Columbia University

Vampire Weekend braces for bright lights with big-idea 'City' album

2013-05-19 00:00:00

Ezra Koenig wanted to be clear about this: The frontman of Vampire Weekend was not comparing his band to the Beatles. "What we're talking about is making me think like a fan, which is a little bit dangerous because it could come across as me trying to...

Political savvy vs. education skills in L.A. school board runoff

2013-05-17 22:47:00

The race for a seat on the Los Angeles Board of Education pits the political savvy of Antonio Sanchez against the education skills of Monica Ratliff. And when it comes to campaign resources, politics trumps all. Sanchez, 31, has used his background in...

Dr. Joyce Brothers dies at 85; popular TV psychologist

2013-05-13 20:12:00

Fame was never her intent, Dr. Joyce Brothers often said. She was not yet 30, new to stay-at-home motherhood and struggling to help her husband stretch his pay as a medical resident when she came up with an ambitious plan: Transform herself into a...

Similar records, but L.A. mayoral candidates inhabit different worlds

2013-05-09 16:36:00

He owns a sleek home in the hills of Echo Park that was renovated with recycled materials, is powered partly by solar panels and was once featured in a top design magazine. She lives in a ranch-style house at the end of a Studio City cul-de-sac, with...

Edward Frieman dies at 87; leading figure in American science

2013-04-28 13:00:00

Edward A. Frieman, a leading figure in American science for decades as a researcher with wide-ranging interests, a top-level governmental advisor on defense and energy issues, and director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, has...

Honey may hold the sticky solution to bee colony collapse

2013-04-29 14:57:00

Honeybees that live off the same sweetener found in soft drinks could be more vulnerable to the microbial enemies and pesticides believed to be linked to catastrophic collapse of honeybee colonies worldwide, a new study suggests. Researchers...

'Joe Turner's' actors share August Wilson's gift of gab

2013-05-05 05:30:00

Among the pleasures of seeing an August Wilson play, it's often said, is just listening to the people talk. As Los Angeles Times theater critic Charles McNulty has noted, Wilson stocks his scripts with "natural raconteurs" and lets them soar in...

Lyme disease, autism link cast into doubt

2013-05-01 06:00:00

Since 2008, when a group of physicians drew a hypothetical link between Lyme disease and autism, a growing number of patient activists have embraced the belief that the hallmark neuropsychiatric symptoms of autism may spring from the body's immune...

Study says many online students prefer face-to-face classes

2013-04-25 15:42:00

As colleges are rushing -- or being pushed -- to embrace online education, they might want to take pause: Most students prefer connecting with teachers and fellow students and don’t want to take all of their classes online,� a new study suggests....

Pot in a pill: All the pain relief without the smoke

2013-04-23 08:55:00

Unless there is some recognized analgesic effect of rolling a joint, lighting it up and deeply inhaling the by-products of marijuana combustion, then it stands to reason that you could distill the psychoactive ingredient of marijuana,...

North Korea demands end to U.N. sanctions before talks

2013-04-18 11:44:00

North Korea insisted Thursday that the U.S. and South Korea must scrap United Nations sanctions and put an end to joint military drills before any talks on its nuclear arsenal can begin. The U.S. and South Korea have said the burden is on Pyongyang to...

Insider-trading scandal poses risks to KPMG's reputation

2013-04-10 08:15:00

NEW YORK -- A former senior KPMG auditor's leaks could threaten the reputation of one of the country's biggest accounting firms, industry experts said. Auditors like Scott London, a former senior partner in KPMG's office in Los Angeles, are privy to...

This undated photo provided by the Obama campaign, shows him in New York City, during his tenure as a student at Columbia University.

2012-10-09 00:00:00

A student from Columbia University's School of Business holds a sign during the commencement ceremony in this 2003 file photo. The sentiment is even more true in the current economy.

2012-08-31 00:00:00

Near the start Wilee gets a "premium rush" order to deliver an envelope from Vanessa's roommate (Jamie Chung) to a location in Chinatown. Inside the envelope is a marker for a considerable amount of money.

2012-08-23 08:00:00