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US retail jobs are bad — but it doesn’t have to stay that way
Fiat Lux - By Stan Paul, UCLA
“The United States has a bad jobs problem, and retail jobs are at the heart of it.” That’s the first line of a new book, “Where Bad Jobs are Better: Retail Jobs Across Countries and Companies,” co-authored...
Dec 6, 2017
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Animations that are true to life
Fiat Lux - By Jason Alvarez, UC Merced
Imagine going to see the latest Pixar movie. You’re sitting in the theater enjoying the film, when you begin to notice the astounding level of detail in the animation. On screen, water is rippling and...
Oct 13, 2017
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Revolution Foods, Back to the Roots remake school meals | Berkeley-Haas
berkeley.edu - by Kim Girard
When the Today Show aired a back-to-school segment on how school food is being disrupted by healthier options, producers turned to two companies …
Sep 13, 2017
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UC Irvine
Why ‘Dreamers’ at UC should feel very lucky
sacbee.com
When María Blanco took a new job at the end of 2014, no one knew that a billionaire reality TV star would launch a long-shot presidential bid by …
Jan 13, 2017
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Teeth
Squid ink may replace dental poking and prodding
newatlas.com - By Ben Coxworth
You know when you go to the dentist, and they shove that little measuring-stick-like tool up between each of your teeth and the overlapping gum …
Sep 8, 2017