Imperial Valley News Center
All they wanted was a hot meal
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- Written by John Grimaldi
Florence, Italy - A trio of American exchange students stopped at a supermarket on their way home from classes in Florence, Italy to pick up some pasta for dinner that evening. The three young women were hungry, so they wasted no time in putting the pasta in a pot as soon as they got home and turned on the stove, reports the Association of Mature American Citizens.
Scientists launch global effort to find the next diabetes drug
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- Written by Emily Gersema
Los Angeles, California - USC researchers issue a call to scientists around the world to help them create the first comprehensive model of a cell that is central to diabetes, the pancreatic beta cell.
Facebook’s ‘breach of trust’ after Cambridge Analytica scandal
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- Written by Emily Gersema
Los Angeles, California - News broke last week that a political data firm for the 2016 Trump campaign accessed private Facebook user data and then utilized it for targeting ads. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized for the “breach of trust” as a #DeleteFacebook movement began and amid reports that Cambridge Analytica was swept into Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into election meddling. USC experts believe that for social media users’ protection, that is not how any of this should work.
Play ball! 4 ways that science has changed America’s grand old game
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- Written by Zen Vuong
Los Angeles, California - The 2018 Major League Baseball season will begin Thursday, March 29, marking the earliest opening day in MLB history. A lot has changed for players over the course of nearly 200 years — much of it because of advancements in science and medicine.
Deputy Secretary Sullivan's Meeting With Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno L.P. Marsudi
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Washington, DC - Today, Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan met with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi in Washington, D.C.
Data-driven optimization to improve mobile healthcare in disadvantaged communities
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Washington, DC - The overall goal of this National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported project is to optimize and implement a data-based program to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of mobile health clinics. Led by health economist Rigoberto Delgado, of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, a team of researchers wants to help Texas Children's Hospital and other providers target their limited resources where they can do the most good.
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