A Sampling of Clips for
July 29, 2005
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You Know More Than You
Might Recall
ABC News, July 28-While memorized
facts belong to the realm of conscious memory, skills like driving
a car are governed by an unconscious kind of memory, sometimes
called habit or intuition. Researchers like Larry Squire
of UCSD are trying to understand just how it
is we seem to learn things without remembering them. More
Madhouse: A Tragic Tale
of
Megalomania and Modern Medicine
KPBS, Review, July 28-Psychiatric
care has come a long way. This is especially apparent if you
read Madhouse: A Tragic Tale of Megalomania and Modern Medicine,
a new book by UCSD professor Andrew
Scull. More
Winning
NAIA Coach Takes Over at UCSD
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 29-UCSD
ended its search for someone to direct its women's basketball
program yesterday by hiring one of the nation's most successful
NAIA coaches. Janell Jones, the winningest
coach in Oklahoma City University history, replaces longtime
UCSD coach Judy Malone. More
Massive Energy Bill is
Almost There
Chicago Tribune, July 29-Farmers and
big oil companies may benefit from the energy bill about to
be signed by President Bush, but don't expect to see less expensive
gasoline anytime soon. (Quote by James Hamilton,
an economist at UCSD.) More
Francis
Endorses Mayoral Candidate
NBC San Diego, July 28-One of the
mayoral hopefuls running in the November runoff election for
San Diego mayor got a big boost Thursday. (Quote by Steve
Erie, a political scientist at UCSD.)
More
Resentment
Grows Near Spots Where Day Laborers Gather
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 29-Unofficial
hiring spots exist throughout the San Diego county, sometimes
in an uneasy relationship with the homes and businesses nearby.
Tensions at these crossroads of supply and demand for labor
may be increasing. (Quote by Wayne Cornelius,
director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at
UCSD.) More