A Sampling of Clips for April 10^th, 2009

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New Drug May Help Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Forbes, April 9 -- The drug golimumab shows promise in treating psoriatic arthritis, according to a new UCSD study. Psoriatic arthritis affects about 11 percent of people with psoriasis. More

Making Room for Research During Residency
Science, April 10 -- Some institutions offer an accelerated path with a research component. Often called research residencies, these programs typically shift the resident from clinical training to a research fellowship in the 3rd year. Research residencies are designed to prepare future physician-scientists to run their own research programs. (Quotes neuropharmacologist Michael McCarthy, who took part in the research-residency program at UCSD) More

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: 5 Tips for Treatment, Prevention
U.S. News & World Report, April 10 -- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, also known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH, is a chronic condition that affects 2 to 5 percent of people in the United States. (Mentions UCSD research) More

Guggenheim Fellowship Recipients
Include Seven Southern California Artists
Los Angeles Times, April 10 -- The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced Wednesday the recipients of its annual fellowship in the fields of arts, science and general scholarship. The organization awarded 180 fellowships from a pool of nearly 3,000 applicants. Recipients include Lei Liang, a UCSD composer. More

Netting U.S. Funding
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 10 — The federal government will spend about $182 million to create a high-tech research vessel and build a new office complex for the Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, whose current bluff-top home is in danger of falling into the ocean. The replacement complex will be built on the UCSD campus next to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. More

Love Put to Test in Psych Course
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 10 — Longing gazes and major crushes can sometimes lead to love on a college campus. In a new psychology course at UCSD, they can also lead to a good grade. Undergraduates enrolled in Psych 158, a class on interpersonal relationships, are being asked to take part in intimacy and relationship-enhancement exercises designed to help them fall madly in love, or at least get to know someone a whole lot better. More

UCSD Class Teaches
Students How to Land a Job
San Diego 6, April 10 -- In the past, a good resume was all that was needed to a land a job. Now, experts say solid interview skills are something many young people are lacking. At UCSD, the Career Services Center now offers classes in how to prepare for an interview. More

SD Holocaust Survivors
Share Stories at UCSD
La Jolla Light, April 10 -- Five local Holocaust survivors will recount their personal experiences during the Holocaust in Nazi Germany in "Discovering History: Holocaust Survivors in San Diego," a series of presentations being held by UCSD's Holocaust Living History Workshop, a joint effort of the UCSD Judaic Studies Program and the UCSD Libraries. More

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