A Sampling of Clips for January 12^th, 2009

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Is Government Spending Too Easy an Answer?
The New York Times, Jan. 10 -- When the Obama administration finally unveils its proposal to get the economy on the road to recovery, the centerpiece is likely to be a huge increase in government spending. But there are ample reasons to doubt whether this is what the economy needs. (Mentions research by UCSD economist Valerie A. Ramey) More

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The 'Voodoo' Science of Brain Imaging
Newsweek, Jan. 9 – A new paper (to be published in Perspectives on Psychological Science but available here and led by Edward Vul of MIT and Harold Pashler of UCSD) is called “Voodoo Correlations in Social Neuroscience,” which gives you a pretty good idea of its argument. More

Fast Chat: Benicio Del Toro
Newsday, Jan. 11 -- You've seen the T-shirts. Everywhere. With that face - the beard, beret, eyes burning with revolution. Yet, few people know much about the man behind the tee. Benicio Del Toro hopes to change that, as co-producer and star of "Che," a four-plus hours tale directed by Steven Soderbergh that opened last month in Manhattan (just in time for Oscar consideration). (Del Toro studied at UCSD) More

Princeton Review's Top 20 'Best Value Colleges'
Detroit Free Press, Jan. 11 -- The 100 "Best Value Colleges" list for 2009 is based on data compiled and analyzed by the Princeton Review, the education services and test-prep company. Overall selection criteria included more than 30 factors in three areas: academics, costs and financial aid. The financial aid rating is based on of school-reported data and student surveys. (Mentions UCSD, which is in seventh place for public schools on the list) More

PTSD and Metabolic Syndrome in Veterans
KCEN-TV, Texas, Jan. 12 -- Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder are more likely to have Metabolic Syndrome than veterans without PTSD. Researchers at UCSD and Veterans Affairs of San Diego, VA Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health studied a group of male and female veterans who were being screened and treated within PTSD programs. More

Breast Cancer Vaccines Look Promising
KTTC, Minn, Jan. 11 -- Women with metastatic breast cancer who developed an immune response to an investigational vaccine lived twice as long as those who didn't have an immune response, new research shows. (Mentions research by Dr. Davorka Messmer, an assistant project scientist at the Moores Cancer Center at UCSD) More

Regenerative Medicine Center Gets Key Permit
San Diego Union-Tribune. Jan, 12 -- The California Coastal Commission has unanimously approved a development permit for a $137 million regenerative medicine center at UCSD. More

Fallout From Budget Impasse Could Soon Hit Hard and Wide
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan, 12 -- It has been a month since Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger warned legislators that if they didn't act soon to close a $42 billion budget deficit, the state would face “financial Armageddon.” (Quotes Vonda Garcia, associate director of financial aid at UCSD) More

UC Regents will be Asked to Trim Freshmen Enrollment, Freeze Pay
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 11 -- In response to the flagging economy and declining state support, University of California regents this week will consider reducing freshmen enrollment and freezing the pay of nearly 300 top administrators. (Mentions UCSD) More

Taxpayers' Ballpark Investments Boost Padres' Asking Price
Voice of San Diego, Jan. 11 -- Taxpayers shelled out two-thirds of the $454 million price tag of building the Padres' home, Petco Park, which makes up a significant chunk of the team's value. Forbes last year estimated the stadium was worth about $99 million, or about a quarter of the team's value, which the magazine pegged at $385 million. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Steve Erie) More

UCSD Extension Creates 'Green' Certificate
San Diego Daily Transcript, Jan. 9 -- UCSD Extension has created a specialized 'green' certificate in Sustainable Business Practices. More

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