A Sampling of Clips for Sept. 23, 2010

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Is Common Cold Making Your Kid Fat?
CBS News, Sept. 23 -- When it comes to childhood obesity epidemic, the message has been pretty clear: cut the junk food and get the kids outside to move! But there may be a new culprit for your child's portly posterior... the common cold. Researchers at UC San Diego found that obese children were three times more likely to have been exposed to Adenovirus-36 (AD36), a common cause of some colds and respiratory and eye infections, than their thinner pals. More

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Alien Minors Act Could Boost U.S. Military Ranks
USA Today, Sept. 22 -- Immigration advocates have long pushed for the DREAM Act as a way to give children who were brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents a chance to become legal residents and have access to higher education. The less publicized part of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act is that the Pentagon is pushing for it as a means to staff the armed forces. (Quotes Jorge Mariscal, director of Latino studies at UC San Diego) More

San Francisco Supes OK Expanded Tobacco Sales Ban
BusinessWeek, Sept. 22 -- San Francisco supervisors gave preliminary approval Tuesday expanding a law that restricts drug stores from selling tobacco products to also apply to grocery stores and big box wholesale clubs with pharmacies. (Mentions a 2007 state health report prepared by professors at UC San Diego) More

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A Mecca Of Modern: UCSD Art and Architecture
KPBS, Sept. 22 -- As UC San Diego celebrates its 50th anniversary, we explore the commitment to modern art and architecture on the campus. Three guests talk about the issue: Boone Hellmann, the UCSD campus architect; Dirk Sutro, the author of the new UCSD Campus Guide published by Princeton Architectural Press; and Mathieu Gregoire, the project manager of UCSD's Stuart Collection. More

UCSD Celebrates California Native American Day
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 22 -- UC San Diego will hold its fifth annual California Native American Day on Friday, kicking off a series of 10 fall events recognizing Native American culture. More

Slow Food for Thought
San Diego City Beat, Sept. 22 -- “I speak in splashes,” a line from one of the poems in Rae Armantrout’s collection, Versed, captures well the style of her work. Reading a piece by the UC San Diego writing professor is a little like swimming through an ocean filled with her deepest, most intense inner thoughts, her often funny or astute observations and her real-world experiences—everything from the remarkable to the mundane. More

San Diego County, As Seen By a Venture Capitalist From San Francisco
North County Times, Sept. 22 -- San Francisco-based venture capitalist Sumeet Jain is a regular visitor to San Diego County, where he keeps an eye out for potential investments. Jain, a principal in information technology at CMEA Capital, (www.cmea.com), talked with North County Times reporter Bradley J. Fikes about what catches his eye ---- and what local entrepreneurs can do to get the attention of VCs like him. The interview is edited for space and clarity. (Mentions UC San Diego) More

UCSD, Scripps Hospital Set as Drug Drop-off Locations in La Jolla
La Jolla Light, Sept. 22 -- La Jolla residents can safely discard unused medicines Saturday at drop-off locations at Scripps Green Hospital and UC San Diego. Sponsored by the regional Prescription Drug Task Force, the drop-off event includes 21 locations throughout the county and is part of the nationwide Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Local drop-off locations will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More

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