A Sampling of Clips for May 1^st, 2008

* UCSD faculty and staff may obtain a copy of an article by e-mailing the University Communications Office

Dartmouth Students Get E-mails from Former Teacher Claiming Disrespect
Associated Press, May 1 -- A former Dartmouth College teacher and medical school  Researcher sent e-mails to some of her former students saying she plans to sue them because they "harassed, compromised, abused or discriminated against" her. Priya Venkatesan, 39, who received her bachelor's degree from Dartmouth in 1990, last week e-mailed the former students in her Science, Technology and Society course with the news that she is pursuing a federal civil-rights lawsuit against some of them. Venkatesan, who is Indian, said she has a Ph.D. in literature from UCSD. More

Factors in Diabetes Might Trigger Alzheimer's Disease, Study Says
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 1 -- Researchers at the Salk Institute and UCSD said they have uncovered one reason why diabetics are up to 65 percent more likely to develop Alzheimer's, the degenerative disease mainly associated with memory loss in old age. More

Salk Gets $20 Million Donation
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 1 -- Imagine trying to watch a football game from 100 miles above Earth. The stadium seems to be covered by a milky veil that makes the fans and players impossible to see. (Quotes UCSD neurosciences professor Mark Ellisman). More

Pacific Studies School Turns 20
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 1 -- UCSD's School of International Relations and Pacific Studies is celebrating its 20th anniversary this week with four days of activities, including a reception, panel discussions and reunion events for alumni. More: More

Francis, Sanders Criticize Each other, Shake Hands
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 1 -- Perhaps it was their gloves coming off that finally allowed Mayor Jerry Sanders and businessman Steve Francis to shake hands yesterday.
San Diego's two major mayoral candidates attacked each other for associating with lobbyists and special interests in the campaign's first dueling news conferences, then ended a debate with the handshake that was so famously missing from their last forum. (Mentions UCSD).  More

Researcher Investigates Mental Illness in Elderly
La Jolla Light, April 23 – With a dramatically increasing population over 65, the need for qualified, well-educated psychiatrists and psychologists who specialize in the treatment of older patients is bordering on becoming a national crisis. According to UCSD researcher Dilip Jeste, M.D., who holds the Estelle and Edgar Levi Chair in Aging and serves as director of the Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging, today's average life span is 73 years for men and 79 years for women. More

How UCSD Spent Over $500,000 on a Home Remodel That Never Happened
San Diego Reader, April 30 -- Perhaps the most prized piece of real estate throughout the University of California, San Diego, is the seven-acre site of University House, home to the UCSD chancellor. More

What Will You Look Like in 10 Years?
KLRT, April 30  -- It may now be possible to find out what you will like in the future with a "magic mirror" that gives you a reflection that ages you and reflects the toll that bad habits may be taking on your life.(Quotes UCSD department of pediatrics’ Assistant Professor Jeannie Huang). More