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Higher education for a higher cause
Huntington Beach native Rachel Field used much of her mechanical engineering education at Harvard to invent ways to help the less fortunate — during her time there and after her 2012 graduation. Field's first major project was developing a suction...
Tags: Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Engineering, Technology, Environmental Pollution
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In The Pipeline: Remembering an Earth Day hero
Brian Robertson left Long Beach Airport last Dec. 22 in a 1980 Cessna, fixed-wing, multi-engine aircraft. He took off at 8:05 a.m., and it was supposed to take him six hours and 20 minutes to reach his destination of York Airport in Pennsylvania, where...
Tags: Christmas, Music, Earth Day, Kris Allen, Saudi Arabia
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Community Commentary: UCs need to accept more in-state students
The University of California and California State University systems are a source of pride for Californians. They are the best public higher education systems in the world and, even with recent tuition hikes, remain one of the best education bargains...Tags: Elections, Los Angeles Times, Teaching and Learning, Democratic Party, University of California
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his fangirls
OK, so Dzhokhar Tsarnaev stands accused of blowing up three people, injuring 282 more and shooting to death an MIT campus police officer. He's also got fans, or more accurately, he's got fangirls, thousands of them. These besotted double-X chromosome-...Tags: Media Industry, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Mother's Day, Jihad
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Hopkins closes science writing program, citing low selectivity
Graduates of the Johns Hopkins University's master's program in science writing have explained the prospects of life on Mars, the promise of neuroscience research and the ethics of animal testing on the pages of Scientific American, Nature and Popular...Tags: Graduation, NPR, Education, Science, Columbia University
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NRA draws wrong conclusions from Boston
In the days and weeks after the Boston Marathon bombings, the National Rifle Association has repeatedly stated that many Bostonians who did not possess guns probably wished that they had them in their homes during the tense "shelter in place" manhunt....Tags: Richard Donohue, Jr., Gun Control, National Rifle Association of America, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
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Rowing can part the waters for students
As the sun rises daily on the Fox River in St. Charles, groups of young people slice through the water on boats that can not only achieve a 6-minute mile but change the course of their lives, said David Tyler Miller, president and executive director of...
Tags: Rowing, Awards and Prizes, Sports
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Annual calendar contest shines spotlight on cozy Rosemere
Photographers, it's time to take your best shots for Orlando's annual Historic Preservation Board calendar. The board has produced this generously sized, black-and-white beauty since 1991 to raise awareness about Orlando's historic resources — our...
Tags: Frank Lloyd Wright, Architecture, Photography and Video, Real Estate Sellers, Orlando
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Mid-size airports suffer biggest cuts in airline service
Airline mergers, a deep recession and surging fuel prices have led to sharp cuts in airline service around the country. Hardest hit: medium-size airports. Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, LA/Ontario International Airport and...
Tags: Transportation Security Administration, Air Transportation, Los Angeles International Airport, Air Transportation Industry, Security Measures
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Chicago Tribune All-State Academic Team
Scott Beck By John P. Huston,Tribune reporter Scott Beck's brain isn't the only instrument he uses to help him excel at math and science. Beck, a Highland Park High School senior, turns to the French horn to "kind of keep me balanced and keep me...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Haiti, Harvard University, Medical Research, Northwestern University
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One Cabinet pick approved, two narrowly advance
WASHINGTON — President Obama's nominee to lead the Energy Department won unanimous confirmation by the Senate on Thursday while two other Cabinet choices narrowly advanced out of committee, amid complaints from Democrats over Republican delaying...
Tags: Thomas Edward Perez, George W. Bush, Mitch McConnell, Government Health Care, Ernest J. Moniz
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Scoreboard -- May 16, 2013
|TV SPORTS| Major League Baseball--New York Mets at Chicago Cubs, 1:10 p.m. (WGN); Boston Red Sox at Minnesota Twins, 7 p.m. (FXSP) Soccer--Spanish Pimera Division, Copa del Ray, Championship, Atletico Madrid at Real Madrid, 2:25 p.m. (ESPN) College...Tags: Cincinnati Reds, National Hockey League, New York Mets, New York Rangers, Major League Baseball
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