A Sampling of Clips for
December 01, 2004
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Economists
Are Getting Religion
Business Week, Dec. 6-Economists have
generally regarded religion as a dark continent beyond the reach
of their analytical tools. But religion is simply too big for
economics to ignore, and now the gulf is closing. (Quote by
Eli Berman, an associate professor of economics
at UCSD.)
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_49/b3911107_mz057.htm
Surfing's Unique Injuries May Baffle
Doctors
WebMD, Nov. 30-Surfing might seem
like a fun-loving sport, but its hazards may be surprising.
Doctors usually know turf better than surf, says Dr. Jeremy
Kuniyoshi, a radiology resident at UCSD.
"Most doctors know more about riding golf carts than riding
waves," Kuniyoshi, a recreational surfer,
says in a news release.
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/97/104291.htm?printing=truehttp://
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articles appeared in:
Innovations Report, Dec. 1
Medical
News Today, Dec. 1
San
Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 1
December
Geology Media Highlights
Innovations Report, Dec. 1-The December
issue of Geology covers a wide variety of potentially newsworthy
subjects. Includes a report by Jeremy Jackson,
a scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography,
on the extinction of a fast-growing oyster and changing ocean
circulation in Pliocene tropical America.
http://www.innovations-report.com/html/
reports/earth_sciences/report-37070.html
Smart Dust
Gets Magnetic
TRN Magazine, Dec. 1-One of the main
challenges in making labs-on-a-chip is finding ways to control
and mix tiny amounts of liquids. Researchers from UCSD
are using minuscule silicon particles to carry out these tasks.
(Refers to research conducted at UCSD by Jamie
Link, a graduate student and Michael Sailor,
a professor of chemistry and biochemistry.)
http://www.trnmag.com/Stories/2004/120104/Smart_
dust_gets_magnetic_Brief_120104.html
Questions
Answered
San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 1-Q
& A column by Sherry Seethaler, a UCSD
science writer and educator who answers science questions submitted
by San Diego Union-Tribune readers.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041201/news_1c1sciqa.html
In Search
of the 'Emotional Core'
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 28-On
Dec. 12, Pianist Christopher O'Riley will be at UCSD's
Mandeville Auditorium to host Public Radio International's "From
the Top," a program showcasing young classical musicians.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041128/news_1a28scher.html
Rep Theatre
Seeks Aid for Challenge Grant
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 30-"Film
School Confidential" will not include a screening of 1958's
hot-music "High School Confidential," but it should
rock in its way, with plenty of the new and the local. Dec.
8 brings the fourth annual showcasing of short works by students
in area schools, among them UCSD. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041130/news_1c30show.html
