A Sampling of Clips for August 25^th, 2009

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Local Couples Team Up for Kidney Transplants
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 25 -- Doctors at UCSD Medical Center have performed the county's first paired-donor kidney transplants, which involved two patients who received organs from each other's spouses. More

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Freaky News About Your Brain May Change Your Mind
CNN, Aug. 25 -- Space. Sound. Smell. Humans constantly process a slew of variables in their surroundings. According to new research, the wiring of the brain may be even more complex than we knew. (Mentions research by Diana Deutsch, psychologist at UCSD) More

Evidence that the College Chase Is Crazier in the Northeast
The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 25 -- A NBER paper, by economists Garey and Valerie Ramey of UCSD suggests that competition to get into a good college is changing the way ambitious parents spend their time. More

The Waking Dead
Newsweek, Aug. 24 -- We've all suffered from a poor night's sleep. According to the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research, vast numbers of Americans (30-40 percent) report suffering from one or more nights of insomnia during any given year. But can insomnia get so bad that you actually die from it? (Quotes Sara Mednick, assistant professor in the Laboratory of Sleep and Behavioral Neuroscience at UCSD, and author of a book on healthy sleeping habits, "Take A Nap. Change Your Life.") More

Six Smart Ways to Cut Costs on a New Degree
CBS Money Watch, Aug. 25 -- Given that job security is a rare commodity right now, it’s a good time to consider going back to college — if only for a week — to make yourself more employable. (Mentions UCSD’s certificate programs) More

Trauma System Saves the Day
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 25 – In hindsight, everyone praises the wisdom of creating a network of six trauma centers — at Scripps Mercy, Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, Sharp Memorial Hospital in Serra Mesa, Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, UCSD Medical Center in Hillcrest and Rady Children's Hospital in Serra Mesa — that specialize in treating the worst injuries. That wasn't always the case. More

A Survival Guide to the Flu
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 25 -- This year's flu season is like a modern-day Battle of Gettysburg. A defense plan is in place and weapons are at the ready. Now, we're just waiting for the attack. (Quotes Dr. William Norcross, family physician and clinical professor of family medicine at UCSD Medical Center) More

Instant Benefits from Black Carbon Clean Up
In Tech, Aug. 25 -- By using existing technologies, it is possible to curb emissions created through diesel and solid biomass fuel burning. Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD climate and atmospheric scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan, along with Jessica Seddon Wallack, director of the Center for Development Finance at the Institute for Financial Management and Research in Chennai, India, found full implementation of existing emissions-control technologies could offset the warming effects of one to two decades of carbon dioxide emissions. More

Backstage
North County Times, Aug. 19 -- San Diego's Orchestra Nova is the subject of a behind-the-scenes documentary being shown this month on UCSD-TV cable station. The 48-minute "Orchestra Nova: Celebrations" documentary, which premiered last week, follows the efforts of the ensemble to redefine itself (the 25-year-old group recently changed its name from San Diego Chamber Orchestra) and to develop as artists under the baton of artistic director Jung-Ho Pak. More

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