Imperial Valley News Center
5 Things to Know about Pharmacist-Prescribed Birth Control in California
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- Written by Michele Keller
Los Angeles, California - Kathleen Hill-Besinque, associate professor of USC School of Pharmacy, highlights five key facts about the law, including what it means for pharmacists and for women seeking birth control.
National popular vote far better than Electoral College system for choosing presidents
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- Written by Clifton B. Parker
Stanford, California - It is time to abolish the Electoral College in favor of a single national popular vote where all votes count equally, Stanford political experts say.
Stanford scientists improve perovskite solar-cell absorbers by giving them a squeeze
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- Written by Mark Shwartz
Stanford, California - Solar cells made of artificial crystalline structures called perovskites have shown great promise in recent years. Now Stanford University scientists have found that applying pressure can change the properties of these inexpensive materials and how they respond to light.
Populations of early human settlers grew like an invasive species
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- Written by Rob Jordan
Stanford, California - Bustling cities, sprawling suburbs and blossoming agricultural regions might seem strong evidence that people have always dominated the environment. A Stanford study of South America's colonization shows that human populations did not always grow unchecked, but were at one time limited by local resources – just like any other species.
Reinventing childhood in the 21st century
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- Written by Anne Brice
Berkeley, California - Growing up in the U.S. isn’t what it used to be. The idea of childhood - what it means to be a kid - has been reinvented time and time again.
Space weather satellite ICON on course for summer 2017 launch
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- Written by Robert Sanders
Berkeley, California - NASA’s newest space weather research satellite, the Ionospheric Connection Explorer, is on course for a summer 2017 launch after UC Berkeley scientists and their colleagues shipped its four instruments to Utah for testing, prior to being packed into the final satellite.
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