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    Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  1. Hopkins names new provost

    The Johns Hopkins University has named Robert C. Lieberman, an interim dean at Columbia University and an expert on American politics, to its No. 2 academic spot: provost and senior vice president for academic affairs.
    The Johns Hopkins University has named Robert C. Lieberman, an interim dean at Columbia University and an expert on American politics, to its No. 2 academic spot: provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. He will take the post July 1,...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Education, Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University

  2. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  3. Video: See a cell reach out and touch its neighbor

    Using specialized imaging techniques and customized microscopes to watch single embryonic chick cells in real time, scientists at Stanford University and UC San Francisco found that the developing cells reach out to one another to communicate -- extending long, fingerlike filaments to send signals to neighboring cells.
    Using specialized imaging techniques and customized microscopes to watch single embryonic chick cells in real time, scientists at Stanford University and UC San Francisco found that the developing cells reach out to one another to communicate -- extending...

    Tags: Biology, Science and Technology

  4. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  5. Austerity is hurting our health, say researchers

    LONDON (Reuters) - Austerity is having a devastating effect on health in Europe and North America, driving suicide, depression and infectious diseases and reducing access to medicines and care, researchers said on Monday.
    Reuters
    LONDON (Reuters) - Austerity is having a devastating effect on health in Europe and North America, driving suicide, depression and infectious diseases and reducing access to medicines and care, researchers said on Monday. Detailing a decade of research,...

    Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Sweden, Substance Abuse, Medical Research, Great Depression (1929)

  6. Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Daily Pilot
  7. Scholarship Awards Breakfast: Sage Hill

    Samir Durrani GPA: 4.6 School Activities/Clubs: co-founder of the Organic Educational Center, Honor Committee, Sage Advocates of Multicultural Education, Environmental Club president, rowing team, golf team, Mock Trial captain, jazz band string bassist,...

    Tags: Harvard University, Conservation, Biology, Government, Arts and Culture

  8. Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Daily Pilot
  9. Scholarship Awards Breakfast: Newport Harbor

    Rachel Anne Barney GPA: 4.4384 School Activities/Clubs: IB drama production of "Dear Brutus," Field Studies Club, IB History HL, IB English HL, IB Theatre HL, IB French SL, IB Environmental Science SL, IB Theory of Knowledge, IB diploma candidate, AP US...

    Tags: Brown University, Psychology, Arts, Conservation, Students

  10. Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Daily Pilot
  11. Scholarship Awards Breakfast: Corona del Mar

    Troy Bolus GPA: 4.5 School Activities/Clubs: track, Photography Club Community: peer tutor, Illumination Foundation Awards/Honors: Most Valuable Player varsity track 2012, Best Varsity Jumper 2010-11 Hobbies/Interests: guitar, golf, skiing,...

    Tags: Brown University, Students, Music, Government, Rudy Garcia

  12. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  13. Air pollution linked to birth defects in San Joaquin Valley, study says

    Researchers have linked air pollution and birth defects among pregnant women in the San Joaquin Valley, according to a study by Stanford University School of Medicine.
    Researchers have linked air pollution and birth defects among pregnant women in the San Joaquin Valley, according to a study by Stanford University School of Medicine. The study looked at women between 1997 and 2006, including 806 whose pregnancies were...

    Tags: Environmental Pollution, Air Pollution, Birth Defects, Environmental Issues

  14. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  15. Tom Bartman dies at 67; helped end forced busing in L.A. schools

    Tom Bartman, whose election to the Los Angeles Board of Education in 1980 gave board conservatives a majority for the first time in years and helped spell the end of mandatory school busing in the sprawling district, died Monday at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 67.
    Tom Bartman, whose election to the Los Angeles Board of Education in 1980 gave board conservatives a majority for the first time in years and helped spell the end of mandatory school busing in the sprawling district, died Monday at his home in Beverly...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Politics, Elections

  16. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  17. Aging U.S. to drive up heart-related health costs: study

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The costs linked to heart failure in the United States are expected to more than double within the next two decades as the population ages and treatments help patients with the disease live longer, a study released on Wednesday...

    Tags: Social Issues, Heart Problems, Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Disease, Minority Groups

  18. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  19. Robotic jellyfish named Cyro could one day work for the Navy [video]

    <iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/62880818?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ff9933" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe>
    Meet Cyro, the latest robotic jellyfish to emerge from the engineering labs at Virginia Tech. Cyro measures 5 feet, 7 inches across and weighs in at 170 pounds. Its design was based on the real-life species Cyanea capillata, one of the largest jellyfish...

    Tags: Environmental Pollution, Energy Saving, Colleges and Universities, Providence College, Virginia Tech

  20. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News
  21. Heart repair breakthroughs replace surgeon's knife

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) &mdash; Have a heart problem? If it's fixable, there's a good chance it can be done without surgery, using tiny tools and devices that are pushed through tubes into blood vessels.
    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Have a heart problem? If it's fixable, there's a good chance it can be done without surgery, using tiny tools and devices that are pushed through tubes into blood vessels. Heart care is in the midst of a transformation. Many...

    Tags: Heart Problems, Colleges and Universities, Cardiologists, Heart Attack, Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

  22. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  23. Heart bypass surgery or stents? Depends on patient

    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The average person with multiple diseased arteries in the heart does slightly better following coronary artery bypass surgery than after having stents inserted, a new study suggests, but the optimal procedure varies by patient....

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Research, Health and Medical Professionals, Internists, Medical Procedures and Tests

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