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    May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. USC steals 2 star brain researchers from UCLA

    In a major case of academic poaching involving crosstown rivals, USC has lured away two prominent neuroscientists from UCLA with a promise to expand their internationally renowned lab that uses brain imaging techniques to study Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, autism and other disorders.
    In a major case of academic poaching involving crosstown rivals, USC has lured away two prominent neuroscientists from UCLA with a promise to expand their internationally renowned lab that uses brain imaging techniques to study Alzheimer's disease,...

    Tags: Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Political Fundraising, University of California, Los Angeles, Science

    2. Feb 20, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  2. Online education groups add colleges from U.S. and overseas

    L.A. NOW
    Two of the emerging providers of online college classes, Coursera and edX, are announcing significant expansions in the numbers of campuses that will join their organizations and offer free courses. The high-powered competitors, both founded last year,...
    3. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Timbuktu: Experts fear for ancient papers in historic city

    As the Malian military tried to retake the storied city of Timbuktu from Islamic extremists, scholars feared for the fate of ancient artifacts and mosques that testify to its historic grandeur.
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    As the Malian military tried to retake the storied city of Timbuktu from Islamic extremists, scholars feared for the fate of ancient artifacts and mosques that testify to its historic grandeur. Timbuktu has been threatened for months: The city was...

    Tags: Skype, Africa, International Organizations, Libraries, The Pennsylvania State University

    4. Nov 14, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. From Sun Magazine: 'Genius' pair rewrite rules of organ transplants, among other interests

    Think of Dorry Segev and Sommer Gentry as intellectual magpies.
    Think of Dorry Segev and Sommer Gentry as intellectual magpies. The glittery ideas they filch from fields as diverse as swing dancing, systems analysis, water skiing and medicine seemingly have little in common. But Segev and Gentry weave them together...

    Tags: Stroke, Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Fred Astaire, Dance

    5. Oct 3, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  5. Breast Cancer Moonshot

    AP Chief Medical Writer
    The nation's largest cancer center is launching a massive "moonshot" effort against eight specific forms of the disease, similar to the all-out push for space exploration 50 years ago.  The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston expects...

    Tags: Cancer, Health and Medical Professionals, Skin Cancer, Herceptin (drug), Science and Technology

    6. Jul 13, 2012 |Story| KIAH-LTV

  6. Rice graduate tries making U.S. Olympic long jump team

    Funmi Jimoh is no stranger to international track & field competition.
    KIAH
    Funmi Jimoh is no stranger to international track & field competition. "My PR [personal record] in the long jump is 6.96m/22-11 and I did that in Qatar at Doha in 2009," said Jimoh, who attended Dulles High School in Sugar Land, Texas. "She...

    Tags: Track and Field, Hayward Field, Healthy Diet

    7. Jun 27, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Head of the Class: Local students earn honors and accolades

    The following students have earned accolades, degrees and honors at colleges and universities: Alex Vanko, of Towson, graduated magnum cum laude from the College of Wooster, in Wooster, Ohio, with a Bachelor of Arts in biology and a minor in philosophy....

    Tags: Human Interest, Marquette University, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Clemson University, Science

    8. Jun 11, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  8. Student news - June 11

    FREDERICK, Md. &mdash; <strong>Amanda Hutzell,</strong> who has completed her junior year at Hood College, was recently inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma national honor society.
    FREDERICK, Md. — Amanda Hutzell, who has completed her junior year at Hood College, was recently inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma national honor society. Chi Alpha Sigma honors junior and senior student-athletes who have achieved excellence in...

    Tags: Health, Scranton, Physical Therapy, Science and Technology, Human Interest

    9. Oct 31, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. United Continental's CEO has a daunting challenge before him

    Jeff Smisek was a partner at a law firm in Houston in the mid-1990s when, during a business lunch, he was offered the opportunity to meet with Gordon Bethune, CEO of Continental Airlines.
    Tribune staff reporter
    Jeff Smisek was a partner at a law firm in Houston in the mid-1990s when, during a business lunch, he was offered the opportunity to meet with Gordon Bethune, CEO of Continental Airlines. He didn't know Bethune, but his sales instincts kicked in. He...

    Tags: Chicago Hotels, Financially Distressed Companies, Travel, Harvard University, Arts and Culture

    10. May 22, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  10. Orange honors 97 seniors admitted to top colleges

    Sentinel School Zone - Orlando Sentinel
    The Orange County School Board is recognizing tonight its top one percent — nearly 100 students admitted to top colleges from amongst about 10,000 high school graduates this year. The district's traditional high schools provided the names of their...
    11. Apr 25, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call

  11. Lehigh Valley Chapter of National Football Foundation Hall of Fame to add five new members

    Groller's Corner
    The Lehigh Valley chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame will have an induction ceremony/banquet on Friday May 4 at the Northampton Community Center in which five new members will be inducted. For tickets and other info, call...
    12. Apr 4, 2012 |Story| KIAH-LTV

  12. College grad contest could bring Houston $1 Million

    Houston Mayor Annise Parker is on a mission. She wants to get Houstonians not just to go to college but to graduate.
    KIAH
    Houston Mayor Annise Parker is on a mission. She wants to get Houstonians not just to go to college but to graduate. "We get the best and brightest from all over the world to come to Houston to work and make a living," Parker said Monday. "But if we...

    Tags: Annise Parker, James Casey, Football, Personal Income, College Sports

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