A Sampling of Clips for July 7^th, 2009

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U.S. Debt Shrinking at Glacial Pace
USA Today, July 7 -- Eighteen months into a deep recession triggered by a credit bubble, consumers have made little progress shrinking a mountain of debt. Until they do, the economy will struggle to grow — likely for years. (Quotes UCSD economist James Hamilton) More

Testing Evolution’s Role in Finding a Mate
The New York Times, July 7 -- Scientists have long observed that women tend to be pickier than men when choosing a mate. The usual explanation is evolutionary: because women have abigger investment in reproduction — they are the ones who have to endure pregnancy, childbirth and breast-feeding — they need to hedge their bets against selecting a dud to be the father. (Mentions research by James H. Fowler, a political scientist at UCSD) More

Can Artists Save the World?
The Guardian, U.K., July 5 – The last five years have seen an unprecedented flowering of eco-awareness and activism throughout the arts, at home and abroad. (Mentions the work of Anya Gallaccio, who is on the UCSD faculty) More

Impertinent Questions with Alan Houston
Humanities Magazine, July/August 2009 -- As a political theorist, UCSD professor Alan Houston has dug through the thicket of politics, philosophy, and personalities that shaped early modern England and colonial America. His latest book, Benjamin Franklin and the Politics of Improvement, tackles the Founding Father who has confounded generations with his varied opinions and multiple careers. More

Officials Celebrate Patching of Notorious Gap in Border
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 7 -- After years of legal wrangling and tens of millions of dollars spent, federal officials gathered yesterday to celebrate the completion of a costly and controversial stretch of border fence. (Quotes Oscar Romo, a UCSD researcher who coordinates the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve's coastal training program) More

The Hot Shot: Botox Injections are
being Used by Doctors to Treat Many Maladies
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 7 -- Move over, aspirin. The new wonder drug is taking over. Botox, the popular botulinum toxin that's best known from smoothing wrinkled foreheads, is being used or tested for use in the treatment of everything from overactive bladder and back pain to enlarged prostate and acid reflux disease. (Quotes Dr. Mitchel Goldman, a La Jolla dermatologist and professor at UCSD) More

Local Expert Explains the Seriousness of Eating Disorders
KPBS, July 7 -- Researchers say we are now beginning to understand more about why people develop these eating disorders, and that is leading to more effective treatment. Which is very good news, because when these disorders really take hold, they are extremely damaging to the body and very difficult to cure. Kerri Boutelle, professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics with UCSD's Eating Disorders program, talks about these disorders. More

UCSD Health Sciences Asks for Budget Flexibility
KPBS, July 7 -- Medical staff and other employees that work in health sciences at UCSD say proposed system-wide budget cuts don't make sense. Health science officials are asking the UC president for some flexibility. More

Networking 2.0 Could Be a Silver Lining
San Diego News Network, July 6 -- Economic struggles are resulting in more networking among biotechnology professionals and a much more interdisciplinary atmosphere. Scientists at universities and companies are communicating and collaborating more than ever before. (Mentions Nobel Prize winner Roger Tsien from UCSD) More

Shor, Noted Scripps Geophysicist, Dies
Del Mar Times, July 6 -- George G. Shor, Jr., professor emeritus of geophysics at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, died July 3, at his home in La Jolla, from complications following several strokes. He was 86 years old. More

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