University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

USC, Berkeley mishandling sex crimes against women, Allred says

2013-05-23 04:30:00

Attorney Gloria Allred announced Wednesday that complaints were filed against Swarthmore College, Dartmouth College,� USC and UC Berkeley, alleging the colleges failed to follow federal laws regarding sex crimes. Allred said the colleges are not...

Complaints filed against USC, UC Berkeley over rape reporting

2013-05-22 23:31:00

Students and activists joined together Wednesday to file complaints against colleges and universities nationwide, alleging that the schools have failed to follow federal laws, including those involving the reporting of sexual assaults and discrimination....

Activists accuse colleges of not responding to sexual assault complaints

2013-05-22 17:41:00

Students and activists joined together Wednesday to file complaints against colleges and universities nationwide alleging that the schools have failed to follow federal laws, including those involving the reporting of sexual assault crimes and...

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2013-04-29 07:00:00

SAN GERONIMO, Calif. — Talc Tolchin ducks into the music studio he built behind his Marin County cottage, where the sun filters through a towering redwood tree and his daughter has dotted the flower beds with fairy houses. It's time for his next...

Funding for Shabazz Muhammad's campus visits came from all over

2013-03-22 18:11:00

UCLA apparel sponsor Adidas, a Los Angeles basketball trainer, a New York financial advisor and a 34-year-old financial planner all contributed funds to basketball standout Shabazz Muhammad and his summer league team as the talented player wound his way...

70th annual ‘Pictures of the Year International’

2013-03-03 10:34:05

Autism and early exposure to traffic pollution linked

2012-11-26 17:03:00

In a finding that points to a link between environmental toxins and autism, a new study shows that children who were exposed to the highest levels of traffic-related air pollution during gestation and in early infancy were three times more likely to be...

Acupuncture helped allergies -- a little, study says

2013-02-19 16:37:00

Acupuncture gave some relief to people suffering from seasonal allergies, but the improvements didn’t last much beyond treatment, researchers said. The researchers, from several institutions in the United States and Germany, studied seasonal...

'American Sniper' Chris Kyle shot dead in a post-combat world

2013-02-03 21:26:00

Military sniper Chris Kyle had survived the dust-worn places where he had to worry about enemy fire — or even friendly fire — until this weekend. Kyle, 38, an author and former Navy SEAL, was shot dead Saturday by an unemployed, 25-year-...

In sniper Chris Kyle's shooting death, postwar worlds collide

2013-02-03 16:53:00

A killer and a survivor, Chris Kyle had left the dust-worn places where he had to worry about enemy fire -- or even friendly fire. Kyle, 38, an author and former Navy SEAL sniper, was shot dead Saturday in Texas by an unemployed, 25-year-old Marine...

'California Schools Rule,' according to Kiplinger rankings

2012-12-31 21:22:35

Study finds link between high fructose corn syrup, Type 2 diabetes

2012-11-27 15:33:00

Researchers from USC and the University of Oxford say they have found an association between countries that have more high fructose corn syrup in their food supply and those that have higher rates of diabetes. Countries with higher use of HFCS had an...

in 1989; a doctor of philosophy degree in epidemiology from the University of North Carolina in 1989. Linenger graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and proceeded directly to medical school.

2013-03-15 14:23:24

Dr. Douglas R. Dirschl has been appointed chairman the newly created department of orthopedic surgery at the University of Chicago Medicine. He comes to Chicago from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, where he has been chairman and the Frank C.

2013-01-02 17:36:00

Shaun D. Hartley has been appointed partner at Latham & Watkins. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions for private equity firms and public and private companies.

2012-11-19 18:21:00