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Jackson Lab Names Scientific Director For Farmington Location
The Hartford CourantA Harvard genetics expert has been named scientific director of the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine on the campus of the UConn Health Center, the company announced Monday. Charles Lee, who starts August 1, is currently director of the molecular...Tags: Harvard Medical School, Birth Defects, Science and Technology, Biology, Science
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Gov. Scott vetoes 3% tuition hike, $368M in projects
TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Rick Scott vetoed $368 million in lawmaker pet projects Monday and blocked a 3 percent tuition hike for Florida colleges and universities. The tuition increase passed earlier this month was a small piece of the overall $74.1...
Tags: Brevard County, Pine Hills, Politics, Don Gaetz, Pinellas County (Florida)
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2 children die, 4 hospitalized in Indianapolis fire
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two autistic children were killed and four other people were injured when they were caught in a fire Monday in the Indianapolis condominium, authorities said. The boys, ages 8 and 10, lived in the building in Cumberland, on the...
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READER SUBMITTED: U.S. Officials Visit Meriden Schools And Family Zone
MeridenFor the second time in just eight months, federal education officials visited Meriden on Friday, May 10, to learn about groundbreaking work taking place in the schools. The visit began at 7:45 a.m. at Casimir Pulaski Elementary School, where Deborah...Tags: United Way , Casimir Pulaski, Elementary Schools, Middlesex Community College, U.S. Department of Education
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DSM-5 is here: Are psychiatrists ready to stop arguing about it?
Finally. After many contentious years, the American Psychiatric Assn. has unleashed DSM-5, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. If you know one thing about the DSM, it’s probably that this book is...
Tags: Psychiatry, Eating Disorders, Psychiatrists, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Social Sciences
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10 Things to know for Monday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. GOP LOOKS TO CAPITALIZE ON OBAMA WOES Many Republicans would like to deny the president a victory in immigration reform, which is being...Tags: Vaccines, Long Island, Sex Crimes
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Foster children with disabilities bond with all the pretty horses
Nearly two dozen foster children with a variety of disabilities spent time on Sunday petting, grooming and becoming friends with horses at Orlando's Trotters Park. "He just loves animals so much, that for him to be able to come out here and be with...
Tags: Orlando, Kissimmee, Physical Disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, Science and Technology
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Girl charged in father's death struggled with mental health
Morgan Lane Arnold, an emotionally frail 14-year-old freshman, navigated the hallways of her Howard County high school each day filled with anxiety, unable because of a learning disorder to decipher the social cues, jokes and emotions of her peers. Her...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Trials, Learning Disability, Electronics, Witnesses
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USC made its offer to neuroscientists a no-brainer
The courtship that has riveted the neuroscience world blossomed at a Saturday night dinner in a tony Brentwood restaurant. USC provost Elizabeth Garrett and executive vice provost Michael Quick kept the conversation light. Over chicken with braised...
Tags: Engineering, Game Playing, Networking, Alzheimer's Disease, University of California, Los Angeles
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Letters: Jolie's choice
Re "Why Jolie's surgery? It's for the kids," Column One, May 15 My story is similar to Angelina Jolie's, though there are some differences. Ten years ago, at the age of 43, I had a prophylactic double mastectomy because I was the single mother of two...
Tags: Angelina Jolie, Breast Cancer, Oncology, Mastectomy, Ovarian Cancer
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Chicago Tribune All-State Academic Team
Scott Beck By John P. Huston,Tribune reporter Scott Beck's brain isn't the only instrument he uses to help him excel at math and science. Beck, a Highland Park High School senior, turns to the French horn to "kind of keep me balanced and keep me...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Engineering, Learning Disability, Soccer, Bill Gates
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Irvine tackles housing for developmentally disabled
Irvine Councilwoman Christina Shea's proposal to investigate and improve the housing situation for developmentally disabled residents drew applause — and unanimous approval — at Tuesday's meeting. This "vulnerable group" does not receive...Tags: Politics, Housing and Urban Planning, Interior Policy
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