If picking the right classes can be tough, imagine how hard it is to make the schedule of classes. Many students have already registered for their spring 2007 classes. While some may be frustrated because the classes of their choice are full or the sections are unavailable, others-especially working students-may become frustrated because there are not enough classes offered at night.…
Read moreThe National Institute of Health awarded a $400,000 grant to Steven B. Oppenheimer, Ph.D. and his Center for Cancer and Developmental Biology, for research conducted on glycobiology. The $400,000 is part of a total of $41 million awarded to the Consortium for Functional Glycomics, for which Oppenheimer is an investigator.…
Read moreAs the school year winds down, so do the moods of many students. With added pressures to do well on final exams, turn in essays and buy gifts for family and friends with what little money they have, students can be at risk for the "holiday blues" or depression.…
Read moreIt happens to the best of men and the worst of men - male pattern baldness, that is. Androgenic alopecia is the medical term for the disease, according to Vena Melendez, a physician's assistant for Dr. Evelyn Jankowski at the Dermatology Surgical ' Medical Clinic of Granada Hills.…
Read moreJust as the infamous Los Angeles smog fogs the skies, its diversity can cloud the fact that racism and prejudice still exist. Civil unrest in the Middle East and recent local events involving discrimination against others have brought such issues to the limelight.…
Read moreThe department of geological sciences is nestled on the second floor of Live Oak Hall. It is perhaps one of the smallest departments in the College of Science and Mathematics. Dr. Ali Tabidian, the chair of the department, would like to raise awareness of geology, its practical uses and geologists' contributions to society.…
Read moreIf picking the right classes can be tough, imagine how hard it is to make the schedule of classes. Many students have already registered for their spring 2007 classes. While some may be frustrated because the classes of their choice are full or the sections are unavailable, others-especially working students-may become frustrated because there are not enough classes offered at night.…
Read morePhysics professors Nicholas Kioussis, Donna Sheng and Gang Lu have received a grant from the National Science Foundation to pursue research in nanotechnology. According to Kioussis and Sheng, the grant was awarded during the summer for their ongoing research and will be used to fund further research conducted by minority students under the guidance of Princeton professors, as well as create other …
Read moreIn the basement of Eucalyptus Hall, there resides a room full of tanks harboring sea urchins. The prickly creatures are harvested by biology students and used for research in the Center for Cancer and Developmental Biology lab next door. Here, mostly undergraduate students use the skills and knowledge they have acquired in their chemistry classes to research cancer and embryonic development.…
Read moreA panel discussion on Tuesday covered African-American and Latino relations, particularly in Los Angeles. The California Chicano News Media Association and Jose Benavides, journalism professor and director of the Center for Ethnic and Alternative Media, sponsored the event.…
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