A Sampling of Clips for April 8^th, 2009

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'Where Shall Wisdom Be Found?'
USA Today, April 8 -- In this week's Archives of General Psychiatry, researchers at the UCSD School of Medicine, offer the first-ever review of the neurobiology of wisdom, suggesting where wisdom may develop within the brain. More

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Nine Everyday Reasons to Itch
ABC News, April 8 -- A variety of substances can be allergy culprits, and these allergens can affect you even if you don't inhale or eat them. (Quotes Dr. Sharon Jacob, assistant professor of medicine and pediatrics at UCSD) More

Memories Slip, but Golf Is Forever
The Wall Street Journal, April 8 -- Millions of golf enthusiasts who will watch the Masters Tournament this weekend have waxed endlessly about the game's mystical power and its hold on the human mind. A handful of people with Alzheimer's disease, no longer able to dress or nourish themselves without assistance, are proving them right. (Quotes John Daly, director for the geriatric medicine fellowship training program at UCSD) More

UCSD Grad to be Part of
Atlantis Space Mission
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 8 -- An astronaut who earned her doctorate at UCSD will be aboard the space shuttle Atlantis when it blasts off in May for a mission to make improvements to the Hubble Space Telescope. More

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3 Secrets to a Happy Kid
Parenting Magazine, April 2009 – Here's a bug you'll want your kid to catch: happiness! New research suggests that if a child's parents (that's you!) are happy, if her classmates are cheery, if her neighborhood pals are smiley -- well, she's more likely to be sunny, too. (Quotes UCSD researcher James Fowler) More

UC Sticking to Lower Enrollment Goals
San Francisco Chronicle, April 8 – Despite receiving a record number of freshman applications for next year, University of California officials said on Tuesday that they will stick with their target of enrolling 2,300 fewer students than they registered last fall. (Mentions UCSD) More

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San Diego Union-Tribune

Study Seeks to Turn Off Obesity Cues
KPBS, April 7 – A UCSD psychologist may have found a way to help teenagers ignore environmental cues that make them overeat. And she's looking for volunteers to be part of her research. More

UCSD Admits Fewer
Freshmen for the Fall Semester
San Diego 6, April 8 – UCSD admitted 17,582 freshmen for the upcoming fall semester, a decrease of 2,183 students, or 11.5 percent, from the previous year, the university announced Tuesday More

Former UC President Dynes Views
CalIT2 as a New Paradigm for Innovation
Xconomy, April 8 – At a luncheon that followed the La Jolla Research and Innovation Summit on Friday, I sat with Bob Dynes, the former President of the University of California system, who began talking about the formation of CalIT2 almost a decade ago. More

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