66° A Few CloudsJunior Seau's Death Keeps Spotlight On Brain Injuries
The death of Junior Seau, a year ago, put a spotlight on brain injury and added momentum to a lawsuit against the NFL.
High-Skilled Immigrants Aren't Optimistic About Reforms
- May 1
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Tech companies have been calling for immigration reforms to bring in more high-skilled workers from overseas. But the immigrants who've actually gone through the system have very different ideas about how to fix it.
SDSU Students to Build Mobile Health Tools of the Future
- April 30
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Dozens of San Diego State University students and faculty members will be spending the next year trying to change the way we monitor our health. If they're successful, they could be $10 million richer.
Bill To Label GMO Food — Dr. Bronner And Biologist Weigh In
- April 29
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Legislators in Washington will consider a bill requiring labeling for GMOs or Genetically Modified Organisms. It mirrors California's Proposition 37, which voters rejected last year. David Bronner, CEO of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap and a UC San Diego biologist weigh in.
How A Rat-Tickling Neuroscientist Influenced a Local Composer's Music
- April 26
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San Diego composer Joseph Waters tends to invite a mixed group of musicians to his annual music festival. But this year, one of the people he's bringing isn't a musician at all.
Privacy Rights vs. Employee Tracking
- April 25
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From video cameras to GPS to reading emails and social media accounts — how much tracking is too much by your employer? When does monitoring employees for productivity cross over an employees right to privacy?
Greenhouse Gas Levels Approach 'Worrisome' Milestone
- April 24
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Greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) is increasing at a steep rate in the Earth's atmosphere and approaching a troubling new milestone: The heat-trapping gas could reach sustained levels of 400 parts per million of carbon dioxide by next month.
San Diego Company Prints Functional 3-D Liver Tissue
- April 22
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The day when organs can be printed as easily as newspapers remains far in the future. But with technology that can assemble small chunks of life-like liver tissue, a San Diego company has taken one more step toward making it a reality.
SDSU Professors Help NASA Find Two Most Earth-Like Planets Yet
- April 19
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Two planets found by NASA's Kepler mission are now the most likely places we know of for harboring life beyond our own solar system. Two San Diego State University professors were instrumental in tracking them down.
Sea Lions Struggle On San Diego Coast
- April 19
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Undersized Sea lion pups are swamping rescue centers along the Southern California Coast and scientists do not know why.
