A Sampling of Clips for July 28, 2010

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

Study Explores Links Between Obesity and Chronic Pain
WFMB, Jacksonville, Fla.,  July 26 -- Obesity and chronic pain are both linked with family history and mood disorders, a new study by UC San Diego researchers suggests. Previous research has shown that overweight people are at greater risk for chronic pain, mainly due to excessive weight placed on the joints. The most common pain disorders related to overweight and obesity are low back pain and osteoarthritis. More

Similar story on
KTVN, Reno, Nev.
ABC 40, Springfield, Mass.

KCOY, Santa Barbara, Calif.

UCSD to Resume Hiring Dozens of Professors
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 27 -- UC San Diego  -- the county’s third largest employer -- plans to recruit 40 professors across a wide range of disciplines this year as the main campus tries to rebound from one of the worst hiring periods in the school’s history. More  

Memo to David Cameron: Surya is a Word to Use in India
The Telegraph, U.K., July 27 -- Here’s a word for David Cameron to use when he meets Manmohan Singh. Surya. It means ’sun’ in Sanskrit, the classical language of India, but the Indian Prime Minister will know that his British counterpart is not just commenting on the weather. For it stands for a project - in which he is reportedly taking a close interest - that could provide the best hope of preventing disease and the fastest way of combatting climate change, both at the same time. Surya is the brain child of Dr Veerabhadran Ramanathan - a leading climate scientist from India working  at UC San Diego. More

Up Close and Personal with SAIC's Yez Concept Car
Bloomberg Businessweek, July 27 -- SAIC's Yez concept car is the first automobile, concept or otherwise, that's ever been conceived to have a negative carbon footprint. That is, it removes more pollution than it creates. (Mentions research by Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

Whales: Voices in the Sea
KTLA, July 27 -- We're out here with Joshua Jones of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Onboard there is a new device which will allow people to hear whales under the sea. How does this work? It’s a hydrophone, it's an underwater microphone that we use to listen for whales. (Double click on video screen to watch segment.) More

Wyland’s Ocean Blue Opens in Fairview
Texas Monthly, July 27 -- Wyland’s Ocean Blue Restaurant officially opened on July 20 with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring internationally acclaimed marine life artist Wyland, Fairview Mayor Sim Isrealoff, and members of the Allen/Fairview Chamber including Chamber Chair Frank O’Reilly and Chamber President/CEO Sharon Mayer. Additionally, the many fans gathered witnessed Wyland signing the giant 10X22 foot whale mural in the restaurant’s Whale Bar. (Mentions the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, which  in partnership with the Wyland Foundation is actively engaged in teaching millions of students about our oceans, rivers, lakes, streams, and wetlands) More

Local Scientists: Cold Ocean Water Causing Gloomy Days
10News, July 27 -- Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography said an unusually cold Pacific Ocean is contributing to the long-lasting June gloom San Diegans are seeing along the coast. More

Tracking IB's 'Smelly Water'
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 27 -- For the past decade, surfers and others have complained about an unusual odor wafting over the sand and waves of Imperial Beach. In recent weeks, conservationists have fashioned a plan to solve the mystery using high-end tests that go beyond the typical sampling for indicator bacteria in coastal waters. (Quotes Eric Terrill, director of the Coastal Observing Research and Development Center at Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

Bottoms-up ‘Dream’ is Worthy of a Toast
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 27 -- It’s no easy feat both to be beautifully true to Shakespeare and stand the man on his head. That’s the magic Christopher Ashley manages with “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”; his La Jolla Playhouse production never seems more sure-footed than when the floor has flipped out from under it. The Playhouse is located on the UC San Diego campus. More

* Subscribe with In the News and receive our clips automatically