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UC Medical Workers Begin Two-Day Walkout

Medical workers across California plan to strike for the next two days in an effort to push forward negotiations for a new contract.

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Related Topix: UC Irvine, UC Davis, UC San Francisco

Mon May 20, 2013

Ivanhoe

Autism Answers: A Married Couple's Mission

Dr. Karen Pierce, Assistant Director of the University of California, San Diego, Autism Center of Excellence and Associate Professor of the Department of Neurosciences, talks about Autism.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family

Sun May 19, 2013

Austin American-Statesman

PolitiFact: Recapping recent fact checks

The founding director of the Texas office of the Environmental Defense Fund based this statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' report on 2011 fatal occupational injuries, which is a broader category than fatal industrial accidents.

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Related Topix: Texas, Activism, Baytown, TX, Global Warming, Texarkana, TX

Groong

Ferrahian Victorious at UCSD Model United Nations

Ferrahian Victorious at UCSD Model United Nations http://asbarez.com/110145/ferrahian-victorious-at-ucsd-model-united-nations/ Friday, May 17th, 2013 Ferrahian students at UCSD Model UN BY ALEXA KOVACS On the weekend of April 27 and 28, twelve high school students participated in the last Model United Nations conference of the year.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., California, UC Berkeley

American Thinker

Two Modern-Day Deborahs Fight Anti-Semitism

Deborah is the only woman judge mentioned in the Bible. She embodies the fighting women of the ancient world, warrior women who became victorious despite great odds and the initial reluctance of their men to go into battle.

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Sat May 18, 2013

EurekAlert!

AGA honors distinguished clinicians, researchers and educators with prestigious recognition awards

Each year, the American Gastroenterological Association recognizes several individuals for their outstanding contributions and achievements in gastroenterology through its esteemed recognition awards.

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Related Topix: Gastroenterology, Michigan, Vanderbilt University

Fri May 17, 2013

Business Journal

Larry Ellison taps Punahou grad Byron Washom to lead Lanai's sustainability efforts

Byron Washom, director of Strategic Energy Initiatives at the University of California, San Diego, will lead a new initiative to transform Lanai into a model for sustainable energy.

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Related Topix: Lawrence Ellison, California, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

UPI

Filmmaker, explorer James Cameron to be honored with science prize

California's Scripps Institution of Oceanography says it will honor filmmaker and ocean explorer James Cameron with its Nierenberg science prize.

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Related Topix: Avatar, Titanic, Drama Movies, Action Movies, History Movies, Celebrities, James Cameron, Oceanography, Science

Crescent-News.com

Facing facts about illegal immigration

If rain is pouring and you don't want to get wet, you have a few choices. You can stay inside.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, Illegal Immigration, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Senator Ted Cruz, US Politics, US Senate, Opinion

Digital Post Production

Distinguished Plastic Surgeon Receives Awards and Special Recognition ...

Robert Singer, MD, a plastic surgeon in private practice in La Jolla, CA was recently honored for his work as an educator, mentor and contributor to the specialty at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Surgery, Plastic Surgery, La-Jolla, CA, Santa Monica, CA

UC San Diego

Staff Members Lauded for Compassion, Dedication at Annual Exemplary Employee of Year Awards

Kate McDevitt believes in the power of "taste education." By teaching kids how to grow, harvest and cook fruits and vegetables, a new appreciation and enjoyment for health and nutrition can be fostered at an early age.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Life, Food, Vegetables, Medicine, Nutrition, California

Thu May 16, 2013

Design News

Video: Seahorse Armor Inspires Robot Design

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego are designing a robotic arm that takes inspiration from the loose, flexible, yet very strong structure of the armored plates on a seahorse's tail.

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Related Topix: Robots, Science / Technology

Poynter Online

How the Washington Post made its election-predictor tool

Bowers worked with the Post's Ezra Klein and graphics editor Emily Chow to produce the tool, which launched in April 2012 using economic data models from to predict the likelihood of President Obama being re-elected. In the essay, Bowers says the work of political science professors John Sides at George Washington University, Lynn Vavreck at UCLA, ... (more)

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Related Topix: George Washington University

NBC San Diego

Cutting-Edge Tech Found in New Trauma Center

Go inside the new Level 1 Trauma Center at UC San Diego on W. Arbor Drive - opened to the media on Thursday, May 16, 2013.

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Related Topix: San Diego, CA, San Diego County, CA

UC San Diego Tritons

Kristin Sato Added to NCAA Championships Field

UC San Diego track and field freshman Kristin Sato 's season will live to see another day as the Valley Christian High School alumna was added to the list of competitors in the triple jump at the 2013 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday.

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UC San Diego

Cuatro Corridos: New Chamber Opera Takes Look at Issue of Sex Trafficking Along Border

"Cuatro Corridos," the new chamber opera by UC San Diego soprano Susan Narucki and Mexican author Jorge Volpi, earned rave reviews for its May 8 premiere on campus.

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Related Topix: Arts, Opera

UC San Diego

Market Assessment Developed by UC San Diego Students Positions Region to Boost Exports

A recently released analysis, conducted and designed by students at the University of California, San Diego's School of International Relations and Pacific Studies , reveals San Diego's competitive strengths and opportunities to increase global competitiveness through exports of goods and services.

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Related Topix: California

Fox News

LGBT student group renamed Queer Student Union

A student group at San Diego State University for its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is reportedly changing its name - but some are questioning whether the move is politically correct.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Transgender

LA Weekly

Rita Gonzalez: LACMA Curator and Defender of Subtlety

Five months after a 340-ton rock officially became part of Michael Heizer's massive Levitated Mass sculpture on the grounds of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, curator Rita Gonzalez installed the much smaller Lost Line sculpture on the third floor of the museum's Broad Contemporary building.

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Related Topix: Arts, Painting, UC Santa Cruz

Wed May 15, 2013

USA Today

Sally Ride's educational legacy lives on 30 years after spaceflight

Since her historic mission in 1983, 55 women, including cosmonauts, astronauts and payload specialists, have flown in space with NASA.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Space, NASA, Wake Forest University