A Sampling of Clips for August 17^th, 2009

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Recovery’s in the Eye of the Beholder
The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 17 -- The only positive economic indicator during this supposed economic recovery was production rose 0.5% last month — the first increase since December 2007, UCSD economics professor James Hamilton says. More

Alcoholics Misread Facial Cues
Los Angeles Times, Aug. 17 -- A new study finds that the brains of long-term alcoholics, even those who have long abstained, often differ from nonalcoholics' in ways that make them poorer judges of facial expressions. Ksenija Marinkovic, one of the study's authors, now works at UCSD. More

Indian Engineering Institute Branches
Into Medical Education, With U.S. Partner
Chronicle of Higher Education, Aug. 17 -- The Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur, one of India's premier engineering schools, plans to open a medical college and hospital in partnership with UCSD. The two institutions are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday, according to the Kalinga Times news Web site and the Business Standard newspaper. More

Tennessee Experiment's High Cost Fuels Health-Care Debate
The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 17 -- In 1994, Tennessee launched an ambitious public insurance program to cover its uninsured. The plan, TennCare, fulfilled that mission but nearly bankrupted the state in the process. (Mentions research at UCSD) More

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San Diego Union-Tribune

SDSU Cuts Complicate Life for Staff, Students
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 16 -- State funding cuts have forced severe reactions at the region's largest university: Nearly 500 part-time lecturers have been let go, a 54 percent drop. Enrollment has been slashed by 1,850 students, resulting in 5 percent fewer students than last fall. (Mentions UCSD) More

Special Education and Schools
KPBS, Aug. 17 — As kids reluctantly get ready for another school year in San Diego, their parents have a lot of questions. Just what impact is all the recent budget cutting going to have on the quality of education their children are getting? Guests, including Colin Ong-Dean, author of "Distinguishing Disability: Parents, Privilege, and Special Education" and a researcher at UCSD, discuss the issue. More

Should Your Daughter Get the HPV Vaccine?
KPBS, Aug. 17 — The CDC recommends the vaccine Gardisil be given to girls age 11 or 12, but many parents are objecting. Their reasons range from concerns about adverse reactions, to questions about the morality of inoculating young girls against a sexually transmitted disease. Dr. Karen Loper, an associate clinical professor of pediatrics and part of the division of adolescent medicine at UCSD Medical Center, discusses the issue. More

Nancy Drew Gets a Radio Show, Finally!
KPBS, Aug. 17 — Scott Paulson, outreach coordinator at UCSD's Arts Library, is going to change history and give Nancy Drew her due. Paulson is staging a live radio play of the Nancy Drew book "The Whispering Statue" (1937) to coincide with the library's month-long Nancy Drew exhibit. More

Stem Cell Center Asks Regents for Help
KPBS, Aug. 17 — San Diego's stem cell consortium has abandoned efforts to get commercial financing for its planned research center. So the group has a new plan to get the project off the ground. (Mentions UCSD) More

Greener Landfills
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 16 -- Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada, Mexico's minister of the environment, said Mexico is working to reduce methane emissions from its landfills. He said the federal government has asked Congress for money to help localities build landfills that will reduce methane emissions. He spoke Wednesday at the Institute of the Americas at UCSD. More

Colleges
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 14 -- Defending champion UCSD has been picked to win the California Collegiate Athletic Association women's soccer title in a preseason poll of league coaches. The Tritons, ranked No. 18 in Division II in the National Soccer Coaches Association poll, begin their season Aug. 29 against visiting Central Washington. More

Sushi Serves Up ‘Fresh Sound in Summer’
San Diego News Network, Aug. 14 -- Car parts, bells, toys and whistles might sound like items you’d find in a junkyard or a store —  and they are. But as fourteen musicians will demonstrate on Sunday, just about anything can be used to create music. Also playing a prominent role in the event is Steve Schick, the percussion virtuoso and UCSD professor who serves as music director/conductor of the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus. More

Colleges Contend With Higher Fees, Lower Enrollments
San Diego Business Journal, Aug. 17 -- While the down economy currently has little room for recent college graduates, at least one research organization is looking ahead to a time when in-state demand for individuals with degrees exceeds the supply. (Mentions UCSD) More

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