Imperial Valley News Center
Department of Social Services Mobile Office to Visit Westmorland
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- Written by Rebecca Terrazas-Baxter
Westmorland, California - Tuesday, July 12, the Imperial County Department of Social Services (ICDSS) will host an open house of their Mobile Office unit during the Imperial County Board of Supervisors meeting in Westmorland. The Mobile Office will be available for viewing from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Westmorland Union Elementary School.
Girl Scouts can help parents make energy-saving decisions at home
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- Written by Rosemary Mena-Werth
Stanford, California - Adults get most of the credit for structuring and managing the world, but researchers are finding that children play a much bigger role in society than we often imagine.
Stanford research details ‘one-two punch’ of climate and land use changes on certain species
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- Written by Rob Jordan
Stanford, California - A new study shows the effects of deforestation and climate change are amplified into a one-two punch that pushes particularly vulnerable rainforest species towards extinction, while dry-climate species persist. The findings could help guide decisions about where land can be converted to agriculture while minimizing species losses.
Stars ignite in new supercomputer simulation
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- Written by Robert Sanders
Berkeley, California - Like fireworks bursting through a smoky haze, protostars ignite within colossal filaments of gas in a new supercomputer simulation of stars forming inside molecular clouds.
How state policies shortchange early educators and millions of kids
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- Written by UC Berkeley
Berkeley, California - Policies in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., shortchange the 2 million educators who are shaping the future of 12 million children in childcare and preschool across the nation, according to a report released today by UC Berkeley’s Center for the Study of Child Care Employment.
Weighing Bees
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- Written by Andy Fell
Davis, California - How do you weigh a bee? That’s the question that brought together insect specialists at the University of California, Davis, and two teams of UC Davis engineering students this year, to try and solve what turns out to be a tricky technical problem. But the consequences are important: ultimately, understanding how California’s native bumblebees respond to changes in the environment and the availability of flowers, and how we can protect these insects that are so vital to both agriculture and wild plants.
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