A Sampling of Clips for November 24^th, 2008

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Lessons of Survival, From the Dot-Com Attic
The New York Times, Nov. 21 – David Kirsch, along with Brent Goldfarb, a colleague at Maryland, and David Miller of UCSD, have found that 48 percent of dot-com companies founded since 1996 were still around in late 2004, more than four years after the Nasdaq’s peak in March 2000. More

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Students Share Exams Online
Business Week, Nov. 23 -- Photos. Music. Irrelevant video clips. For years, college students have shared them all on the Internet. Now, they're using the same medium to swap notes, tests, and quizzes—a trend that has caught the wary eye of profs whose materials are being uploaded and school officials who worry about cheating. (Quotes Jim Posakony, a biology professor and former chairman of the academic senate at UCSD, where teachers have organized to keep their exams off Post Your Test) More

Pollsters Debate America's Political Realignment
The Washington Post, Nov. 24 -- The 2008 election is history, but the battle over what it meant has just begun. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Samuel Popkin) More

Interview with Khaled Hosseini
Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 24 -- A phenomenal bestseller in both hardcover and paperback, “The Kite Runner” was adapted for the screen in 2007; that year also saw the appearance of Khaled Hosseini’s acclaimed second novel, “A Thousand Splendid Suns.” Hossein is a UCSD alumnus. More

Imagining the Oceans in 2025
American Prospect, Opinion, Nov. 24 -- As recently as the 1950s, very smart people like Rachel Carson and Jacques Cousteau believed the oceans were so vast that fish stocks and the ocean's capacity to absorb human wastes were for all practical purposes unlimited. In reality, though, overfishing and degradation of water quality had long been apparent in places like the North Sea and New England. (Written by Jeremy B.C. Jackson, the Ritter Professor of Oceanography at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

Timing is Key to Studying for a Test
UPI, Nov. 22 -- Studying for a day or two will work when preparing for a short-term test, but it's best to study for a month when taking a big exam, UCSD researchers say. The study, published in Psychological Science, suggests the optimal amount of time during which learning should take place depends on how long the information needs to be retained. More

Go Away, Give Back
The Baltimore Sun, Nov. 23 -- Never heard of voluntourism? You will. Driven by the desire to fully experience a destination and to give back to it, more tourists are looking for opportunities to provide a volunteer service while on holiday. (Mentions a UCSD study that reported this year that roughly 40 percent of Americans say they are willing to spend several weeks on vacations that include volunteer service) More

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UC to Review Rehired but Pensioned Retirees
San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 24 -- The University of California plans to review hundreds of double-dipping pensioners, many of whom were rehired for their old jobs - occasionally at a higher salary than before they retired. (Mentions UCSD) More

The Check Is in The Mail
News8, Nov. 24 -- UCSD Economics: Your Money guest blogger James D. Hamilton is a Professor of Economics at UCSD. He talks about gas prices. More

Weather Experts Predict Another Dry Winter for Region
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 22 -- Long-range forecasters aren't willing to lay down money in Las Vegas on the prospects, but the odds appear good Southern California will have another dry winter. (Quotes Dan Cayan, a researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

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Tritons Pool Together in High-Scoring Water Polo Win
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 22 -- The ninth-ranked UCSD men's water polo team scored 17 first-half goals and cruised to a 24-8 win over host Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at the Western Water Polo Association Championships. More

Taxes, a Word Not Read on Anyone's Lips
Voice of San Diego, Nov. 21 -- One of the first questions posed to San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders earlier this month when he unveiled his package of proposed spending cuts to close the city's historic midyear budget deficit was whether he would consider raising taxes. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Steve Erie) More

The Bourne Innovation: UC Researchers Launch a YouTube for Scientists
xconomy, Nov. 24 -- As an editor at a growing online resource called the Public Library of Science, UCSD Professor Philip Bourne is in an ideal position to see the disruptive changes that are remaking the $11 billion scientific publishing industry. As it has with other types of traditional publishing, the Internet is turning the staid-but-highly lucrative business of academic publishing on its head. More

Fight for Flight: Gliders Oppose Research Facility
San Diego Business Journal, Nov. 24 -- Torrey Pines Gliderport pilots who fly fixed-wing aircraft could see their favorite landing spot impacted by the construction of a state-funded stem cell research laboratory. The Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, a group comprised of world-class research institutes such as the Burnham Institute for Medical Research, The Scripps Research Institute, the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and UCSD, aims to erect a four-story building on North Torrey Pines Road. More

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