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L.A. Now Live: USC lures away some of UCLA's top science minds
In a major case of academic poaching among cross-town rivals, USC is announcing Friday that it is hiring away prominent UCLA neuroscientists and moving an internationally renowned lab that uses brain imaging to research such diseases as Alzheimer’s,...Tags: Science and Technology, Schizophrenia, Autism, Education, Colleges and Universities
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Students pick up scholarships
Newport Harbor High School senior Michael Cantwell accepted a scholarship Wednesday in the same spot his older sibling had years earlier. "My brother was here four years ago," he said. "He won the exact same award." Michael was one of eight students...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Schools, Students, Education, High Schools
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Edgar Allan Jones Jr. dies at 92; law professor played judge on TV courtroom shows
The TV career of Edgar Allan Jones Jr. began with a phone call in early 1958 from a producer who needed to cast someone knowledgeable about the law. Although Jones taught law full time at UCLA, he was nervous at the prospect of auditioning: His only...
Tags: Labor Disputes, Teachers, Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice, New York City
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Briefs: Rutlege-Galli win Laguna beach volleyball tourney title
The 36th annual Women's Laguna Open Beach Volleyball Tournament was held Saturday at Main Beach in Laguna Beach. Lisa Rutlege and Lynn Galli won the title for the second straight year. They defeated Sarah Pavan and Geena Urango in the final. Equal third-...Tags: UC Irvine Anteaters, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, University of California, Irvine
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LAUSD board could ban suspensions for 'willful defiance'
Damien Valentine knows painfully well about a national phenomenon that is imperiling the academic achievement of minority students, particularly African Americans like himself: the pervasive and disproportionate use of suspensions from school for mouthing...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Students, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights
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Philip Nivatpumin named medical director of Kaufman Cancer Center at Upper Chesapeake
Upper Chesapeake Health (UCH) is pleased to announce that it has named Dr. Philip Nivatpumin has been named by Upper Chesapeake Health as medical director of the UCH Patricia D. and M. Scot Kaufman Cancer Center. The Kaufman Cancer Center is currently...Tags: Medical Specialization, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Education, Phil McGraw, Drugs and Medicines
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Trouble for Trojans? After tumultuous 2012, Kiffin and USC strive for drama-free 2013
AP College Football WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) — Lane Kiffin has an idea. He's not serious about it. Not really. There is, however, just a hint in his voice that suggests he's not totally joking, either. "I did think the other day what it would be like to be a high school head...Tags: Georgia Institute of Technology, Arizona Wildcats, College Sports, National Football League, Tennessee Volunteers
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Former UCLA professor to plead guilty to defrauding government
A former UCLA physics professor has agreed to plead guilty to federal fraud charges and pay almost $1.7 million for turning in false invoices related to nanotechnology research he was performing for the Department of Defense. Alfred Wong, 75, of...Tags: Punishment, Science and Technology, DARPA, Prosecution, Technology
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Officials address restroom problem at Locke High
Chris Tellez sat in class, his stomach grinding. The 15-year-old felt fine in his first class two weeks ago at Animo Locke Charter High School 2 in Watts, but by second period he could wait no longer. "I had to use the restroom," he said. "But the...
Tags: Vandalism, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Health and Safety at School, Students
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Hurdler Reginald Bell to join Eastern Michigan football team
The fastest 110-meter hurdler in a California high school can't wait to try his skills on the football field. Reginald Bell, a 17-year-old senior at Los Angeles Dorsey, is headed to Eastern Michigan on a football scholarship. He's a quarterback, but this...
Tags: Sports, National Football League, Financial Aid, Schools, Brandon Burton
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UC faculty leader warns of more exits if research loses ground
The systemwide leader of the University of California’s faculty said Friday that he hoped that the announced move of prominent neuroscience researchers from UCLA to USC reminds government leaders in Sacramento of the importance of research at UC....
Tags: Science and Technology, Science, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Research
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California tax revenue yields multibillion-dollar surplus
SACRAMENTO — California has been flooded with revenue this tax season and is on track to finish the fiscal year with a surplus of billions of dollars, according to officials. State coffers contain about $4.5 billion more than expected in...
Tags: Personal Income, Finance, Bob Blumenfield, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics
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