A Sampling of Clips for
July 26th, 2007
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Are Friends And Family Making You Fat?
CBS News, July 25 -- Here's some food for thought: If you're watching your weight, you may not be getting by with a little help from your friends. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine says that when someone packs on the pounds, his or her close friends and relatives often do the same. "Obesity spreads through friends and through spouses and through siblings," says James Fowler of UCSD. Click here to watch a video of the broadcast. More
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Agency Board OKs Plan for Waterfront Makeover
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 26 -- San Diego officials gave a green light to developer Douglas Manchester's massive waterfront makeover plan yesterday, despite objections from the public that the project caters to the wealthy and sits on an earthquake fault. The agency's lone dissenter was Teddy Cruz, a UCSD visual arts professor. More
Poway's Gaffney Will Be Greatly Missed
North County Times, July 25 -- Last week, San Diego's theater community lost one of its brightest lights, longtime UCSD Professor Emeritus Floyd Gaffney. More
Rady School Receives $5 Million Gift
The San Diego Daily Transcript, July 25 -- The Rady School of Management at UCSD announced Wednesday it received a charitable gift of $5 million from Tanya and Charles Brandes of Rancho Santa Fe. More