A Sampling of Clips for Feb. 18, 2011

* UCSD faculty and staff may obtain a copy of an article by e-mailing the University Communications Office

HuffPost Readers Tweet Their Favorite Random Acts of Kindness
The Huffington Post, Feb. 18 -- Did the world feel a little bit nicer than usual on Thursday? Actually, it was. February 17 is unofficially Random Acts Of Kindness Day, and people all around the country have taken a moment (or a few) to do something nice for someone else, just because. (Mentions research by UC San Diego political scientist James Fowler) More

Climate Change in Black and White
The Economist, Feb. 17 -- Next week ministers attending the governing council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi will be presented with the summary of a new report on how fighting air pollution can help the global climate (the report itself is due to follow a couple of months later).  (Quotes David Victor, who works on energy and environmental policy at UC San Diego) More

How Setting Career Goals Can Backfire
Forbes, Feb. 17 -- According to Adam Galinsky, a social psychologist who teaches courses in ethics and decision-making at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, a slew of studies have shown that people perform best when they set tough and precise goals for themselves--what he calls "specific stretch goals." (Quotes Mary Walshok, a dean at UC San Diego, and author of Closing America's Job Gap) More

UCSD's 50th Anniversary Commemorated in Photos and Prose
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 17 -- The UC San Diego Alumni Association has published a photo-filled book commemorating the 50-year history of the campus. More

UCSD Makes Slow But Steady Progress In Diversity
KPBS, Feb. 17 -- UC San Diego officials say they’re making steady progress in creating a more diverse campus, but students say there’s still a very long way to go. More

Similar stories on
CBS8
KUSI
La Jolla Light
Patch.com

Surgery Successful for Stingaree Crash Victim
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 17  — An Encinitas woman whose leg was mangled when she was struck by a taxi in the Gaslamp Quarter underwent a successful surgery Thursday, UC San Diego Medical Center personnel said. More

High Tides Hint to San Diego's Future
NBC San Diego, Feb. 17 -- A San Diego storm combined with a perigean spring tide provided a glimpse of how a substantial sea-level rise anticipated in the coming decades will affect the region’s coast. (Quotes Dan Cayan, climate researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

UCSD Sabotaging Arbitration Efforts, Researcher's Supporters Contend
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 17 -- Supporters of a fired stem cell researcher are accusing UC San Diego officials of sabotaging efforts to get her an expedited arbitration hearing. More

The Changing Face of Aging in San Diego
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 17 -- The first baby boomers hit the traditional retirement age of 65 this year, ushering in a tidal wave of gray. Drawing on Census Bureau figures, demographers know that the next 20 years will see San Diego County’s senior population almost double. (Quotes Dr. Dilip Jeste, a psychiatrist and director of UC San Diego’s Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging) More

Stuart Collection: Treasure Hunt and Journey of Self-discovery
La Jolla Light, Feb. 18 -- Seeking sculptures in The Stuart Collection at UC San Diego that are sprinkled about the university’s 1,200-acre campus is one big treasure hunt. More

* Subscribe with In the News and receive our clips automatically