A Sampling of Clips for Nov. 5, 2010

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Obesity Rate Will Rise to 42% of the Population Based on Contagion
Los Angeles Times, Nov. 4 -- Obesity rates in the United States, which some health experts have suggested may be stabilizing at about 34%, will continue to rise until at least 42% of American adults are obese, according to a new model that projects the increase based on "social contagion." (Mentions research by UC San Diego) More

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Orchids & Onions Awards:
The Good and Bad in Architecture, Landscapes, Design in 2010
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 4 -- Conrad Prebys Concert Hall at UC San Diego, hailed as a “jewel box,” a “timeless” creation in concrete, received the Grand Orchid on Thursday at the annual Orchids & Onions presentation for the best and worst in local architecture and landscapes.” More

Noise Equals Knowledge for Ocean Scientists, Students
KFSK, Petersburg, Alaska, Nov. 5 -- Scientists from around the country are in Sitka for four days of workshops and discussions during this year's Sitka WhaleFest. The annual conference includes a program that sends scientists into area schools, to give students the chance to get their hands -- and ears -- on science. (Quotes Ethan Roth, who works in the whale acoustics lab at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, a division of UC San Diego) More

Get Them to the Geek Fest:
Incorporating Analytics Into Everyday Software
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 4 --Tom Clancy, the founder of San Diego-based Tao Venture Capital Partners (and not the author of “The Hunt for Red October”), recently gave me a glimpse of advances in analytics software that will be on stage next week at the San Diego “Supermath” conference on analytics. (Mentions LISA, the Laboratory for Intelligent and Safe Automobiles at UC San Diego, which has been exploring innovated ways to incorporate real-time sensor data into driving a car to make automobiles of the future safer and more “intelligent.” More

Carlsbad, Vista Voters Say No
to Change, Give Nod to Outgoing Leaders' Picks
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 4 -- Voters in Carlsbad and Vista, by their vote at the polls Tuesday, said they were satisfied with the direction their cities are headed and sided with longtime outgoing leaders’ selections for the candidates to steward their visions. (Quotes UC San Diego political scientist Thad Kousser) More

Stamping His Name on Printing
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 4 --  Scott Cappel was mulling a career in science when the scent of ink and churning of printing presses got the best of him. He can be glad they did. Cappel in October was named the National Association for Printing Leadership’s 2010 Printer of the Year. The peer-driven award — given by the industry’s largest and most prestigious body — was presented at the organization’s annual conference in Chicago. He is a UC San Diego alumnus. More

Students Able to Occupy Webcor’s UCSD Residences a Year in Advance
San Diego Daily Transcript, Nov. 4 -- Webcor Builders recently completed the Rita Atkinson graduate student housing complex at UC San Diego, a new design-build project expected to receive LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Working with the architect, Valerio Dewalt Train Associates, and the structural engineer, Hope Engineering, the team split the project documents into a foundation package and a structure package. This innovative approach allowed Webcor to install the project’s foundation before the rest of the building design was approved, which helped the team finish in September 2010. By finishing the project early, the university was able to reap an entire year of unanticipated leasing revenue. More

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