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Ancient primate is called a crucial evolutionary link

2013-06-06 00:00:00

A 55-million-year-old fossil of a mouse-sized primate has been identified as a crucial evolutionary link in the chain that led to apes and humans. Four inches long, with a 5-inch tail and protruding eyes, Archicebus achilles probably thrived for...

Ten state universities join with online education provider

2013-05-29 21:00:00

Hoping to take advantage of new technologies to expand online education, 10 additional public universities and state college systems around the country are affiliating with Coursera, one of the leading providers of online education. But the schools&...

Lydia Davis wins Man Booker International Prize

2013-05-22 17:26:00

Lydia Davis, known for writing powerful, compact short stories, was announced as the winner of the Man Booker International Prize for fiction Wednesday. The prize, which was presented at a ceremony in London, comes with an award worth more than $90,000....

reFramed: In conversation with WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY curator Anne Wilkes Tucker

2013-05-01 03:05:07

Housing bubble hero

2013-04-26 19:48:00

The gig: Christopher Thornberg is founding partner of Beacon Economics, a Los Angeles-based economics consulting firm. Since its founding in 2007, Beacon has provided economic analysis and forecasting for cities, counties and corporate clients. He...

Evidence suggests Maya roots more tangled than previously thought

2013-04-25 15:58:00

The classic Maya civilization, which flourished in Central America for more than 600 years, has been celebrated for its vast city states adorned with monumental pyramids and for its technological feats such as the development of an elaborate written...

Forget the Blizzard of 1978; Buffalo remembers Blizzard of 1977

2013-02-09 05:30:00

If you hail from the nation’s snow country, wintry blizzards are like some bully you endured back in grade school: You never forget them, and their long-ago tortures grow in size and scope with each retelling. As a storm of possibly historic...

Three women killed in Swiss village shooting

2013-01-03 12:23:00

Three women were shot and killed and two men were wounded before police in southern Switzerland�disabled the gunman by shooting him in the chest, officials said Thursday. Police said the alleged assailant, an unemployed 33-year-old who had been...

MOCA loses another curator as Rebecca Morse heads to LACMA

2013-01-14 16:08:00

The brain drain continues: Rebecca Morse is leaving her job as associate curator at MOCA for a post with the same title within LACMA’s photography department. She will start her new position on Feb. 1, replacing Edward Robinson and reporting to...

Charles Rosen dies at 85; pianist wrote 'The Classical Style'

2012-12-11 00:00:00

Charles Rosen, the renowned pianist and prolific writer whose award-winning book "The Classical Style" has been read by music students around the world, has died. He was 85. The New York-born musician had been suffering from cancer and died Sunday...

Paul Kurtz dies at 86; secular humanist philosopher

2012-10-28 00:00:00

Philosopher Paul Kurtz was called many unflattering names during his long career, including "Satanic free-thinker" and "dangerous corrupter of young minds." But the name some of his critics considered most damning was the one he most prized. They called...

Louis Simpson dies at 89; Pulitzer-winning poet

2012-09-23 00:00:00

"A poet," Louis Simpson once wrote, "should wish for enough unhappiness to keep him writing." Simpson may not have wished for trouble, but he kept writing for 60 years — spare, powerful poems about war, infidelity, suburban alienation and other...

Civil & Environmental Consultants Inc. has hired William K. Graham, a new principal and lead for the environmental practice of the firm�s Chicago office. Graham is a registered professional engineer and certified auditor. His most recent position was as principal engineer with Bureau Veritas.

2013-03-20 12:11:00

D.B. Woodside Also: Author Gregory Maguire John Ortiz ("Luck") Ashton Holmes ("Revenge")

2013-03-19 11:20:28

In 2007, Chester Endersby Gwazda found himself like many recent college graduates -- living at home with his parents and growing restless. So Gwazda packed his car with a sleeping bag and pillow, and booked a tour up and down the east coast. But he wasn't playing concerts.

2013-02-20 04:42:00