A Sampling of Clips for May 13, 2010

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Medical Cure or Medical Hoax for Spinal Injury Patients?
CNN, May 11 -- A California clinic seems to be giving spinal injury patients amazing results with simple basic treatments. Is it a miracle cure or is it a medical hoax? (Quotes Dr. Joseph Ciacci, a spine surgeon at the UC San Diego Medical Center) More

UVU Dancers Prepare for TV Spot on 'Dancing':
Several Utahns Have Performed on the Show
The Cleveland Plain Dealer,  Ohio, May 12 -- The nation's No. 2 ballroom dance formation team is pushing itself to the limits for a major competition. Utah Valley University  is gearing for the Open British Championships at the Blackpool Dance Festival in England later this month, members are pushing themselves for a different kind of competition on Tuesday. That's when the team goes up against Rutgers University's dance team on "Dancing With The Stars." If UVU beats Rutgers, the Utah County team will also compete in the May 25 final round against the winner of the Purdue University and UC San Diego on May 11. More

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Sally Ride to Receive Award from Children's Discovery Museum
San Jose Mercury News, May 13 -- It's hard to believe it's been 27 years since Sally Ride became the first American woman in space. But it's no surprise at all that the astronaut is drawing a huge crowd — about 900 people — to the Fairmont Hotel on Friday night, when she'll receive the 11th annual Legacy for Children award from San Jose's Children's Discovery Museum. Ride is a professor emeritus at UC San Diego and CEO of Sally Ride Science, an education company devoted to spurring kids' interest in science, math and technology. More

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A Better Wall is Not the Answer
Des Moines Register, May 12 -- Evidence shows the 700 miles of fencing already on the southern border - with a "triple fence" in some areas - does not deter people from crossing into the United States.  For over five years, the Mexican Migration Field Research Program at UC San Diego has conducted surveys in Mexican towns with high rates of undocumented migration to the United States. More

No. 1 Tritons Aiming to Finish What They Started
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 13 -- UC San Diego reached the national semifinals last season before being abruptly eliminated, which forced the Tritons to settle for a third-place finish. UCSD, ranked No. 1 in the nation for the second straight season, is knocking on the door of a national championship again this year and Coach Dan O’Brien wants to picture this — the Tritons piling on for a national title as well as a regional one. More

UCSD Dance Team Featured on DWTS
KUSI, May 12 -- Fresh off their appearance on Dancing With The Stars on Tuesday night, the UC San Diego dance team was in-studio to show off the moves that got them some national exposure! More

Martial Arts: Finding the Perfect Style for You
Huffington Post, May 12 -- Finding the right style and teacher that fits exactly with where you are on your path, can require some research to help make an informed decision. Here are some suggestions that may inspire you to connect with one of the many healing and powerful martial art styles available. (Mentions research at UC San Diego) More

Ballot Allows Candidates Fast Political Makeover
San Francisco Chronicle, May 12 -- As mail ballots land in mailboxes this week, California voters will come across some candidates who are described as something they're not - quite. Some of the best creative writing in politics is contained in candidates' ballot designations - the three words or fewer under their name. (Quotes Samuel Popkin, a professor of political science at UC San Diego and an expert in voter psychology) More

Latin Americans Targeting Green Energy
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 13 -- A conclave of some of Latin America’s leading energy officials that ended Wednesday in La Jolla was tinged with green, with a number of talks focusing on how the shift to renewable power could help their countries gain more energy independence and extend their power grids into poor neighborhoods and rural areas. The focus on renewables set this year’s event apart from previous years, said Jeffrey Davidow, president of the Institute of the Americas at UC San Diego, which has hosted the Latin American Energy Conference for 19 years. More

Sleeve Gastrectomy
KUSI, May 12 -- The sleeve gastrectomy is a weight loss surgery in which 80 percent of the stomach is removed, leaving a slender moon-shaped stomach. The procedure works by dramatically reducing the size of the stomach so that the patient feels full after eating less, takes in fewer calories, and loses weight. Dr. Garth Jacobsen, a surgeon from UC San Diego Medical Center, was here to tell us all about it. More

UCSD Receives Funds for Two Projects
La Jolla Light, May 12 -- Two months of sales of California state bonds mean UC San Diego can restart two major construction projects: an engineering building and expansion of the Rady School of Management campus. Both projects had been frozen since December 2008 due to the state's cash position, according to a UCSD news release. More

Justice in Palestine Week Keeps a Hot Topic Alive at UCSD
SDNN, May 12 -- Still reeling from the contentious debate last week over a student-generated resolution that called for UC San Diego to divest itself of all economic ties to companies doing business with the state of Israel, UCSD is faced this week with “Justice in Palestine Week 2010 – End the Apartheid” organized by the UCSD Muslim Student Association. More

Program Seeks Books for Cancer Patients to Read to Children
La Jolla Light, May 12 -- Before she died at age 36, Joelle Pauporte came up with the idea of a program that would give patients fighting cancer a way to bond with the children in their lives by reading books together. Pauporte called the program, Light One Little Candle, after the lullaby she sang to her daughter every bedtime. Pauporte's family and friends carried on her idea through the Light One Little Candle Foundation, which provides books to patients receiving cancer treatment at 10 medical centers on the East Coast and in San Diego at Moores UC San Diego Cancer Center. The chapter is hosting a frog-themed fundraiser to collect new books on May 15 at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center. More

Artist Meets Neuroscientist for Forum Debate
La Jolla Light, May 12 – The Bronowski Art & Science Forum begins its 12th year with a nonrehearsed, unscripted conversation between the contemporary artist and UC San Diego alumnus Roman De Salvo and the renowned neuroscientist Dr. V.S. Ramachandran, director of UC San Diego 's Center for Brain and Cognition. The free public event, billed as "an evening for inquisitive minds," will begin at 6:30 p.m. May 27 at The Neurosciences Institute Auditorium, 1640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, La Jolla. More

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