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UC accepts fewer Californians, more students from out-of-state
The chances of California high school seniors gaining admission to the University of California worsened this year as more of them applied and the share of those who were accepted dropped by 2.2%, according to data released Thursday. At the same time, the...
Tags: Education, Students, Teaching and Learning
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A part of the brain does more than expected, say U. of C. scientists
Scientists at the University of Chicago have found that a section of the primate brain is able to categorize visual information at the same time it can locate and identify things that the primate sees. This finding will help researchers understand how...
Tags: University of Chicago, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Medical Research, Science and Technology
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Lane-splitting: Are DMV and CHP in collision?
In California, lane-splitting is legal. But is it safe? Until a few days ago, the California Department of Motor Vehicles said unequivocally, “No.” But, now the DMV is not so sure. Anyone who navigated to the DMV website or picked up the...
Tags: Research, Highway Transportation, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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UC seeks president with 'creativity, courage ... and limitless energy'
L.A. NOWIs it a call for a superhero or a university administrator? The UC Regents on Thursday released their formal set of qualifications they are seeking in candidates to replace system President Mark G. Yudof, who is retiring in August. The...... -
Key legislative committee to consider Medi-Cal expansion
SACRAMENTO -- A key Assembly panel will consider legislation Tuesday that would dramatically expand Medi-Cal, the state's public insurance program for the poor. The proposal, authored by Assembly Speaker John A. Perez (D-Los Angeles), is part of a...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Jerry Brown, University of California, Los Angeles, John A. Perez, Barack Obama
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Illegal immigrants should have health coverage, foundation says
L.A. NOWThe California Endowment is launching a campaign to extend medical coverage to all uninsured state residents, including undocumented immigrants. An estimated 3 million to 4 million Californians, or about 10% of the state’s population, could remain... -
UC Riverside student Senate urges divestment from firms working in West Bank
L.A. NOWUC Riverside’s student Senate this week passed a controversial resolution urging the university system to divest from nine companies that the students contend are violating the human rights of Palestinians and aiding Israel’s occupation of the... -
Petro Vlahos dies at 96; advanced blue-screen technology for film
In the 1950s, special-effects pioneer Petro Vlahos laid the groundwork that made a modern movie genre possible — the blockbuster. He did it by vastly improving a composite-image process commonly known as the "blue-screen effect" for the 1959 epic...
Tags: Invention and Innovation, Star Wars (movie), Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Horse and Harness Racing, Mary Poppins (movie)
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Scholarships raised at luncheon at Oakmont Country Club
The Glendale Area Alumnae Panhellenic will have its 65th annual Scholarship Luncheon on March 16 at the Oakmont Country Club. Each year, the group awards scholarship grants to college-bound high school senior women from more than 10 private and public...Tags: Schools, High Schools, Education, Awards and Prizes, Colleges and Universities
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UC Berkeley and UCLA ranked among top 10 universities worldwide
L.A. NOWThe University of California system once again scored very well in an annual reputational ranking of world research universities by the Times Higher Education magazine of Great Britain, with UC Berkeley and UCLA in the top 10, officials announced Monday..... -
UC seeks public input on hiring university's next president
L.A. NOWHave any thoughts about who should be the next president of the University of California or what that person should do to help the 10-campus system? Now you have a formal place to post your nominations, comments and opinions. A...... -
Apopka High student wins national award for editorial on school lunches
Sentinel School ZoneRachel Armstrong's article published in The Insight, Apopka High's student newspaper, is blunt about the problem she sees with school food: "The food that is supposedly nutritious-such as salads, sits on the shelves while items such as pizza and chicken...Tags: Journalism, Education, Recipes, Earth Day, Students
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