A Sampling of Clips for January 5^th, 2010

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New Health Rule: Quit Worrying About Your Health
The New York Times, Jan. 4 -- Have you had your five to nine servings of vegetables today? Exercised for an hour? Cut back on saturated fat and gotten eight hours of sleep? Dictating the rules for healthful living has become a cottage industry, with Web sites, talk shows and books (and health columns like this one) devoted to the dos and don’ts of staying healthy. But when it comes to achieving these goals, many of us feel we are falling far short. Whether you’re a busy parent who can’t find time for exercise, a chronic dieter struggling to lose 20 pounds or a multitasker who gets by on six hours of sleep, it is virtually impossible to follow the rules. (Quotes Dr. Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, professor of family medicine at UCSD) More

The Latest Front In the War on Arthritis
Wall Street Journal, Jan. 4 -- Scientists looking for ways to repair damaged cartilage—a leading cause of osteoarthritis—are employing horses to test a new method of tissue regeneration that uses concentrated stem cells. Constance Chu, an associate professor and director of the Cartilage Restoration Center at the University of Pittsburgh, and Lisa Fortier, an associate professor of large-animal surgery at Cornell University's veterinary school, are testing the new procedure on former racehorses and rodeo horses to determine if it is more effective than a commonly used cartilage repair treatment in the U.S. called "microfracture." (Mentions study that UCSD is participating that looks at a new way of promoting cartilage growth by studying horses) More

UCSD Ranked 11th Among 'Best Value' Colleges by Kiplingers
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 5 -- UCSD is ranked 11th among the nation's "100 best values in public colleges'' by Kiplinger's Personal Finance, it was announced today. The 2009-10 rankings appear in the magazine's February issue, which hits newsstands tomorrow. Topping the list was the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, followed by the University of Florida and University of Virginia. "Despite widespread state government budget cuts and shrinking endowments, this year's top 100 public schools continue to deliver strong academics at reasonable prices,'' said Janet Bodnar, Kiplinger's editor. More

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Community, Elected Leaders Think Big When it Comes to Resolutions
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 5 -- As we start the first full week of 2010, here’s how some local leaders are resolving to make San Diego County a better place to live.(List includes Tony Haymet, director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD) More

Best of ‘09: Eight Great Musical Highpoints in San Diego
San Diego News Network, Dec. 29 -- It has been less than a year since the launch of SDNN. And during that time, there have been plenty of cheer-worthy musical events in San Diego. Never mind that the economy was down. The quality was often high, reflecting the taste and determination of local organizations. They refused to let the Great Recession lead to an artistic depression. (Includes the opening of UCSD’s Conrad Prebys Music Center) More

UCSD Holds Events in Honor of World AIDS Day
La Jolla Light, Dec. 22 -- UCSD honored World AIDS Day on Dec. 1 with several events dedicated to showing the impact of HIV/AIDS and how it has affected so many people and taken so many lives. The highlight of the program was a public viewing of three pieces of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, which is composed of more than 40,000 panels spread over the world that memorialize individual AIDS victims. The quilt is the largest ongoing community arts project in the world. More

Down Economy Drives Online Enrollment Up
San Diego Business Journal, Jan. 4 -- Students opting to get their degrees via online classes are part of a major growth area of college education locally and nationally. In San Diego, Bridgepoint Education, National University and UCSD Extension, as well as many other schools in the area, are meeting a strong demand for online course work. More

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