A Sampling of Clips for Aug. 4, 2010

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Debate: The China Model
The Economist, Aug. 3 -- Does China offer a better development model than the West? Susan Shirk, a professor at UC San Diego’s School of International Relations and Pacific Studies and director of the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, disagrees. More

Seniors Prove That Wisdom of the Ages Comes with Age
Sacramento Bee, Aug. 3 -- A new UC San Diego study confirms that the elderly really are wiser than younger people. In part, that's because older brains produce less dopamine, so seniors are less impulsive and emotional. More

Spread of Whooping Cough Raises Concern
WBAY, Green Bay, Wis., Aug. 4 --  Amidst the largest outbreak of whooping cough in decades, public health officials in California are urging residents, particularly pregnant women and those who come into contact with infants, to make sure they're immunized for the highly contagious disease. (Quotes Christina Chambers, an epidemiologist and a professor of pediatrics at UC San Diego) More

Is Anorexia Genetic?
WFTV, Orlando, Fla., Aug. 3 -- New imaging technology is allowing doctors to go inside the brains of people diagnosed with eating disorders. The experiment began when scientists noticed that anorexia and bulimia tended to be passed down through family members. Eating disorders are not solely linked to societal and media messages. "Heritability is a much more powerful influence than culture. Although culture and society play some role, it's actually relatively minor compared to genetics," said Walter Kaye, M.D., professor of psychiatry and director of the Eating Disorders Program at UC San Diego. More

Pension Meeting Likely to be Hot One
Cincinnati Enquirer, Aug. 3 -- It's a coincidence - but a fortunate one - that a special Cincinnati City Council committee meeting Thursday on ways to stabilize the city's troubled pension system will be held at the Duke Energy Convention Center. (Quotes Steve Erie, a political science professor at UC San Diego, who is a widely respected expert on public compensation) More

Local Doctors Use Unique Method to Help Treat Depression
10News, Aug. 3 -- A new treatment for depression being used in San Diego may look strange to some, but could be the wave of the future. It looks a lot like a dentist's chair, but works like something one might see in a science-fiction movie. Dr. David Feifel, director of neuropsychiatry at the UC San Diego Medical Center, knows a lot about the human brain and where depression starts. More

Rayspan’s Small Antennas Save Space in Wireless World
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 3 -- Netgear became Rayspan’s first customer and today is the company’s largest, shipping more than 25 million meta-material antennas in routers used to connect multiple computers to the Internet via a local-area network. (Mentions research at UC San Diego) More

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