Iris López tenía 18 años cuando en 1942 comenzó a...
In 1942, 18-year-old Iris Lopez, a Mexican-American woman, started working at the Calship Yards in Los Angeles. Working on the home front building Vi...
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You probably know about the 23 pairs of chromosomes safely stowed in your cells’ nuclei. That’s where the vast majority of your genes can be found. But there are 37 special genes — a very tiny fraction of the...
Read more: Mitochondria mutation mystery solved: Random sorting helps get rid of duds
Neighborhoods struggling with physical decline and high crime often become safer simply when local residents work together to fix up their neighborhood.
My colleagues and I at the Univers...
Read more: Want to fight crime? Plant some flowers with your neighbor
The market for energy storage on the power grid is growing at a rapid clip, driven by declining prices and supportive government policies.
Based on our research on the operation and costs of electricity grids, especially the benefi...
Read more: How energy storage is starting to rewire the electricity industry
Despite legitimate concerns about the effects of placing school resource officers in the nation’s schools, the reality is having these officers on a school’s campus can literally save lives and avert tragedy.
That...
Read more: School resource officers can prevent tragedies, but training is key
A French bulldog named Kokito recently died aboard a United Airlines plane after a flight attendant ordered his owner to place him in an overhead bin.
Public outrage ensued. Proposed bipartisan legislation, now pending in the...
Read more: Public support for animal rights goes beyond keeping dogs out of overhead bins
When Americans hear some pundits projecting a “blue wave” in the 2018 midterm elections, they understand that this is a prediction of a big Democratic victory. Blue of course symbolizes the Democratic party, while red represents the GOP.
T...
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On March 15, a 950-ton partially assembled pedestrian bridge at Florida International University in Miami suddenly collapsed onto the busy highway below, killing six people and seriously injuring nine. Forensic engineers are taking center stage in the ongoing investigation to find out what...
Read more: How do forensic engineers investigate bridge collapses, like the one in Miami?
As more states join Kentucky in trying to impose work requirements for people who receive Medicaid, I could not help but think of a patient of mine whom I’ll call Linda.
Linda is a healthy...
Read more: I treat patients on Medicaid, and I don't see undeserving poor people