UCSD News

A Sampling of Clips for
August 9^th, 2007

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Analyzing Iraq Optimists
The New York Times, Aug. 9 -- About a third of Americans say the war in Iraq is going well. Maybe in the end, their steadfast support and optimism will be rewarded, but for now, they’re a decided minority, leaving those on the other side to ask, who are these people and why do they think that way? (Quotes UCSD political scientist Gary Jacobson) More

Once-Promising Stroke Drug Fails in Trial
U.S. News&World Report, Aug. 8 -- An experimental, emergency-use stroke drug that gave patients a modest but definite benefit in one trial has shown no effect at all in a new trial. (Quotes Dr. Patrick Leyden, director of UCSD/Veterans Administration Stroke Center) More

Psychologists Create Surprising Musical Illusion
Voice of America, Aug. 9 – UCSD researcher Diana Deutsch conducts research on the perception and memory of sounds. Some of this has inspired her to develop musical illusions, tricking people's ears in the same way artist M.C. Escher tricked people's eyes. More

California Stem Cell Institute Pins Hopes on Interim President
Wired Science, Aug. 8 -- A neuroscientist from Southern California today was named as the new interim president of California's $3 billion stem cell agency -- the largest single source of human embryonic stem cell research funding in the world. (Mentions UCSD) More

UCSD Professor Studying Potential Bioterrorism Threat
10News, Aug. 8 -- A research team led by a UCSD professor won a $4.7 million grant to study brucellosis, a highly infectious disease considered a potential bioterrorism threat to U.S. security, UCSD announced Tuesday. More

San Diegans Ink
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 9 -- Congratulations to UCSD doctor Marc Lewis. He completed a 21-mile solo swim across the English Channel on Tuesday in 11 hours and six minutes. More