UCSD News

A Sampling of Clips for
June 5^th, 2007

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Hot Flashes Good News for Breast Cancer Survivors
ABC News, June 5 —In a five-year study of nearly 900 women with early-stage breast cancer who had taken tamoxifen, UCSD’s Dr. Joanne Mortimer and her colleagues found that those who reported hot flashes were less likely to experience a recurrence of the breast cancer than those who did not. More

Hundreds of Bird Species at Risk
The Guardian, UK, June 5 -- A combination of climate change and habitat destruction will significantly threaten 400 to 900 bird species by 2050, according to UCSD and Princeton researchers who have carried out a global analysis of the effects of human activities on land-dwelling birds. By the end of the century, the list will be roughly twice as long. More

Polls, Interest Groups Disagree on Immigration Bill
NPR, June 4, 2007 -- Congress this week expects to wrap up debate on immigration legislation. Lawmakers are getting an overwhelming number of phone calls against the bill, with people calling it amnesty for undocumented immigrants. But polls show public opinion is more complicated on the matter. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Samuel Popkin) More

Tracking movements that betray the mind
New Scientist, UK, June 7 -- Cameras and motion sensors that track the way people move are giving new insights into mental illness like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, say UCSD researchers testing the technology. More

Tritons Triumph
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 5 -- UCSD women's rowing coach Pattie Pinkerton has much to be proud of these days. Invited for a third straight season to the NCAA Div. II Nationals at Oak Ridge, Tenn., the Tritons placed second to Western Washington in the final team scoring. More

UCSD Business School Honors Technology Booster
San Diego Business Journal, June 5 -- The Rady School of Management at UCSD on June 1 celebrated the opening of its new building, Otterson Hall. The building was named in honor of the late William Otterson, co-founder of what was then called UCSD Connect, which fosters entrepreneurship in the technology industry. More

UCSD proposal will add 1,200 beds to university's student housing inventory
The San Diego Daily Transcript, June 4 -- UCSD is planning an on-campus housing complex for approximately 1,200 students. The approximately 26,000-student university currently houses about 8,650 of its students on campus and plans to have 12,220 student units by 2011. More