A Sampling of Clips for
July 27th, 2007
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Fat Comes In on Little Cat Feet
New York Times, Opinion, July 27 – The New England Journal of Medicine has just published a study concluding that fat is catching, particularly among close mutual friends of the same sex. As Gina Kolata reported in The Times, Dr. Nicholas Christakis and UCSD Professor James Fowler took a very large and very long-running federally funded study of heart disease in Framingham, Mass., and used it to examine who in Framingham had gained or lost weight over the past 32 years, and how they connected to one another. Unsurprisingly, they found that relationships mattered.” More
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Cancer Scanning at the Genetic Level
ABC 7, San Francisco, July 26 -- It sounds like something out of Star Trek -- a doctor able to diagnose your disease at the genetic level with a simple scanner. Now, radiology researchers find it may actually be possible. (Quotes Michael Kuo, UCSD radiologist). More
Lee Grant's Outtakes
San Diego Union Tribune, July 27 -- In place nearly an hour early yesterday, Raymond Villar, 20, and Michael Nguyen, 19, buddies from UCSD, biochemistry majors both, were down front in the San Diego Convention Center's enormous Hall H anticipating the high-profile appearance of stars and filmmakers from Paramount, DreamWorks and Nickelodeon. More
That Golden Age
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 27– Born in Salt Lake City in March 1914, the oldest of nine children, Leland McPhie was a self-taught pole vaulter at Colton Union High School from 1929 to 1933. Since returning to track in the 1990s, he has set world and American records in the high jump and throws and won more than 200 gold medals. Five days a week, he's either toning muscles on the weight machines at the YMCA or practicing throws and jumps at UCSD. More
UCSD Receives $5 Million Gift From Local Couple
ABC 7, July 26 -- The Rady School of Management at UCSD received a $5 million gift from a Rancho Santa Fe couple, university officials announced Wednesday. A portion of the money will go to an endowment fund that provides financial help for Rady School MBA students, according to UCSD. More
'Compass 2007' Exhibit Showcases UC Graduates
ABC 7, July 26 -- The Rady School of Management at UCSD received a $5 million gift from a Rancho Santa Fe couple, university officials announced Wednesday. A portion of the money will go to an endowment fund that provides financial help for Rady School MBA students, according to UCSD. More
Playhouse's 'Deception' Finds All the Layers of Marivaux's Dark Comedy
North County Times, July 26 -- The edgy play was not a hit with critics in 1724, and subsequent adaptations have met with mixed results, but the play may finally be getting its due with the world premiere of Theatre de la Jeune Lune's adaptation, "The Deception," which opened Sunday at La Jolla Playhouse’s Potiker Theatre, on UCSD's campus. More
Best Bets
San Diego Magazine, July 26 – Where else can mere mortals shred with surf gods? The 14th annual Luau & Longboard Invitational, a major fund-raiser for the UCSD Moores Cancer Center, tears up the La Jolla shoreline at Scripps Pier August 19. Surf legends team up with amateurs to vie for trophies, starting at 7 a.m., then take part in the Expression Session exhibition. More
Theatrical Community Pays Tribute to Dr. Floyd Gaffney
La Jolla Village News, July 26 – Beloved theater director, acknowledged father of San Diego’s African-American theater and UCSD Professor Emeritus Dr. Floyd Gaffney died of stomach cancer July 19 at Thornton Hospital in La Jolla. He was 77. More