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August 19, 2005
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UCSD Retains
Its Ranking in Annual Survey; SDSU, Other Local Colleges See
Mixed Results in Report
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 19 --
University of California, San Diego once again
hit the top 10 in one of the highest-stakes academic rankings
in the nation, while other local colleges had mixed success.
UCSD was rated the seventh best public university
in America in U.S. News & World Report, the much-anticipated
annual college survey, to be released today. More
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Unhealthy
Ads Target Black Women
Fox News, Aug. 19 -- With racial health
gaps persisting in the U.S., a new study shows that media content
may contribute to the problem. The study, published in BMC Public
Health, tracked health-related ads in 12 magazines that represented
a mix of mainstream publications and those geared toward minority
audiences. "There were dramatic differences" in the
health-related ads in mainstream and minority magazines, says
Georgia Robins Sadler, a clinical professor
of surgery at UCSD and community outreach director
of the Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer
Center. More
Newsweek
Names UCSD as 'Hottest' in Science Field
The Daily Transcript, Aug.17 --
The University of California, San Diego has
been named the "hottest" institution in the country
for students to study science by Newsweek and the 2006 Kaplan/Newsweek
College Guide.
More
Scientists
Link Genetic Pathway to Development of Hearing
Innovations Report, Aug. 19 -- Scientists
are one step closer to understanding the genetic pathway involved
in the development of hearing. New research findings, published
online this week in the journal Nature Genetics, detail how
sensory hair cells in the ear -- the cells largely responsible
for hearing -- develop unique shapes that enable the perception
of sound. (Authors of the paper include Jianbo Wang
and Anthony Wynshaw-Boris from the UCSD
School of Medicine) More
