A Sampling of Clips for March 9, 2010

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Generosity Can be Contagious
TIME, March 8 -- One person's initial generosity can spark a chain reaction of benevolence, according to the latest study from prolific social contagion researchers James Fowler, from UCSD,  and Nicholas Christakis, from Harvard. More

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Sleepless Nights Plague America
BusinessWeek, March 8 -- Americans of all races toss and turn in bed each night, and sleeplessness is affecting their jobs, social lives and even their sexual habits, the latest poll on U.S. sleep habits finds. "Everybody is sleeping less; we do live in a nation of sleepy people," said Dr. Jose Loredo, a professor of medicine and director of the Sleep Medicine Center at UCSD, and a member of the committee that conducted the National Sleep Foundation poll, titled 2010 Sleep in America. More

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Will College Become a Luxury for the Few?
CNN, Opinion, March 8 -- As the daughter of a Chicano movement activist, I attended protests against wars in Central America and rallies in response to police repression. Last week, I marched in solidarity with people across 17 states calling for well-funded, accessible public education. (Mentions UCSD) More

A New Way of Thinking About Social Networks and the World
Boston Globe, March 9 -- Our social networks and where we sit in them set the course for much of what happens in our lives, say Nicholas A. Christakis, a doctor and sociology professor at Harvard, and James H. Fowler, a political scientist at UCSD.More

Infection Defense May Spur Alzheimer’s
The New York Times, March 8 -- For years, a prevailing theory has been that one of the chief villains in Alzheimer’s disease has no real function other than as a waste product that the brain never properly disposed of. (Quotes Dr. Eliezer Masliah, who heads the experimental neuropathology laboratory at UCSD) More

Mexico Oil Politics Keeps Riches Just Out of Reach
The New York Times, March 8 -- To the Mexican people, one of the great achievements in their history was the day their president kicked out foreign oil companies in 1938. Thus, they celebrate March 18 as a civic holiday. Yet today, that 72-year-old act has put Mexico in a straitjacket, one that threatens both the welfare of the country and the oil supply of the United States. (Quotes Jeremy M. Martin, director of the energy program at the Institute of the Americas at UCSD) More

Heritage Months Offer A Timely Cure for Ignorance
NPR, March 8 -- A few words about Women's History Month. It started as International Women's Day, which is today. We'll be observing it with conversations that showcase interesting and, hopefully, unexpected takes on the role women have played in the life of this country — just as we did with Black History Month, which just ended, and as we plan to do with Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, which comes in May, and Hispanic Heritage and Native American Heritage Months, which come later in the year. (Mentions UCSD) More

Don't Sweat the Buffoons
Los Angeles Times, Opinion, March 8 -- For weeks now, outrage over a fraternity party that encouraged guests to mimic and mock ghetto culture has embroiled the UCSD campus in La Jolla in old-school political theater. Then, in a separate incident, a noose was left in a university library (a student anonymously took responsibility and apologized). And finally, a pillowcase made to look like a KKK hood appeared atop a statue of Dr. Seuss. More

SDSU President Talks Budget Cuts, Future Goals
KPBS, March 8 – San Diego State University is hosting its annual SDSU Month, with events showcasing the school's achievements and goals. Joining These Days to talk about what’s been in the news and what’s going on during SDSU Month is San Diego State University President Stephen Weber. (Mentions UCSD) More

Scientists, Engineers Connect With Venture Capitalists at Summit
San Diego Business Journal, March 8 -- When a UCSD computer science and engineering professor discovered that the university ranked among the county’s largest energy users, he wanted to get to the bottom of it.  More

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