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    May 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. The world through a newborn's senses

    Newborns arrive in this world somewhat half-baked or, in the more measured words of evolutionary anthropologist Wanda Trevathan of the University of New Mexico, "a little unfinished, if you will."
    Newborns arrive in this world somewhat half-baked or, in the more measured words of evolutionary anthropologist Wanda Trevathan of the University of New Mexico, "a little unfinished, if you will." Parents declare them beautiful, these wailing bundles of...

    Tags: University of New Mexico, American Academy of Pediatrics, Science and Technology, Science

    2. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Herbert Blau dies at 87; theater director helped shape CalArts

    Herbert Blau, an influential theater director, theorist and scholar who helped shape CalArts during its early years, died at his home in Seattle on May 3, his 87th birthday. He had cancer, according to the Seattle Times.
    Herbert Blau, an influential theater director, theorist and scholar who helped shape CalArts during its early years, died at his home in Seattle on May 3, his 87th birthday. He had cancer, according to the Seattle Times. The Brooklyn, N.Y.-born...

    Tags: Brooklyn (New York City), Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Arts and Culture, Lincoln Center

    3. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Spending teenage years in the 'stroke belt' seems to increase risk

    Spending adolescence in the “stroke belt” of the southeastern United States could make people more vulnerable to stroke later in life – even if they eventually move elsewhere, a study published Wednesday suggests.
    Spending adolescence in the “stroke belt” of the southeastern United States could make people more vulnerable to stroke later in life – even if they eventually move elsewhere, a study published Wednesday suggests. What researchers call...

    Tags: University of Alabama, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Physical Conditions

    4. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Complete

  4. Anthony Lewis dies at 85; two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist

    Two-time Pulitzer-Prize winner Anthony Lewis, whose New York Times column championed liberal causes for three decades, died Monday at his home in Cambridge, Mass. He was 85.
    Two-time Pulitzer-Prize winner Anthony Lewis, whose New York Times column championed liberal causes for three decades, died Monday at his home in Cambridge, Mass. He was 85. Lewis worked for 32 years as a columnist for the New York Times, taking up...

    Tags: Politics, U.S. Navy, Crime, Law and Justice, Freedom of the Press, Civil Rights

    5. Feb 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Does childhood TV viewing lead to criminal behavior?

    Two recent studies linking childhood television viewing to antisocial behavior and criminal acts as adults are prompting some pediatricians to call for a national boob tube intervention.
    Two recent studies linking childhood television viewing to antisocial behavior and criminal acts as adults are prompting some pediatricians to call for a national boob tube intervention. A commentary published alongside the studies in the journal...

    Tags: New Zealand, Crime, Law and Justice, Medical Specialization, Pediatrics, Criminals

    6. Feb 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. For the raunchy '21 & Over,' a very different message in China

    When audiences turn out for “21 & Over” in theaters beginning March 1, they’ll see a celebration of a prominent aspect of the American college experience -- the one involving beer pong, pep rallies and sexually liberated sorority girls.
    When audiences turn out for “21 & Over” in theaters beginning March 1, they’ll see a celebration of a prominent aspect of the American college experience -- the one involving beer pong, pep rallies and sexually liberated sorority girls....

    Tags: Relativity Media, Colleges and Universities, Men in Black III (movie), Sony Corp., Movies

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

  7. Josh Powell's brother, Michael Powell, dead in apparent suicide

    In the latest chapter of an almost operatic family tragedy, the brother of murder-suicide suspect Josh Powell has died in Minneapolis after apparently throwing himself from a seven-story parking structure.
    In the latest chapter of an almost operatic family tragedy, the brother of murder-suicide suspect Josh Powell has died in Minneapolis after apparently throwing himself from a seven-story parking structure. A spokesman at the University of Minnesota,...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Insurance, Josh Powell, Colleges and Universities, Murder

    8. Jan 8, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Student test scores can identify effective teachers, new study says

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    Student standardized test scores can accurately identify effective teachers, along with other performance measures such as classroom observations and pupil surveys, according to a major national study released Tuesday. The study of 3,000 teachers in seven...
    9. Dec 17, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. IATSE to picket UCLA and USC games in dispute with Pac-12 (updated)

    The dispute between the newly formed Pac-12 Network and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees is escalating.
    The dispute between the newly formed Pac-12 Network and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees is escalating. IATSE, which represents over 100,000 crew members who work on movies and TV shows, will set up picket lines outside college...

    Tags: Arizona State University, University of California, Los Angeles, Pacific-12 Conference, Colleges and Universities, Oregon State University

    10. Dec 21, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Gun lobby has squelched injury prevention research, doctors charge

    One week after 20-year-old Adam Lanza used guns to kill 20 first-graders and seven adults before shooting himself, two physicians published <a href="http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1487470">a Viewpoint article</a> in the Journal of the American Medical Assn. asking what the medical and public health community can do to prevent massacres like the one at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., from being repeated.
    One week after 20-year-old Adam Lanza used guns to kill 20 first-graders and seven adults before shooting himself, two physicians published a Viewpoint article in the Journal of the American Medical Assn. asking what the medical and public health...

    Tags: Justice System, Politics, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Congress, Disease Prevention

    11. Dec 7, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. A promising technology to prevent HIV and unwanted pregnancy

    It has been decades since the last major breakthrough of a popular, easy-to-use and effective form of birth control. The pill has been available since 1960 and the IUD since 1965. Condoms have been around for centuries, although today&rsquo;s latex versions are improvements over those fashioned from sheep guts.
    It has been decades since the last major breakthrough of a popular, easy-to-use and effective form of birth control. The pill has been available since 1960 and the IUD since 1965. Condoms have been around for centuries, although today’s latex...

    Tags: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, AIDS, HIV, National Institutes of Health, Birth Control

    12. Nov 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Ice sheet melting accounts for 20% of sea level rise since 1992

    The loss of ice covering Greenland and Antarctica has accelerated over the last 20 years, shrinking three times as much as in the 1990s and contributing substantially to sea level rise, according to a comprehensive new study of ice sheet loss conducted by 26 laboratories around the world.
    The loss of ice covering Greenland and Antarctica has accelerated over the last 20 years, shrinking three times as much as in the 1990s and contributing substantially to sea level rise, according to a comprehensive new study of ice sheet loss conducted by...

    Tags: United Nations, NASA, Oceans, Greenland, Antarctica

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