A Sampling of Clips for May 19^th, 2009

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Gauging the Economy's Engine as It Sputters Along
The Wall Street Journal, May 19 -- After a queasy period when the U.S. economy went from bad to dreadful beginning last fall, a series of improved reports has fueled hopes that the country is on the cusp of recovery. (Quotes UCSD economist James Hamilton) More

College Students Describe Their Financial Anxiety
The New York Times, May 19 - An AP-mtvU poll finds college students anxious about their finances, job prospects after graduation and the pressures facing their folks back home. Some students describe their concerns. (Quotes Patrick Recinto, 21, of Lock Haven, Pa., who graduated from Penn State with a science degree and is headed to pharmacy school at UCSD) More

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Are We Overwhelmed Yet?
Market Watch, May 18 -- Every day, information workers in the U.S. -- who comprise an estimated 63% of the workforce -- are each bombarded with 1.6 gigabytes of information, on average, through emails, reports, blogs, text messages, calls and more, according to preliminary data from a report coming later this year. (Quotes Roger Bohn, a professor of management at UCSD and a co-author of the upcoming report) More
 
Annotated 'Willows' is Scholarly Labor of Love
Minneapolis Star-Tribune, May 18 -- Seth Lerer is a distinguished professor of literature at UCSD, and this, his eighth book, is an exquisite examination of the nuances, allusions, Britishisms and context of Kenneth Grahame's wonderful 1908 novel, "The Wind in the Willows" -- a book that all of us grew up reading, or should have. More

Sign of Optimism: Home Prices Rise
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 19 -- The median home price in San Diego County rose slightly to $290,000 last month, MDA DataQuick reported yesterday, offering the latest indication that prices might have bottomed out. (Quotes UCSD economist Ross Starr) More

Franklin Faced Off with Area Farmers
Lancaster Online, May 18 -- An article in the April issue of the William and Mary Quarterly by professor Alan Houston of UCSD, makes it clear that local farmers were obstinate negotiators when Franklin tried to hire their services during the French and Indian War. The episode revolves around an incident known to historians as the "wagon affair." More

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