A Sampling of Clips for Sept. 9, 2010

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New Alzheimer's Approach May Sidestep Early Snags
Reuters, Sept. 8 -- A new Alzheimer's compound kept toxic clumps from forming in the brains of mice, without causing side effects seen in similar drugs, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. Steven Wagner, a neuroscientist at the UC San Diego School of Medicine led the research published in the journal Neuron. More

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U.S. Researchers Find Way to Reduce
Stem Cell Loss During Cancer Treatment
Xinhua, Sept. 5 -- A gene critical for programmed cell death is also important in the loss of adult stem cells, finds a new study. The finding could help improve the health and well-being of patients undergoing cancer treatment, said researchers at UC San Diego who conducted the research. More

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Connecticut Senate Hopefuls Focus on a Town of Independents
The New York Times, Sept. 8 -- The people in nearby East Haven are accustomed to seeing sandpipers, seagulls and ducks touching down in their town on Long Island Sound. This year they have come to recognize a new breed of visitor: candidates for United States Senate. (Quotes UC San Diego political scientist Gary Jacobson) More

Mapping Whale Brains for Sound Effects
MSNBC Travel, Sept. 8 -- Can powerful noises affect whales? There's circumstantial evidence to suggest that they might. Now a team of researchers is attempting to find out for sure. (Mentions research at UC San Diego) More

Study Clarifies Obesity-Infertility Link
U.S. News & World Report, Sept. 8 -- Being obese has long been linked to infertility in females, but researchers may have been wrong about how the link was forged, a new study suggests. (Quotes Mark Lawson, a reproductive biologist at UC San Diego) More

A Program at Odds With Federal Immigration Powers
News and Observer, Opinion, Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 8 -- The Obama administration is right to challenge Arizona's overreaching immigration law. But the lawsuit also raises an important question: Why is the federal government fighting Arizona's law while supporting initiatives with similar perils like the 287(g) program? (Authored by Kathleen Griesbach, a graduate student in Latin American studies at UC San Diego, who is currently interning at the N.C. Justice Center's Immigrants Legal Assistance Project) More

Former UCSD Chancellor to Fund Scholarships
San Diego 6, Sept. 8 -- A $5.7 million gift to UC San Diego from its former chancellor will fund fellowships for graduate students, it was announced Wednesday. The gift from Richard Atkinson and his wife establishes the Rita L. Atkinson Graduate Fellowship Fund, which will provide scholarships for graduate students engaged in interdisciplinary studies in science and related fields leading to doctorate degrees at UCSD. More

Genetic Counseling is Growing Field
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 8 -- Jason Chibuk is one of nearly 2,800 certified genetic counselors working in the United States. They help people decide whether to be tested for genetic markers tied to inherited conditions, disease risk and drug interactions, and they interpret the results. He has been working as a genetic counselor for UC San Diego Medical Center for seven years. More

For Emily Dickinson Superfans Only
WBUR, Boston, Sept. 8 -- We dug deep into Emily Dickinson’s poetry with top critic Helen Vendler (listen here). Vendler, who has a new book out about Dickinson’s poetry, joined us in the studio to read and dissect some of the poems.  Later in the hour, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and friend of the show Rae Armantrout shared two of her favorite Dickinson poems with us. Armantrout is on the UC San Diego faculty. More

Listeners Agree: Quantity, Quality of Music Tops
Detroit Free Press, Sept. 7 -- Detroit  has taken it on the chin in recent years. But the Detroit International Jazz Festival, which came to a close Monday evening at Hart Plaza, is at least one area of civic life that's indisputably better than ever. (Mentions Mark Dresser, who is on the UC San Diego music faculty) More

On Rosh Hashanah, SD Israel Coalition Calls for Peace at Home and Abroad
KPBS, Sept. 8 -- The San Diego Jewish community celebrates Rosh Hashanah starting Wednesday at sunset. The holiday marks the Jewish New Year. As leaders in Israel and Palestine renew efforts to end conflict in the Middle East, one local group is calling for a year of peace in San Diego. (Mentions UC San Diego) More

After the Storm
San Diego CityBEAT, Sept. 8 -- The first in our series on border art looks at the Transborder Immigrant Tool, a provocative art project that continues to make mainstream-media headlines. The tool was designed by Micha Cárdenas, Amy Sara Carroll, Ricardo Dominguez, Elle Mehrmand and Brett Stalbaum, an eclectic group of artists and activists who collaborate in the collectives, b.a.n.g. lab and Electronic Disturbance Theater. Cárdenas, Dominguez, Mehrmand and Stalbaum are UC San Diego students and faculty. More

It's About Civic Pride
San Diego CityBEAT, Sept. 8 -- Probably due in large part to having been scheduled on Labor Day weekend, precious few of San Diego’s civic leaders attended last Saturday’s Art in the City conference, and that’s too bad—those not there missed a rare opportunity to take in a big-picture conversation about what makes a city a dynamic place to live and visit. (Quotes Mary Beebe, longtime director of the Stuart Collection of outdoor art installations at UC San Diego) More

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