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Minorities should be aware of health risks
April is National Minority Health month, a good time to become aware of racial and ethnic health risks.
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Study finds damaging effects of freeway pollution
A study conducted by USC Professor and senior author Caleb Finch found that freeway pollution resulted in significant neuron damage for mice. This was the first study to explore the physical effect of freeway pollution on brain cells.
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Campaign aims to sever link between subsidized farming, obesity
With its goal to end the negative impact of federally assisted farming, New Jersey Public Interest Research Group (NJPIRG) launched yesterday its "Stop Subsidizing Obesity" campaign at Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus.
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Seeds of Change endorses locally grown crops in New York City
New York City may not seem to be an ideal location to harvest organic crops, but a new initiative from Seeds of Change is trying to change that common perception.
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Student reflects on coping with rape experience
Most students on this campus are shocked to learn that one in four of their female peers are the victims of rape or attempted rape. But this is the reality that exists at Washington University and on college campuses across the nation.
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TOMS Day without Shoes raises awareness
Yesterday students at NYU and on campuses around the world went about their daily routines without shoes.
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NYU’s Oxfam advocates against Wal-Mart with employee speaker tour
In a room bound by silence, the voice of one woman in NYU's philosophy building reached a stunned audience with the help of an interpreter. "My name is Aleya. I come from Bangladesh," said Aleya Akter, a sewing machine operator in a Bangladeshi factory. "I've been working for Wal-Mart since 1994.
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Feeding America reveals ‘hungry’ US areas
Not everyone who goes hungry lives below the poverty level. There is an intermediate level above the poverty line known as food insecurity, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.
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Column: Narcissism: a cautionary tale
Have your parents ever nagged you about being a social media addict who wastes hours of time on websites like Facebook and Twitter? I hear it all the time: They say that maintaining online social "friendships" is superficial and pointless.
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