A Sampling of Clips for February 6^th, 2008

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Brain Injury May Not Erase Long-Term Memory
U.S. News & World Report, Feb. 5 -- A new interviewing technique has drawn out extensive details hidden in the long-term memories of people with memory impairment, UCSD researchers say. More

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16 Ways of Looking at a Female Voter
The New York Times, Feb. 3 -- There is one thing the commentators seemed to agree on. Women in Iowa and New Hampshire — whether they voted for or against Hillary — were doing so for the same reason: because she was a woman. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Samuel Popkin) More

San Diego Aims to Fix Pollution Problem by Helping Tijuana Slum
Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 6 -- A cross-border team led by UCSD lecturer Oscar Romo hopes to stem the tide of US-Mexican tensions and turn a Tijuana slum into an example of environmental activism. Their goal: Convince the community to devote its own time and effort to pave the roads in San Bernardo, a bustling neighborhood that becomes a bleak, muddy lake during heavy rains. More

OCD: When Anxiety is at the Table
International Herald Tribune, Feb. 6 – An estimated five to seven million Americans are battling obsessive-compulsive disorder, an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive distressing thoughts and repetitive rituals aimed at dislodging those thoughts. (Quotes Dr. Sanjaya Saxena, the director of a program for obsessive-compulsive disorders at UCSD) More

For Undecided Voters, the Gut Rules
San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 5 -- How could 18 percent of Californian Democrats still be undecided between the Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama, according to a Field Poll taken late last week? At this point, what could possibly help voters pick between the two today when they cast their ballots. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Samuel Popkin) More

Wind Blows in Boost for San Diego Fisheries
North County Time, Feb. 5-- Winds may be behind boom and bust commercial fishing cycles along the California coast, according to researchers in a study released today by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD. More

Ant ‘Super Colony’ Could Endanger San Diego’s Local Ecology
KPBS, Feb. 5 -- The ants that most of us have in our back yards are not large. But they are quite aggressive. That's why they have generally taken over the local ecology. These Days host Tom Fudge talks to David Holway, professor of biology at UCSD who has studied the Argentine ant in California for over 10 years. More

Campaigners Encouraging College Students to Vote
KPBS, Feb 5 -- Get-Out-The-Vote campaigners at UCSD are encouraging hundreds of students to take time between their classes to head to the polls. More

Voting Light to Moderate
FOX6 News, Feb. 5 -- Students at UCSD turned out in large numbers at the polling place at the La Jolla campus to vote with provisional ballots because they're either not registered in the county or that particular precinct. More

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