A Sampling of Clips for Oct. 20, 2010

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Binge Drinking, Pot May Harm Teen Brains
CNN, Oct. 20 -- Even teenagers know that downing 12 beers in a single night isn't good for their bodies and can be dangerous. But a new study suggests that routine binge drinking like this may cause mental problems -- including a reduced ability to think -- that can last long after the hangovers have worn off. (Quotes Susan Tapert, a professor of psychiatry at UC San Diego) More

Naughton Sees China Appreciating Yuan to Curb Inflation: Video
Bloomberg, Oct. 19 -- Barry Naughton, author of "The Chinese Economy: Transitions and Growth" and a China specialist at UC San Diego, talks about the People's Bank of China monetary policy and the yuan. More

Study: Many Obese People Think They Look Great the Way They Are
TIME Magazine, Oct. 19 -- Getting obese patients to lose weight is tricky to begin with, but doctors may have a bigger battle than they thought: many clinically obese men and women think they're already at a healthy weight. (Mentions research by Dr. Nicholas Christakis, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, and James Fowler, a political scientist at UC San Diego) More

Joe Nalven: Living Anthropology and the Art of "Homage"
The Huffington Post, Oct. 19 -- Joe Nalven, an artist/educator who teaches anthropology at UC San Diego, is a man of many talents. He blogs at the San Diego Union-Tribune, and partnering with noted digital artist -- Jim Repress -- he is currently touring an exhibition he and Repress curated together. More

Candidates Strategize in Final Weeks of Gubernatorial Race
Los Angeles Times, Oct. 20 -- As the gubernatorial candidates sprint to election day, Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown  are following two distinct paths that speak to their strengths and weaknesses as candidates and the segments of the electorate that are vital to each. (Quotes UC San Diego political scientist Thad Kousser) More

Whitman, Brown Try to Link Each Other to Schwarzenegger
Sacramento Bee, Oct. 20 -- Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown have found a new way to win voters' hearts: compare the other to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the embattled incumbent whose popularity is in the tank. (Quotes UC San Diego political scientist Thad Kousser) More

Scripps Scientist Wins Revelle Award
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 19 -- Ed Parnell grew to love the ocean using a snorkel he got for his fourth birthday. Tuesday, the marine ecologist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography was honored for a career spent "promoting ocean stewardship." The non-profit San Diego Oceans Foundation named Parnell the 23rd recipient of the award, which is named after Scripps icon Roger Revelle. More

Newton's Law: Jazz Great at UCSD Wednesday
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 19 -- Jazz flutists don't come much better than James Newton, whose music will be featured in a Wednesday concert at UC San Diego and whose early work in the 1970s suggested an inspired pairing of Eric Dolphy and Jimi Hendrix. Discriminating area music fans still fondly recall the James Newton Wind Ensemble's 1982 performance at the  San Diego Jazz Festival and his rousing 1992 gigs he and his quartet did at downtown's Horton Grand Hotel. More

Region's Hospitals Meet State Heart Bypass Standards
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 19 -- All 11 San Diego County hospitals that perform heart bypass surgeries, including UC San Diego Medical Center and UCSD-Thornton, met state standards for the procedure in 2007 with risk-adjusted death rates near the state average of 2.35 percent, according to a report issued this week. More

Microsoft Research Honors UCSD’s Bourne
La Jolla Light, Oc.t 20 -- UC San Diego professor Phil Bourne said last week he was “surprised and humbled” when he received word that he had won the Jim Gray eScience award from Microsoft Research. More

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