Human Accomplishments, Applied Physics, Biotechnology, Entertainment, Nobel Prize Awards

    10. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Harvard Quiz Bowl championships revoked in cheating scandal

    Harvard Quiz Bowl teams that won four championships between 2009 and 2011 have had those wins vacated because of a cheating scandal involving one student. A security review revealed that a member of the Harvard Quiz Bowl team accessed information...

    Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning

    11. Mar 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Who needs a car? Smartphones are driving teens' social lives

    Given a choice between a new Toyota Corolla or the latest iPhone, 16-year-old Allison Katz of Irvine says that's an easy one.
    Given a choice between a new Toyota Corolla or the latest iPhone, 16-year-old Allison Katz of Irvine says that's an easy one. She'd take the phone. Texting drives her social life. She doesn't have a driver's license and hasn't rushed to get one....

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Research, Marketing, Media Industry, Xbox

    12. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Sam Zell's wife donates $50 million to Michigan creative writing

    In my book, donating money to support creative writing programs is generally a good thing. But I'm -- hmm, let's call it conflicted -- over a $50-million donation to the University of Michigan's MFA program in creative writing from Helen Zell, wife of Sam Zell.
    In my book, donating money to support creative writing programs is generally a good thing. But I'm -- hmm, let's call it conflicted -- over a $50-million donation to the University of Michigan's MFA program in creative writing from Helen Zell, wife of Sam...

    Tags: Human Interest, Colleges and Universities, Northwestern University, Television Industry, Tribune Company

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