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Nearly 500 university-bound seniors honored at annual reception
Staff Writer, Copy EditorCALEXICO — Although he may not have understood the words at the time, Joshua Hurtado said he vividly remembers the images from the biology books that his father used to share with him as a child. The 18-year-old Calexico resident said he...Tags: Health, University of California, Berkeley, Schizophrenia, High Schools, Human Interest
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Two Calexico High seniors receive Gates scholarships
Staff WriterCALEXICO — Two Calexico High School seniors received some good news this week when they found out they are recipients of the Bill Gates Millennium Scholarships. Students Josh Hurtado and Luis Perez, both 18, said they reacted with happy disbelief...Tags: Mountains, College Sports, Awards and Prizes, Landforms, Science and Technology
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First-ever English Language Learners Institute a hit in El Centro
Staff WriterA room full of educators all looked at the clock posted nearby but not for the reason one would expect. “I want you to go find a buddy to your 3:00 and your 6:00,” said Margarita Calderon, professor emeritus of Johns Hopkins University and...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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Calexico's Vincent Memorial graduates become like family
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterCALEXICO — Smiles covered the faces of those in caps and gowns as the Vincent Memorial High School Class of 2011 made its way to the front of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church to accept long-awaited diplomas. The 77 graduating students from the Imperial...Tags: Graduation, Stanford University, New Hampshire, High Schools, Human Interest
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Jessica Anya Blau's third novel updates 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'
Talk about tumbling down the rabbit hole. Jessica Anya Blau is the Baltimore author who memorably mined her experience growing up in a freewheeling bohemian family in her first two novels, "The Year of Naked Swim Parties" and "Drinking Closer to Home."...
Tags: Literature, Cheshire, Arts and Culture, Authors, Colleges and Universities
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Five questions with … Dr. Eddy C. Agbo
Hundreds of thousands of people die of malaria every year, most of them in Africa. Dr. Eddy C. Agbo wants people to get diagnosed quickly and easily — right in their homes — so they can seek treatment. The barrier to quick and easy diagnoses...
Tags: Netherlands, Science and Technology, Genetics, Biotechnology Industry, Education
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Hopkins closes science writing program, citing low selectivity
Graduates of the Johns Hopkins University's master's program in science writing have explained the prospects of life on Mars, the promise of neuroscience research and the ethics of animal testing on the pages of Scientific American, Nature and Popular...
Tags: Graduation, Agricultural Research and Technology, Science and Technology, Education, Columbia University
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In Benghazi and eyond, fallen workers remembered
Let's take a break from the raging discord that has dominated Washington lately by remembering federal employees who died abroad in service to their country. With so much attention focused on what the government has done wrong, we'll end the week with...Tags: Career and Workplace, Libya, Benghazi, Labor Legislation, U.S. Department of State
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Obama's drone limits may bolster ties with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Obama's commitment to scaling back the use of unmanned aircraft to kill suspected terrorists could pave the way for improved relations between the United States and Pakistan, analysts and political leaders said...
Tags: Nawaz Sharif, Government, Asif Ali Zardari, National Government, U.S. Department of State
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Frances M. Finney, educator
Frances M. Finney, who overcame poverty, earned a college degree and became a city school teacher, died April 19 from heart failure at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The Guilford resident was 82. Frances Mae Hopkins was born in Baltimore and was...
Tags: Morgan State University, Housing and Urban Planning, Crime, Law and Justice, Rentals, High Schools
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Lewis E. Porter, civil engineer
Lewis E. Porter, a retired civil engineer who during his more than four-decade career designed roads and highways for the Baltimore County Department of Public Works, died May 18 from mesothelioma at his Wiltondale home. He was 75. The son of an...
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Where are the STEM jobs?
Republicans and Democrats appear to agree on at least one thing: that the United States is facing a STEM (science, technology engineering and math) crisis. In his most recent State of the Union address, President Barack Obama declared that he wants to...
Tags: Graduation, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, State of the Union Address, Justice System
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