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Private equity is becoming much less private these days. But it is still not clear who will benefit from this new-found openness and accessibility. Not so long ago, private equity operated largely outside…
Rats are very useful for studying human eating behaviour. Both rats and humans are omnivores, and both use flavour conditioning – learning through taste and experience which foods are good to eat and which…
The killing of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, and the city’s handling of the case and subsequent protests has once again focused minds on race discrimination…
The decision by the Coalition government in Canberra to push forward with plans to reform the regulatory regime around the provision of financial advice has received strong opposition from a number of…
The news that Elliot Rodger, the 22-year-old confirmed by police as a suspect in the violent rampage which left seven people dead and 13 injured in Isla Vista, southern California, had Asperger’s Disorder…
Labelling a young girl as “fat” increases the risk she will become obese in later life, according to a recent study. More…
What is the proper response to poor returns and corporate management that’s not “fit for purpose” in a public company? There is a tendency in some quarters to react with shock and horror at the appearance…
The proportion of female and minority artists in films and television ranges from 1/12th to one-half of their population…
The shadow of convicted fraudster and stockbroker Bernie Madoff continues to hang over Wall Street. As part of a deferred prosecution agreement, investment bank JP Morgan Chase agreed on Tuesday to pay…
The last few weeks have been a bonanza for shareholders in Australia’s Big Four banks, amid record full year results and handsome increases in dividend payments. But lurking in background have been concerns…
US reports have recently circulated of a government probe into the hiring of former Colonel Norbert Vergez by the private equity firm Patriarch Partners, headed by billionaire “turnaround queen” and would-be…
The modern financial system continues to have its doubters among rank and file investors and savers. The painful memories of the volatility and dislocations caused by the global financial crisis are still…
There is still a great deal of anger, frustration and confusion among investors and savers as to why there has been so few high-profile prosecutions and convictions since the start of the global financial…
Curcumin, a substance in turmeric, has been linked to improved respiratory health in premature infants with inadequate lung…
American private equity titan Stephen Schwarzman clearly has at least one eye now clearly fixed on the history books. With great fanfare, Schwarzman announced this week he was creating a new scholarship…
It is increasingly difficult to find someone who is agnostic about private equity and hedge funds. Many in the financial industry champion these investment vehicles as a means to deliver absolute returns…
Thanks to global warming new business opportunities may be available to shipping companies. Researchers from UCLA projected…
The first thing that strikes you when you re-read the “Declaration” issued in autumn 2011 by the Occupy protesters assembled in Zuccotti Park in downtown Manhattan is how little of it actually relates…
In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, much ill-feeling remains towards Wall Street, the investment banks and those individuals who profit from short-term movements in the financial markets…
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Associate Professor, Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
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Ph.D. Student in Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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PhD Candidate in Business Economics, University of California, Los Angeles
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Science Author & Chemistry Lecturer, University of California, Los Angeles
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Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, University of California, Los Angeles
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Adjunct Assistant Professor and a founder of the Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Gender Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Associate Professor, History and African-American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Ph.D. Candidate in Economics, University of California, Los Angeles
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Shapiro Fellow in Environmental Law and Policy, University of California, Los Angeles
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Emmett/Frankel Fellow in Environmental Law and Policy, University of California, Los Angeles
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences/Investigator at the VA Greater Los Angeles HSR&D Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation & Policy, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Policy and Practice; Co-Executive Director, Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment; and Co-Director, UCLA Law Environmental Law Clinic, University of California, Los Angeles
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Assistant Professor of Economics, University of California, Los Angeles
