A Sampling of Clips for 

December 20, 2005

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Attitude Is Everything in Old Age
Forbes, Dec. 19-Optimism and an ability to "roll with the punches" may be the keys to successful aging, a study by UCSD suggests. The findings appear to contradict the widespread belief that successful aging is solely dependent on physical condition and health. More

A Method to Madness
San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 20-While most economists spend their days mulling the fluctuations of the dollar, or extracting meaning from Alan Greenspan's latest utterance, Eli Berman spends his trying to decipher the motivations of a suicide bomber. The UCSD economics professor, with a self-diagnosed "crazy uncle streak," is among the world's leaders in a small but growing field of study that uses economic principles to gain a deeper understanding of radical religious groups. More

Professors Protest Paid News in Iraq
San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 20-The UCSD communication department sent an open letter to a member of Congress yesterday expressing anger over recent reports that the military paid to run news and editorial pieces in Iraqi media. The letter was submitted on behalf of about 20 faculty members in the department, and addressed to Sen. John Warner, R-Va., who heads the Armed Services Committee. More