UCSD News

A Sampling of Clips for
June 15^th, 2007

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Depressed Lose Less After Obesity Surgery
MSNBC, June 15 -- Extremely obese people suffering from depression or anxiety tend to lose less weight after obesity surgery than mentally healthy people, researchers reported Thursday in a study that suggests such patients could benefit from treatment beforehand. (Quotes UCSD researcher William Perry) More

Closing In on Alzheimer’s
AARP Bulletin, June 2007 -- This month, scientists are expected to announce final test results for the first in a whole new generation of drugs designed to attack the underlying cause of Alzheimer's disease—medicines that offer what one expert calls "genuine, tangible, quantifiable hope" for those with mild to moderate forms of the illness. (Quotes Douglas R. Galasko, M.D., interim director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at UCSD) More

Philosophy Majors Sit Around and Think About Things
San Diego Reader, June 14 – At the 2006 UCSD Faculty Mentor Program Research Symposium, one student is studying computer music and improvisation in the jazz department and has been researching sound descriptors. A philo/communications major has made a study of deadpan performances on film, focusing especially on Bill Murray in “Broken Flowers” and Johnny Depp in “Dead Man.” A Filipino girl is examining the "contested debate over tradition and innovation in cultural forms," while a psych/Judaic studies major is looking at rationality in the ancient world. Andre Niemeyer is digging into brain teasers about Superman. And tonight, they're all making presentations based on their research, with a short Q&A after each. More

Local Hospital Is Bar Coding Patient Wristbands
News8, June 14 –San Diego, June 14 -- These days, it's not uncommon to find a bar code on almost everything you buy, but now the technology is being used to help reduce medical errors, and it's technology that's making a difference at UCSD's Thornton Hospital. More

Jewish Community Foundation Celebrates 40 Years of Giving
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 15 -- San Diego's Jewish Community Foundation celebrated its 40th year of giving by inviting givers and guests to a preview of “Journey to the Copper Age” at the Museum of Man. “Journey to the Copper Age” is based on a research expedition led by Thomas Levy of UCSD. More

Will Waterfront Project Sink Due To Safety Concerns?
10News, June 15 -- A proposed waterfront development on San Diego Bay has generated complaints, lawsuits and concerns about public safety. The ground underneath the Broadway Navy Complex is similar in some ways to the ground under the Marina District in San Francisco. That area was devastated during the 1989 earthquake. (Quotes Professor Scott Ashford of UCSD’s Jacobs School of Engineering) More