Ways to back away from the stress
Los Angeles Times
Stefan Hofmann, College of Arts & Sciences, Center for Anxiety & Related Disorders
You can’t avoid stress completely, but you can keep it from wearing you down…
Expert quote:
“Think of yourself as an active participant in your future.”
Evidence points toward solving evolutionary ‘missing link’
Los Angeles Times
Jeremy DeSilva, College of Arts & Sciences
With long arms, high shoulder blades and powerful fingers, the ancient creatures were built for climbing trees…
Insider-trading scandal poses risks to KPMG’s reputation
Los Angeles Times
Tamar Frankel, School of Law
A former senior KPMG auditor’s leaks could threaten the reputation of one of the country’s biggest accounting firms, industry experts said…
Expert quote:
“They didn’t hide it. They didn’t tell half-lies. They didn’t sugar-coat it.”
NYC’s failed cap on sugary drinks prompts soul-searching
Los Angeles Times
Wendy Mariner, School of Public Health, School of Law
George Annas, School of Public Health
After any military operation, participants huddle for what’s called a hot wash: an early after-action review that explores what went wrong — or right– in an effort to glean lessons for future operations…
Expert quote:
“Agencies that overstep their bounds or adopt rules that are intrusive or just plain silly invite backlash, which can make effective public health regulation impossible. They make fools of themselves and heroes of the opponents of public health.”
Voyager 1 has left the solar system — almost
Los Angeles Times
Merav Opher, College of Arts & Sciences
It was welcome news to Earthlings: The Voyager 1 spacecraft had seemingly crossed a momentous threshold and become the first man-made object to enter interstellar space…
Expert quote:
“We did not leave the solar system. We are simply in a new region that is completely different than what we thought.”
Honda splits its advertising account among three firms
Los Angeles Times
Chris Cakebread, College of Communication
For more than a quarter of a century, the advertising agency Rubin Postaer & Associates of Santa Monica controlled the business of American Honda Motor Co…
Expert quote:
“Agencies grow and prosper by bringing in small accounts and landing monster business like Honda. This is going to allow them to move into the big sphere. And Acura is a very sexy car account to have.”
Senate report slams JPMorgan for risky trades
Los Angeles Times
Mark Williams, School of Management
In a scathing report, Senate investigators said JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s huge trading losses last year were caused by high-risk market bets that bank executives failed to catch despite numerous red flags…
Expert quote:
“If they’re not being honest with their regulators, who else are they not being honest with?”
As his first term ends, Obama appears more relaxed
Los Angeles Times
Tom Whalen, College of General Studies
Over the years, when asked whether he had done enough to build relationships with his Republican adversaries, President Obama typically replied with stock answers and dry political analysis…
AIG considers joining lawsuit against U.S. over bailouts
Los Angeles Times
Mark Williams, School of Management
American International Group Inc. has been trying to save face by thanking America for its bailout…
Climate change may explain Maya rise and fall, study says
Los Angeles Times
William Saturno, College of Arts & Sciences
Argument has raged for decades over what doomed the ancient Maya civilization and spurred its people to abandon their awe-inspiring temples and pyramids in the rain forests of Mexico and Central America…
