A Sampling of Clips for January 7^th, 2008

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Economists Say Movie Violence Might Temper the Real Thing
The New York Times, Jan. 7 -- A paper co-authored by UCSD economist Gordon Dahl and presented over the weekend to the annual meeting of the American Economic Association here challenges the conventional wisdom, concluding that violent films prevent violent crime by attracting would-be assailants and keeping them cloistered in darkened, alcohol-free environs. More

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Snoring Could Mean Sleep Apnea;
Medicare Proposal Might Help Catch More Patients
FOX News, Jan. 7 -- Loud snoring doesn't just annoy your spouse. It could signal dangerous sleep apnea, yet millions go undiagnosed. (Quotes Dr. Terence Davidson of UCSD) More

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UCSD Joins Carbon Trading Exchange
KPBS, Jan. 4 -- UCSD has become the first school on the West Coast to join the Chicago Climate Exchange. The exchange is North America's only voluntary, legally binding trading carbon trading system. More

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Friends Help Carry the Burden of Dieting
USA Today, Jan. 7 -- Weight loss can be catching, even when relatives and friends are thousands of miles apart. Consider Paulette Griffis, 40, of Chula Vista, Calif., who lost more than 50 pounds in USA TODAY's 2006 Weight-Loss Challenge. (Mentions a groundbreaking obesity study by researchers at Harvard Medical School and UCSD, released last summer) More

Reflection Brings Pain Relief
Baltimore Sun, Jan. 2 -- Whatever it does, a newtreatment could revolutionize how doctors deal with phantom limb pain. There are 2 million amputees in the United States, a number that has increased markedly in recent years with the rise in diabetes. More than 700 U.S. soldiers have lost limbs after being wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Quotes Vilayanur Ramachandran, a neuroscientist at UCSD, who invented mirror treatment 11 years ago) More

The Power of Friendship
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 6 -- At a party in the garden of a hillside estate, while geisha flirted with guests and chefs grilled Kobe steak and yakitori, Malin Burnham prepared to make his exit. “This is sensitive with the Japanese,” Burnham said, of his decision to resign as the Kyoto Symposium's chairman. “I need to explain this to them.” (Mentions UCSD, which co-hosts the symposium) More

Some Candidates Shifting Gears for N.H.
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 5 – Within hours of the Iowa caucuses, presidential candidates raced to New Hampshire, some of them retooling their messages on the fly yesterday for a lightning-quick campaign before Tuesday's primary. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Sam Popkin) More

Break Turns Dorms into Ghost Towns
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 5 – Winter break is the time when college students typically desert dorms and campus apartments to return home to Mom and Dad. But there are exceptions. (Mentions UCSD) More

FBI Arrested the Wrong Man in UCSD Bomb Hoax
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 7 -- The man the FBI first arrested in the UCSD bomb hoax in December is no longer suspected of the crime, the FBI said Monday. The FBI dismissed charges against Timothy Bryon Kalka in the hoax and arrested Richard Sills Jr., 54, of Encinitas, instead. More

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UCSD Joins Global Group Dedicated to 'Green' Practices
San Diego Daily Transcript, Jan. 7 -- UCSD has joined The Green Grid, a global consortium of companies dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data centers and computing ecosystems. More

Rady School to Offer Evening MBA Program
San Diego Daily Transcript, Jan. 7 -- The Rady School of Management at UCSD will begin offering its FlexMBA program in the evenings this fall, the school announced Monday. More