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Two of my best friends are named Pete. We went to the same high school and the same university, Cal State Fullerton, which has been described as "the Harvard of north Orange County" -- by me, at least.

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Facebook CEO turns 28, IPO could be $100B gift

(AP) -- Don't let the hoodie and sneakers fool you. Mark Zuckerberg is no wet-behind-the-ears CEO.

Technology / Business

created May 13, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Climate change may create price volatility in the corn market

By the time today's elementary schoolers graduate from college, the U.S. corn belt could be forced to move to the Canadian border to escape devastating heat waves brought on by rising global temperatures. ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 22, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (14) | comments 28 | with audio podcast

Middle school boys who are reluctant readers value reading more after using e-readers: study

Middle school boys rated reading more valuable as an activity after two months of using an e-reader, according to a new study.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

4 personal finance technology trends for 2012

(AP) -- If you're one of the holdouts still paying bills with checks, tracking your accounts with pen and paper or clipping coupons from the newspaper, 2012 could be the year you take the digital plunge.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 23, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Evolutionary practices in schools can benefit at-risk students

Helping at-risk high schoolers succeed in the classroom has always been difficult. Binghamton University Professor David Sloan Wilson thinks that he has a solution: design a school program that draws upon general theories ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Michigan State scholar leads effort to reform genetics instruction

Most middle-schoolers struggle to grasp the introductory concepts of genetics, a field of study considered crucial to advancing solutions to health problems and disease such as cancer, according to a study led by a Michigan ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 05, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

CDC: 1 in 4 high schoolers drink soda every day

A new study shows one in four high school students drink soda every day - a sign fewer teens are downing the sugary drinks.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Link found between spending on libraries and student learning

It is an article of faith among many critics of public schools that there is no correlation between spending and learning outcomes. But it's not so—at least where library spending is concerned.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds some active video games count as legitimate exercise

A study led by a Brigham Young University exercise scientist found that middle-schoolers playing active video games such as Wii Boxing and Playstation’s Dance Dance Revolution experienced moderate to ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Strategies to prevent tobacco use among teens

According to the Center for Disease Control, 21.4 percent of people aged 18 to 24 years smoke tobacco. Today everyone knows smoking is an unhealthy habit, so why do people still smoke? Penn State experts say several factors ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 17, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1


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