A Sampling of Clips for
May 31st, 2007
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Dose of Vanity Prescribed for Tanning Addicts
Newsweek, Opinion, May 31 -- Melanoma is currently the second most common cancer among 20- to 29-year-old women, yet many continue to spend long hours “working on their tans.” According to the American Academy of Dermatology, the incidence of melanoma has increased 690 percent from 1950 to 2001, and the overall mortality rate has increased 165 percent during this same period. (Quotes Dr. Heike Mahler, a professor of psychology who focuses on cancer prevention at UCSD) More
Computerized Vest Helps Diagnose Mental Disorders
MIT Technology Review, May 31 -- Researchers UCSD are using a novel device to study the behavior of patients with mental illnesses, such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The device, called a behavioral-pattern monitor, combines a computerized vest, worn by the patient, and a video camera, embedded in the ceiling. Monitoring the patient with this technology could enable researchers to more accurately diagnose disorders and test the effectiveness of treatments. More
Lost Whales Return to Noisy Ocean
Sacramento Bee, May 31 -- The story of the wayward whales drew to a happy conclusion Wednesday as Delta and Dawn slipped unseen through the Golden Gate into the Pacific. That's the verdict from scientists on the case, who acknowledge that the quiet departure of the humpbacks was rather bittersweet for the rescue team. (Quotes John Hildebrand, a professor specializing in marine acoustics at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More
'Carmen' du Soleil
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 31 -- For much of his career, Franco Dragone has orchestrated the flips and leaps and other gasp-tastic feats of acrobats in the Cirque du Soleil. Now, as he directs a new adaptation of “Carmen” at La Jolla Playhouse on the UCSD campus, Dragone is launching musical-theater people into the ether, too. More
County Dismisses Critics of Elections—Office Hires
San Diego City BEAT, May 30 -- In the eyes of voting-integrity activists, San Diego County hit the trifecta this spring. It all started in April with the hiring of Michael Vu as San Diego County's new assistant registrar of voters. Vu's most recent job was head of elections for Ohio's Cuyahoga County, where, this past January, two of his deputies were found guilty of tampering with a vote recount in the 2004 presidential election; both received jail time. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Samuel Popkin) More
Around Town
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 31 -- The UCSD School of Medicine and its 104 graduating doctors-to-be found an apropos speaker for Sunday's commencement – former Surgeon General David Satcher, who also oversaw the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 1993 to 1998. More