A Sampling of Clips for April 27, 2010

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Chocolate and Depression Go Hand in Hand
CNN, April 27 -- According to a study published this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine, people who feel depressed eat about 55 percent more chocolate than their non-depressed peers. And the more depressed they feel, the more chocolate they tend to eat. There's been "little prior scientific literature linking chocolate and depression," says the lead author of the study, Dr. Beatrice Golomb, a professor of medicine at the UC San Diego School of Medicine. More

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Long-Lost Lunar Soviet Laser Reflector Found
Scientific American, April 26 -- In 1970 the Soviet Union put a laser reflector on the moon, carried by a rover. A few months later, it disappeared. Now, after 40 years on the lunar surface, the reflector has been found by a team at UC San Diego. More

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Moms Quit Jobs for Their Child's College Dreams
CNN, April 27  -- A group of highly educated mothers are sacrificing careers to usher their children through the increasingly competitive college admissions process. Since the mid-1990s, there has been a dramatic increase in the amount of time college-educated mothers are spending with their older children, according to a March study from UC San Diego. More

Fed ‘Squeezed’ by Recovery Momentum May Affirm Low-Rate Pledge
BusinessWeek, April 27  -- Federal Reserve officials may indicate the U.S. recovery is strengthening while avoiding any signal of a change in monetary policy by saying interest rates will remain near zero “for an extended period.” (Quotes James Hamilton, an economics professor at UC San Diego and a former visiting scholar at the Fed district banks in Richmond, Atlanta and New York) More

Hospital Design Has Patients in Mind
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 27 -- Dramatic curves, elevated gardens and breathtaking views of canyons and the ocean certainly will enhance the aesthetic appeal of a 10-story, $664 million hospital being planned for the UC San Diego Medical Center campus in La Jolla. More

Book Review: Merchants of Doubt
Publishers Weekly, April 27 – Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway tell an important story about the misuse of science to mislead the public on matters ranging from the risks of smoking to the reality of global warming. Oreskes is a science historian at UC San Diego. More

Creative Carnage Rules RoboGames 2010
Popular Mechanics, April 27 -- Welcome to RoboGames, the Olympics of the robotics world, where robots in more than 50 different competition categories strut their stuff—and where the best robot rumblers risk annihilation every time they enter the ring. (Quotes Daniel Yang, a leader of the Triton Robotix team from UC San Diego) More

Is Keeping Comic-Con Worth the Price?
FOX5, April 27 -- It draws tens of thousands of people to San Diego every year and pumps millions into the local economy, but with the future of Comic-Con in question, some are questioning whether it's worth saving. (Quotes UC San Diego sociology professor Mary Walshok) More

Put on Thinking Cap
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 27 -- Under Steven Schick, the La Jolla Symphony continues to provide thought-provoking programming. Schick is on the UC San Diego faculty. More

UW’s O’Donnell Leads National Summit
to “Sexify” Engineering, Inspire Students, Entrepreneurs, VCs
Xconomy, April 26 -- Engineering has an image problem. Sure, it’s the technical backbone of many things people use every day, from airplanes, cars, and buildings to new medicines, mobile devices, and the Internet. But it doesn’t always attract the best and brightest young people interested in solving society’s biggest problems or changing the world. That’s because people often have a narrow view of what engineering entails, or think it’s too boring, geeky, or technically difficult to pursue. (Mentions Larry Smarr from Calit2 and UC San Diego) More

UCSD Med School Hires Director of Outcomes Research
KPBS, April 26 — The UC San Diego Medical School has hired a director of outcomes research. David Chang will examine which health care treatments show the best results. More

Rady Children’s Hospital Joins Philanthropists to Open Clinic in Oceanside
San Diego Business Journal, April 26  -- Sanford Health, the South Dakota-based health care system named after billionaire philanthropist T. Denny Sanford, and Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego have joined for the first time to form a pediatric clinic in Oceanside. (Quotes Herb Kimmons, executive director of the newly formed Rady Children’s Specialists Medical Foundation, a partnership with UC San Diego) More

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