A Sampling of Clips for June 16^th, 2009

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Creative Problem Solving Enhanced By REM Sleep
Voice of America, June 16 -- What is it about dreaming that spurs creativity? Some researchers from UCSD are looking for clues. Sleep researcher Sara Mednick explains that sleep has different parts. More

Inside the Iranian Elections
PBS, Opinion, June 15 -- As I watch thousands of young Iranians energetically dance to the fast beat of techno music at a major political rally, a popular slogan can be heard from the crowd: "If [the elections are] rigged, we will raise hell in Iran!" (Written by Babak Rahimi, an assistant professor of Iranian and Islamic Studies at UCSD. He has been in Iran since March to cover the elections) More

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Migrants Ride Out Recession Stateside
Public Radio International, Marketplace, June 15 -- With the U.S. in a deep recession, Mexico has been preparing for an influx of returning migrants. But there hasn't been one. Many Mexican migrants still prefer to ride out the economic storm in the states. (Quotes UCSD immigration expert Wayne Cornelius) More

Wok This Way
Bangkok Post, June 14 -- Seth Lerer, in publishing a book called “Children Literature: A Reader's History from Aesop to Harry Potter,” intends to prove that "children's literature has become the most active and energetic testing ground for cultural studies." Lerer is UCSD’s dean of Arts and Humanities. More

UCSD Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Gets $400,000 Donation
KPBS, June 16 -- A local philanthropic group is donating $400,000 to the neo-natal intensive care unit at UCSD Medical Center in Hillcrest. It's the largest gift the unit has ever received. More

Live In Concert
All About Jazz, June 14 -- Bass player Mark Dresser is a veteran of Anthony Braxton's quartet and Denman Maroney is the creator of the term “hyperpiano,” used to distinguish his approach from that of other pianists using prepared techniques for piano. Those two factors alone say enough about where their music is coming from, which by default arguably places great emphasis on where they take it. Dresser is on the UCSD music faculty. More

Students Turn the Tables on School Research -- And Do It Themselves
Voice of San Diego, June 15 -- Trained by researchers from UCSD, students at four different schools chose their own questions, learned to conduct interviews, gathered and analyzed data from surveys and classroom visits, and even explained their work at an annual conference for education wonks in the convention center downtown. The teens volunteered for the project and met roughly once a week after school. More

UCSD-TV wins Emmy
Del Mar Times, June 15 -- UCSD-TV took home the Emmy Award in the Entertainment-Program or Special category for "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus: Philip Glass' Cello Concerto." UCSD-TV's Arts and Humanities producer John Menier accepted the award - his fifth career Emmy win and UCSD-TV's thirteenth - at the June 13 ceremony in downtown San Diego. More

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