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UC Riverside student leaders revoke Israel divestment policy
After much debate that brought the passions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflicts to campus, UC Riverside’s student government has reversed itself and revoked a prior resolution that urged the UC system to divest from companies that have contracts...
Tags: Government, Israel, Politics, Human Rights, Raytheon Company
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UC Riverside student leaders revoke divestment resolution
After much debate that brought the passions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to campus, UC Riverside's student government has reversed itself and revoked a resolution that urged the UC system to divest from companies that have contracts with Israel's...
Tags: Government, Israel, Politics, Human Rights, Raytheon Company
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Do robot ants dream of electric crumbs?
Which is smarter: a swarm of brainless mini-robots with clockwork guts, or a colony of ravenous, half-blind Argentine ants? If you answered mindless robots, you’re right — but just barely. Researchers studying the problem-solving abilities...
Tags: Science and Technology, Research
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Cecilia Preciado Burciaga dies at 67; longtime Stanford administrator
As one of the first high-ranking Latina administrators at a top American private university, Cecilia Preciado Burciaga inspired and mentored hundreds of Chicano and Latino students and faculty members during 20 years at Stanford University. She taught...
Tags: Condoleezza Rice, Students, Rebecca Trounson, Unemployment, Medina (Saudi Arabia)
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Nalo Hopkinson's science fiction and real-life family
Nalo Hopkinson is trying to mess with your mind. The much-lauded writer of science fiction and fantasy sits at one of her favorite Mexican joints, Tio's Tacos, a funky art-strewn restaurant near the campus of UC Riverside, where she has taught creative...
Tags: Fiction, Genres, The New York Times, Science and Technology, Entertainment Events
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Setting L.A. Times stories to song: The week's Column One features
L.A. NOWCalling all lovers of good storytelling and good music (and not necessarily in that order). So you don’t have to do all the work, here’s a curated list of the week’s offerings of the signature Times feature called the Column...... -
UC San Diego council seeks divestment from firms with West Bank ties
L.A. NOWUC San Diego’s student government joined a widening movement urging the university system to divest from companies that some student activists contend are violating the human rights of Palestinians and aiding Israel’s occupation of the West... -
Shootings near UC Riverside leave 1 dead, 1 injured
L.A. NOWA Chino Hills man armed with two handguns allegedly opened fire in an apartment complex near UC Riverside on Wednesday night, killing one resident and wounding another “for no apparent reason,’’ authorities said. Daniel John Jones, 44,... -
GOP's effort to roll back healthcare reforms is bad policy
Bernie Morse, 65, of Century City retired last year from the aerospace industry and joined the ranks of Medicare beneficiaries. The nearly $8,000 he used to spend annually on drugs for a liver condition now will be cut almost in half. Were a private...
Tags: Republican Party, Medicaid, Personal Income, Health and Safety at School, Health Care Reform (2009)
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An exotic killer attacks San Diego County oaks
For a glimpse of the trail of destruction left by an invasive beetle in some of San Diego County's oak woodlands, take a look at the video prepared by UC Riverside researchers hunting for ways to stop the bug. The goldspotted oak borer, an Arizona...
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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... -
Nice preteens don't finish last
Kindness matters – if a child wants to be happy and popular, researchers say. Preteens assigned to do three acts of kindness a week found they were better liked than kids who were assigned to visit three places of their choice a week, the...Tags: Science and Technology, The Happiest News!, Human Interest
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