A Sampling of Clips for May 28^th, 2009

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Support Our Colleges and Graduates
San Diego Union-Tribune, Opinion, May 29 -- Today, the region's public institutions of higher education are under a financial cloud during a time when the sun should be shining on our graduates. These graduates deserve happiness and a sense of pride in reaching their educational milestones, yet most will also feel a palpable sense of uncertainty about their job prospects in the current weak economy. (Co-authored by UCSD Chancellor Marye Anne Fox) More

Obituary: Professor Sir Clive Granger
The Daily Telegraph, U.K., May 29 -- In 2003, Clive Granger shared the Nobel prize for economics with the American academic Robert Engle for their work on the concept of co-integration – ways of analysing sequences of economic data recorded at regular intervals, known as time series. Their use of sophisticated statistical techniques now helps the understanding of market movements and economic trends. Granger became a UCSD professor in 1974. More

Shrapnel Dislodges From
Man's Jaw After 65 Years
ABC News, May 29 -- At 5 a.m. on May 4th, 87-year-old Alfred Mann woke up with a strange object in his mouth. Reaching for his handkerchief, he spat out a half-inch metal shard -- shrapnel from a battle injury he sustained 65 years ago. (Quotes Dr. Jay Doucet, director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at UCSD) More

Rising Oil May Test
U.S. Economy's Green Shoots
Reuters, May 28 -- Swiftly rising oil prices threaten to sap the buying power of U.S. consumers who are essential to ending the longest recession since the Great Depression. (Quotes UCSD economist James Hamilton) More

Searching For Entrepreneurship in Japan
Forbes, May 28 -- Japan's entrepreneurs, scarce and poorly-funded, need to grow their ranks and make their companies globally competitive before they can help the country claw its way out of the economic downturn, professors and venture capitalists told a conference here today. (Quotes Ulrike Schaede, a professor at UCSD) More

The School Lunchroom Grows Green
Christian Science Monitor, May 29 -- Across the United States, efforts to make school lunches more environmentally friendly have paired with the local food movement, as educators try to reconnect children with the growing season. (Mentions UCSD, where each student is given a reusable water bottle at the beginning of the school year. Also this year, dining services eliminated styrofoam and plastic utensils. If students want takeout, it comes with real plates and silverware) More

Everlasting Moments: At the Pictures
The Independent, U.K., May 27 — Directed by the great chronicler of Swedish life, 78-year-old Jan Troell, “Everlasting Moments” tale is based upon a biography written by his wife, Agneta. (Mentions UCSD Visual Arts Professor Jean Pierre Gorin) More

Walk-Off Home Run Ends
UCSD Championship Bid
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 29 -- It was just one pitch. A pitch that ended UCSD's run in the Division II National Baseball Championships. Emporia State (Kan.) left fielder Kellen Lane's walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth yesterday trumped a late rally by the Tritons, leading the Hornets to a 5-3 win at the USA Baseball National Training Complex and ending a season in which UCSD won more than 40 games for the second consecutive year. More

Playwrights from UCSD Create Radio Drama
KPBS, May 28 -- This hour, with the help of some writers from the UCSD graduate playwriting class, we're reviving the fine art of drama on the radio. The themes of the plays are modern and sometimes disturbing, but we hope it gives you a taste of that creative listening radio experience. More

Reform in Education -- an Oxymoron
San Diego Daily Transcript, May 28 -- Reform issues were explored at a recent UCSD Economic Roundtable featuring Julian Betts, chair of the Department of Economics. His charts and graphs showed results of extensive student testing over many years to support the need for reforms. More

Rady School Holds Pinnacle Awards
La Jolla Light, May 27 -- The Rady School of Management held its Pinnacle Awards & Alumni Gala at the La Jolla campus on May 17. The gala raised money for student fellowships. Award winners included Pauline Foster, Rod Lanthorne, Malin Burnham, Joe Cook, Steve Gerken, Jay Brandeis and Wendy Lin. More

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