A Sampling of Clips for January 22^nd, 2008

* UCSD faculty and staff may obtain a copy of an article by e-mailing the University Communications Office

Out of Control
Los Angeles Times, Jan. 18 -- Binge eating is not officially recognized as an eating disorder by the American Psychiatric Assn., but it appears to be more common than anorexia and bulimia combined. A recent survey by researchers at Harvard Medical School estimates that, in the United States, roughly 3.5% of women and 2% of men qualify as binge eaters.  (Quotes Kerri Boutelle, associate professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at UCSD) More

Trials and Tribulations of a Couch Potato
Globe and Mail, U.K., Jan. 19 -- Maybe you haven't heard, but there's this study conducted by two U.S. economists, including UCSD’s Gordon Dahl, that found watching violent movies actually had a placating effect on violent criminals in society. The reason? It's stupefyingly simple: When would-be criminals are indoors watching movies, they are not out on the street committing crime. More

Blog Comments and Peer Review Go
Head to Head to See Which Makes a Book Better
Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 22 – What if scholarly books were peer reviewed by anonymous blog comments rather than by traditional, selected peer reviewers? The idea took shape when Noah Wardrip-Fruin, an assistant professor of communication at UCSD, was talking with his editor at the press about peer reviewers for the book he was finishing. More

'In the Beginning' Marks Hepworth's Beginning at UCSD Gallery
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 20 -- Stephen Hepworth is an artist turned curator. Now, he is also a Londoner turned San Diegan. He arrived at UCSD in June, to become the newly appointed curator of the University Art Gallery. His first exhibition, which opened yesterday in the campus's newly renovated gallery space, has an apt title, “In the Beginning.” He describes it as “intensely visual, sort of like Times Square.” More

First Steps of a Long Run
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 21 -- As a triathlete and marathon runner, Mike Flanagan knew something was wrong when it took him longer and longer to run 5 kilometers. He turned to his best hope for a donor: his big brother and only living relative, John. And yesterday – just nine days after the double surgery at the UCSD Medical Center – both men walked a portion of the Carlsbad Marathon and Half Marathon. More

Modern Chimps Dig Up Clues to Ancient Humans
Earth & Sky, Jan. 16 -- The discovery that chimpanzees use tools to dig up edible tubers might help us understand our human origins better.  Anthropologist Jim Moore, of UCSD, studies chimps in the Ugalla region of Tanzania. A 2007 study that he helped guide provides the first evidence that chimps use tools to forage for tubers. More

College Students Urged by Garamendi to Protest Cuts
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 22 -- Year after year it's the same story. The state can't balance its budget, extreme cuts to education are proposed, and college students protest about higher fees being the Band-Aid for the deficit. This year is no different except that students like UCSD’s Arundathi Gururajan are being recruited to challenge state lawmakers. More

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Critics Find Term Limit Law Lacking
San Jose Mercury News, Jan. 21 — The battle over Proposition 93 is about whether to change the term limits for the state's elected officials. But it also has been over the terms used by each side to define the ballot measure. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Thad Kousser) More

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From Green Card to U.S. Passport
San Jose Mercury News, Jan. 21 — According to a new and unprecedented analysis from the Department of Homeland Security, newer immigrants are moving more quickly into citizenship than those who became permanent residents in the 1970s and 1980s. (Quotes Tomas Jimenez, a sociologist at UCSD, and a fellow at the New America Foundation) More

Athena Organization Plans to Leave UCSD
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 19 -- Athena, an organization for executive women founded a decade ago under the auspices of UCSD, said it plans to move out on its own. More

With Reservations in Flux, American Indian Education Sees Mixed Results
Voice of San Diego, Jan. 22 -- As tribal casinos multiply, educational problems persist, even in the shadow of the lucrative hotels. Gaming money has created new schisms between tribes and even within them, dividing the haves and have-nots. (Quotes Ross Frank, associate professor and chair of the ethnic studies department at UCSD) More

UCI in Running for Stem-Cell Money
Orange County Business Journal, Jan. 21 -- The University of California, Irvine placed third among 12 institutions in the running to receive part of $25 million to $50 million in grants offered by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. (Mentions UCSD) More

New Docs Choosing Highly Paid Specialties over Family Practices
San Diego Business Journal, Jan. 21 -- Increased costs for medical school and consequent debt have put incoming doctors in a position to choose specialties that yield traditional hours and higher pay. The average educational debt of graduates in 2006 was $130,571, according to data compiled by the American Medical Association. (Mentions the UCSD School of Medicine) More

Asian-American Leaders to Discuss Public Service
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 19 -- A panel of Asian-American elected officials will meet today at UCSD to discuss the challenges and rewards of public service and why their ethnic groups are underrepresented in state and local government. More

Swinerton Ready to Hand over UCSD Mayer Hall Project
San Diego Daily Transcript, Jan. 18 -- Swinerton Builders is ahead of schedule on completing the first phase of the UCSD Mayer Hall addition and renovation, and is prepared to hand over this part of the project to the university before January's end. More