Imperial Valley News Center
UCLA-led team wins grant to tackle concussions among football players
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- Written by Bill Kisliuk
Los Angeles, California - A team of researchers from UCLA and Architected Materials that is developing breakthrough technology to reduce the number and severity of head injuries to football players today was named a winner of the Head Health Challenge II.
The community college effect revisited: Different impact for different students
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- Written by Shelley Wiseman
Los Angeles, California - Community colleges are controversial. They often are praised for offering affordable and accessible post-secondary education, but also criticized for steering disadvantaged youth away from attending four-year institutions.
Research links tobacco smoke and roadway air pollution with childhood obesity
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- Written by Leslie Ridgeway
Los Angeles, California - New research from Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) bolsters evidence that exposure to tobacco smoke and near-roadway air pollution contribute to the development of obesity.
Baby Boomers Will Drive Explosion in Alzheimer’s-Related Costs in Coming Decades
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- Written by Robert Perkins
Los Angeles, California - As baby boomers reach their sunset years, shifting nationwide demographics with them, the financial burden of Alzheimer’s disease on the United States will skyrocket from $307 billion annually to $1.5 trillion, USC researchers announced Tuesday.
Stanford research suggests ways to close the gender gap in law schools
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- Written by Clifton B. Parker
Stanford, California - Reducing class sizes and reforming grading systems may help reduce the gender gap in professional school settings, according to a new Stanford study.
Water sector ripe for innovation and investment
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- Written by Rob Jordan
Stanford, California - Investors looking for promising growth markets would do well to consider their water bill.
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