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UC Irvine fraternity’s offensive ‘blackface’ Jay-Z parody video sparks outrage
Asian American fraternity apologizes for Suit and Tie skit as University of California, Irvine experiences new race row An Asian American fraternity has revived allegations of racism at the University of California, Irvine, by making a parody music video in blackface and posting it on YouTube. Four members of the…
Study: Atheists more driven by compassion than highly religious people
Highly religious people are less motivated by compassion than atheists, agnostics and less religious people, according to a new study. Research from University of California, Berkeley published in the most recent edition of the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science found a stronger link between compassion and generosity among non-religious…
Santorum claims ‘seven or eight’ University of California campuses don’t teach American history
During a campaign stop in Wisconsin on Monday, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum claimed that a number of the University of California’s ten campuses did not offer courses on American history. “I was just reading something last night from the state of California,” he said, according to Think Progress. “And…
Researchers debunk study linking abortions to mental health issues
Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and The Guttmacher Institute debunked a 2009 study in the Journal of Psychiatric Research linking abortions to mental health issues. In a press release Monday morning, the editor of the journal agreed with the new analysis that found fundamental analytical errors…
Elderly poverty rates 200% higher for blacks and Latinos: report
A new report finds that black and Latino Americans are significantly more likely to be have difficulty retiring than white Americans on average. University of California, Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education examined statistics from 2008 to 2010 and determined that black and Latino retirees were more likely to…
Study: Ultrasounds don’t stop planned abortions
An ongoing study at the University of California, San Francisco will show that forcing a woman to view a sonogram often does not impact her decision on whether or not to have an abortion. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences assistant professor Tracy Weitz gave The American Independent a…
Broken arms among boomers likely to rise: study
(Reuters) – Broken arms send several hundred thousand U.S. residents to emergency rooms each year, and the number may rise by nearly a third by 2030, when the youngest baby boomers will turn 65, according to a U.S. study. Arm injuries spike among women after 40 and men after 60,…
Big quakes no more likely than in past: study
WASHINGTON — Massive earthquakes are no more likely today than they were a century ago, despite an apparent rise of the devastating temblors in recent years, US researchers said on Monday. The deadly 9.0 earthquake this year in Japan, an 8.8 quake in Chile last year and the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman…
Astronomers discover biggest black holes ever
Scientists have discovered the two biggest black holes ever observed, each with a mass billions of times greater than the Sun’s, according to a study published Monday. The two giants are located in the heart of a pair of galaxies several hundred million light years from Earth, said the study…
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