A Sampling of Clips for January 14^th, 2008

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Untangling Knot Formation Critical to DNA
NPR, Jan. 12 -- Research at UCSD shows how knots form. Researchers say knot formation is important in many fields, including genetics. Knots often form in DNA, which is a long string-like molecule. More

Testing for Sleep Apnea
The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 13 -- Chronic sleep problems can be a nightmare, increasing the risk of everything from heart ailments to depression to car crashes. Now, Medicare is proposing to make it easier for seniors to get diagnosed and treated for one of the most common disorders, obstructive sleep apnea. (Quotes Terence Davidson, a professor at the UCSD School of Medicine) More

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Perini Wins Contracts Totaling $590M
Forbes, Jan. 14 -- Construction services company Perini Corp. said Monday it has received new contracts totaling $590 million. Projects include a $15 million upgrade at UCSD. More

New Light Shed on Synaesthesia
Daily Telegraphy, London, U.K., Jan. 13 -- The popular idea that synaesthetes' senses are mixed up has been undermined by a team led by Prof Mike Morgan of The City University. The reason some people see red when they read the number "2" has shed new light on the cause of the strange condition of synaesthesia. A popular idea is that their senses are mixed up, propounded by Prof Vilayanur Ramachandran of UCSD. More

Native Languages in Valley Fade
as Immigrants' Children Embrace U.S. Culture
San Jose Mercury News, Jan. 12 -- While some Americans fear the country is becoming a collection of ethnic tribes lacking a common language because immigrants aren't learning English, immigrants have a different perspective, looking at their own children. Many believe their kids are adopting English at such a rapid rate that American culture is erasing all foreign languages imported to its shores. (Quotes John Moore, a linguist at UCSD) More

Don't Just Stand There, Think
Boston Globe, Jan. 13 -- The brain is often envisioned as something like a computer, and the body as its all-purpose tool. But a growing body of new research suggests that something more collaborative is going on - that we think not just with our brains, but with our bodies. (Mentions research by Rafael Nunez, a cognitive scientist at UCSD) More

Governor's Budget Would Be a Major Setback for Schools
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 13 -- The budget cut respite, if there ever was one, is over. Public school officials said Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed cuts in education funding for 2008-09 would reach deep into classrooms. (Mentions UCSD) More

No Lollygagging for UCSD
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 13 -- As a practice session opens for the UCSD women's basketball team, different players on the returning NCAA Division II semifinalists frequently yell out a common refrain: “Let's go, Blue!” More

Staying in the Hunt
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 13 -- Even in East County, where they still love Rep. Duncan Hunter, voters are a bit mystified about why he's hanging onto his unlikely quest for the presidency. (Quotes Gary Jacobson, a political science professor at UCSD) More

Giving
San Diego Business Journal, Jan, 14 -- Ernest Rady and the Rady Family Foundation contributed $5 million to the Rady School of Management  at UCSD. The gift will support the construction of phase II of the Rady School campus. The final construction will complete the campus of the school, and provide facilities for educators and scholars. “Ernest Rady and the Rady Family Foundation have provided extraordinary leadership support for our campus,” said Chancellor Marye Anne Fox. More

With Surgeries on the Rise, UCSD Medical Center Carves Out Deal
San Diego Business Journal, Jan, 14 -- To deal with a growing number of surgeries, the UCSD Medical Center is partnering with an Alabama-based provider of specialty surgical services at a La Jolla facility near the UCSD campus. More