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New research provides a compact but powerful way for Mars rovers to communicate directly with Earth via an array of smaller antenna elements, bypassing the need for an intermediary.
The expected barrage of legal attacks on the EPA Clean Power Plan hinge on two arguments, which may ultimately go to the US Supreme Court.
Could the Abigail Fisher case, which is back before the Supreme Court, further limit the use of race in higher education admissions policies for institutions across the nation?
While the Charleston shooting is unusually horrifying, many of the themes of this tragedy are symptomatic of the nature of hate violence in our country
The Dodd-Frank Act is the Obama Administration’s cornerstone financial reform legislation, but even after several years it remains only partially implemented and subject to collective shrugs and head-scratching…
The dramatic story of the rise and fall of the Freedman's Bank 1865-1874
There was no shortage of criticisms launched against private equity and hedge funds in 2014. From the high profile decision in September by the California Public Employees Retirement System - known to…
At first glance it appears that the Arab uprisings have strengthened Al-Qaeda and similar groups that fly the black banner. With the possible exception of Tunisia, the rest of the “Arab Spring” countries…
The most serious attempt to bring the Syrian regime and representatives of the opposition together around a negotiating table together took place at the 2014 Geneva II peace talks. The talks were based…
Editor’s note: voter turnout in this year’s midterm elections - 36.6% - was lower than in the 2010 midterms (40.9%.) According to the Pew Research Center the “party of non-voters” is more racially diverse…
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…
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Associate Professor, Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
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Law Fellow, Williams Institute, 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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Letessier Professor of French Studies, 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 Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
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Clinical Professor, Psychiatry & Bio-behavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Management Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Anderson School of Management, 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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Postdoctoral Fellow of Environment and Sustainability, 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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Professor Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
