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Fetal Exposure to H1N1 Flu of 1918

September 23, 2009

People exposed to a H1N1 strain of influenza A while in utero were significantly more likely to have cardiovascular disease later in life, according to a new study to be published in the Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease on Oct. 1.


Top structural biologists to discuss cryo-electron micoscopy at UCLA symposium

September 21, 2009

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The two-day Advanced Electron Microscopy in NanoMedicine Symposium at the California NanoSystems (CNSI) at UCLA brings together researchers from academia and industry to discuss cryo-electron mic


IU India Studies announces its fall lecture series

September 4, 2009

This fall's India Studies lecture series at Indiana University will again bring leading political, art and cultural scholars of India and South Asia to the IU Bloomington campus.

The lecture series, which is free and open to the public, will begin on Friday (Sept.


Boesche Gets Rare "Drop In" Visit At White House

August 17, 2009

Roger Boesche, Occidental's Arthur G. Coons Distinguished Professor in the History of Ideas, was given the rare privilege of a "drop-in" visit with President Barack Obama '83 -- his old student -- in the White House's Oval Office on August 13.


Breaking the law, at the nanoscale

July 28, 2009

A well-established physical law describes the transfer of heat between two objects, but some physicists have long predicted that the law should break down when the objects are very close together. Scientists had never been able to confirm, or measure, this breakdown in practice.


NNSA Educates Next Generation of Nuclear Security Specialists

June 29, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration is pleased to announce that 24 graduate and undergraduate students have completed its inaugural course in nuclear nonproliferation at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York.


Research explores interactions between nanomaterials, biological systems

June 19, 2009

The recent explosion in the development of nanomaterials with enhanced performance characteristics for use in commercial and medical applications has increased the likelihood of people coming into direct contact with these materials.


LMU Debaters Break Tournament Record

April 23, 2009

LOS ANGELES, April 22, 2009 –Loyola Marymount University's debate team earned a perfect score in every round and defeated every team at the Hobart and William Smith College Round Robin Tournament, the first time in the tournament's history that has been achieved.


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