A Sampling of Clips for November 6^th, 2008

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Obama's Relationship with New Congress will be Complicated
Miami Herald, Nov. 5 -- President-elect Obama's Washington will be a friendly but probably not overwhelmingly supportive place, since his coattails pulled only about 20 new Democrats into in the House of Representatives and five into the Senate. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Gary Jacobson) More

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Personal Genomes: A Disruptive Personality, Disrupted
Nature, Nov. 5 -- In need of an escape from the mental gymnastics of hardcore genome analysis, Eric Schadt, executive scientific director of research genetics for Rosetta Inpharmatics, is clear about what works for him — careering down a steep mountainside on a snowboard. "You can't sort of ease your way down a hill," he says over breakfast near the company's headquarters in Seattle, Washington. "It's either all, or nothing." (Quotes Trey Ideker, an associate professor of bioengineering at UCSD) More

MRI Reveals Depression and Pain Link
UPI, Nov. 5 -- The brains of individuals with major depressive disorder appear to react more strongly when anticipating pain, U.S. researchers have found. Irina A. Strigo of UCSD and colleagues studied 15 young adults with major depressive disorder, who were not taking medication and 15 individuals who were the same age -- average 24.3 years -- and had the same education level but did not have depression. Patients with depression completed a questionnaire that evaluated their tendencies to magnify, ruminate over or feel helpless in the face of pain. More

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Future Uniforms to Dole out Drugs, Redefine Self-Medication
Wired News, Nov. 5 -- Instead of taking drugs, sick or wounded soldiers will have their meds automatically doled out to them  -- by their uniforms. That's what UCSD scientists hope to do, at least, with their concept of a wearable "field hospital on a chip." More

Writing Is Not Just a Basic Skill
Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov. 6 -- At many colleges, professors trained in the discipline of rhetoric and composition are finding that the specialized knowledge they bring to teaching writing is held in thrall to older notions of how we learn to write — what Linda Brodkey, an author and director of the Warren College Writing Program at UCSD, calls "common-sense myths of literacy." More

"A Planet In Peril": a Closer Look at the Obama Energy Plan
News8, San Diego, Calif. -- News 8 caught up with a local leader in science, Tony Haymet, director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD. He shares his notes on how the president should handle energy use and carbon emissions over the next four years. More

UCSD Extension Offering Seminars for Unemployed
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 6 -- UCSD Extension is offering career and life stage seminars free to county residents who are on unemployment. The first 500 residents on unemployment who apply online can enroll in up to three seminars on such topics as networking, résumés, corporate politics, salary negotiation and mastering the interview. Seminars usually cost $45 to $75 each. More

Where Does America Go From Here?
KPBS, Nov. 5 -- It's become trite to call this election historic because it so obviously is. But the gravity and importance of Barack Obama's accomplishment cannot be overblown. These Days guests discussing the issue include Daniel Widener, UCSD assistant professor of history specializing in African-American and California history. More

Prop. A's Narrow Miss Signals Hope
North County Times, Nov. 5 -- A plan to create a regional fire agency and equip it with swift firefighting aircraft was derailed Tuesday when a local proposition fell short of the two-thirds majority required for passage of tax measures. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Steve Erie) More

Reality Changers Gets $225,000 Grant
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 6 -- Reality Changers, which provides academic support, financial aid and faith-based leadership training to inner-city students, has announced it will receive $225,000 from the California Wellness Foundation. The organization was founded by UCSD alumnus Christopher Yanov. More

Media is the Message for Graduate
La Jolla Light, Nov. 5 -- For inter-media artist Charles Erwin, his work is all about communication. Erwin, a recent UCSD graduate who also goes by the name Charley Ten, uses technology to create social art designed to enhance all forms of public communication. His projects often take the form of sound installations, video projects and networked performances. More

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