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Apodaca: College myths debunked
This week: March Madness, Part Two. Following a big response to last week's column about college admissions, I now return to the topic with some words of wisdom from someone who has built a career helping students and their parents navigate through the...Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, Irvine, Colleges and Universities, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Key Senate panel to consider Medi-Cal expansion
SACRAMENTO -- A key Senate panel will consider legislation Wednesday that would dramatically expand Medi-Cal, the state's public insurance program for the poor. The proposal, authored by state Sen. Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina) and Senate leader...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, University of California, Los Angeles, Darrell Steinberg, Politics, Edward P. Hernandez
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On eve of Super Bowl, football caught between a rock and hard tackle
One afternoon in early January, I took a tour of the refurbished Memorial Stadium in Berkeley with a pair of architects from the firm HNTB. For me it was a visit brimming with nostalgia: I grew up about three miles north of the stadium, in the Berkeley...
Tags: Architecture, Diseases and Illnesses, Alzheimer's Disease, Football, AEG
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UC Irvine professor quits midway through online Coursera class
L.A. NOWA UC Irvine professor has stopped teaching midway through a massive online course in microeconomics offered through the Coursera organization, saying that he had disagreements on how to conduct the free class for thousands of students around the world.... -
Researchers: Get some sleep, and your partner will thank you
It's no secret that poor sleep gets in the way of all kinds of good things in life. People who drive on too little sleep -- and there are a lot of us -- are more likely to be in accidents that result in injuries than people who've had enough rest. ...
Tags: Health and Safety at School
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Lawmakers introduce proposals to expand Medi-Cal
PolitiCalThe state Legislature gaveled in a special session on healthcare Monday, with lawmakers introducing measures to help California implement President Obama's healthcare overhaul. Most Americans face the requirement in January 2014 to buy health insurance or... -
Manual Scott speaks to students at East Jessamine High School, The Providence School
news@jessaminejournal.comMotivational speaker Manual Scott brought his message of overcoming the odds to students at The Providence School and East Jessamine High School on Wednesday, Jan. 23. Scott shared his story of how he went from being a poor student and high-school...Tags: Arts and Culture, Students, Substance Abuse, Education, Teaching and Learning
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California lawmakers set to tackle healthcare expansion
PolitiCalState lawmakers are set to introduce a series of proposals Monday to help California implement President Obama's healthcare overhaul, including a major expansion of Medi-Cal, the state's public insurance program for the poor. Gov. Jerry Brown called for... -
Chemicals in the crib
Three popular brands of baby mattresses that were marketed in recent months to families and day care centers contained toxic flame retardants linked to increased cancer risk, according to laboratory tests conducted for the Chicago Tribune. One member...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Duke University, Health Organizations, Baby Products
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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, University of California, Los Angeles, John A. Perez, Barack Obama, Jerry Brown
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Roger Whitney Gilbert
ROGER WHITNEY GILBERT Our husband, father, grandfather was with us until February 12, 2013. Roger was born on March 3, 1932 in Los Angeles, CA to Al Whitney Gilbert and Evelyn Kleinsorg Gilbert. Roger grew up in Los Angeles with his younger brother...
Tags: PTA, University of California, Los Angeles, City of Hope, Travel, Insurance
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Study: Asteroid impact 'final straw' for the dinosaurs
It's been more than 30 years since UC Berkeley researchers first suggested that the extinction of the dinosaurs was probably linked to a massive comet or asteroid impact, known as Chicxulub, off the Yucatan coast. The idea was that the collision from...
Tags: Paleontology, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Ecosystems
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