The National Apartment Association (NAA) has released new research regarding the effects of rent control policies. Their findings cast doubt on whether rent regulations, which vary state by state, actually help consumers. Rent Control May Not Be the Answer The NAA conducted interviews with housing developers and providers in three...
Your Money: Focus on Monthly Tasks to Hit 2020 Goals
A year is built one day at a time. It’s the busy Tuesdays when you never have a moment and the lazy Sundays when you can finally relax. Focusing on small, cumulative actions can take you far, whether you want to train for a marathon, clean out your garage or...
After Calorie Counts Go on Fast-Food Menus, Orders Dip a Bit
NEW YORK — Soon after calories were posted on fast-food menus, people cut back a little bit on what they ordered. But it didn't last. Customers at fast-food chains in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas ordered an average of 60 fewer calories per transaction in the weeks after the figures were...
3 Economists Who Study Poverty Win Nobel Prize
STOCKHOLM — Two researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a third from Harvard University won the 2019 Nobel Prize in economics on Monday for groundbreaking research into what works and what doesn't in the fight to reduce global poverty. The award went to MIT's Abhijit Banerjee and Esther...
Ag Billionaires Pledge $750M to Caltech for Climate Research
Beverly Hills billionaires Stewart and Lynda Resnick, who've built a farming empire in the San Joaquin Valley, have pledged $750 million to Caltech, a private university based in Pasadena. Their gift will support research into environmental sustainability in the face of climate change, Caltech officials said last week. "In order to...
Fresno State Is Again Among Nation's Best Universities
The accolades continue for Fresno State, which has many missions, not the least of which is to graduate first-generation college students. Washington Monthly ranked Fresno State No. 24 in the nation among out of 395 public and private colleges on its latest list of top national universities. And, two weeks ago,...
NASA Scientists Fly Over Greenland to Track Melting Ice
ABOARD A NASA RESEARCH PLANE — NASA scientists are crisscrossing Greenland on a mission to track melting ice. Greenland has been melting faster in the last decade and this summer, it has seen two of the biggest melts on record since 2012. Global warming is the chief culprit, but scientists...
Scientists Take a Peek Behind Those Sad Puppy Dog Eyes
NEW YORK — What's behind those hard-to-resist puppy dog eyes? New research suggests that over thousands of years of dog domestication, people preferred pups that could pull off that appealing, sad look. And that encouraged the development of the facial muscle that creates it. Today, pooches use the muscle to...
Brain Zaps Boost Memory in People Over 60, Study Finds
NEW YORK — Zapping the brains of people over 60 with a mild electrical current improved a form of memory enough that they performed like people in their 20s, a new study found. Someday, people might visit clinics to boost that ability, which declines both in normal aging and in...
River Park Owners Donate $1 Million to UCSF Fresno
The families that own River Park Shopping Center have donated $1 million to UCSF Fresno, which will enable the university to further develop its physician training and research programs. The donation came from the Kolligian, Arakelian, and Kashian families of River Park Properties. "Enhancing access to high-quality health care by training...