A Sampling of Clips for November 24^th, 2009

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Football Upsets Increase Domestic Violence, Study Finds
The New York Times, Nov. 23 -- Besides being a big day for eating, Thanksgiving is a big day for another American tradition: football-watching. A new working paper, however, makes this ritual a bit more ominous than turkey-stuffing. The study, by the economists David Card at Berkeley and Gordon B. Dahl at UCSD, looked at police reports of family violence on Sundays during the professional football season.  The researchers were interested in what happened when a home team suffered an upset, which they defined as losses in games that the home team had been predicted to win by more than 3 points. More

Price of Global Warming Cuts May Stop Deal at U.N. Meeting
USA Today, Nov. 24 -- How much would you pay to save the world from the threat of global warming? We might find out soon. "Everything we do is tied to energy and climate," says climate economist Graciela Chichilnisky of Columbia University. "Not just the electric bill – that's a minuscule part of it. Not just the food bill. Everything." (Quotes professor David Victor, professor at UCSD’s School of International Relations and Pacific Studies) More

The Ties that Bind the Mexican and US Economies
Public Radio International, Nov. 23 -- The economic crisis in the U.S. has been a wrecking ball to the Mexican economy, which has taken the biggest hit in Latin America.
The following is a partial transcript; For full story, listen to audio. (Quotes Gordon Hanson, Director of the Center on Pacific Economies at UCSD) More

Getting to the Facts in the Debate on Mammograms
Baltimore Sun, Nov. 23 -- It's such an appealing idea -- catch breast cancer early, treat accordingly and your patients will live. So, perhaps it's no wonder the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force -- a panel of primary care physicians -- caught major flak when it revised its guidelines to say most women don't need mammograms until they turn 50, and thereafter every other year. Previously the recommendations had been to start getting mammograms at age 40, and then every one or two years. (Quotes Dr. Anne Wallace, director of the Moores UCSD Breast Cancer Program) More

UCSD Celebrates Benefits of International
Education with Weeklong Series of Events
La Jolla Light, Nov. 20 -- UCSD celebrated the benefits of international education and worldwide exchange with a weeklong series of events marking the fifth annual UCSD International Education Week all week. Programs included lectures, internationally-themed meals, cultural presentations, workshops and an international student festival. A colorful Parade of Flags featuring students, faculty and staff carrying flags representing countries throughout the world opened the week on Monday at the corner of Gilman and Myers. The parade wound through the campus, ending at International House for a tapas lunch. More

‘Bonnie & Clyde’ Witty, Tuneful to its Grisly End
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 24 -- One thing about the world-premiere musical “Bonnie & Clyde”: It doesn’t cheat on the bleeding. One casualty lies leaking crimson rivulets straight through intermission. Quite possibly the least festive halftime show ever. Another thing about this smartly crafted La Jolla Playhouse show: It does get the blood pumping. The story of the doomed young outlaws is told with considerable wit and heart, bolstered by an inventive visual sense, strong performances and a score that bewitches in fits and starts. (“Bonnie & Clyde is playing at the Mandell Weiss Theatre, at the La Jolla Playhouse, on UCSD’s campus) More

UCSD IR/PS Expands
Biz San Diego, Nov. 24 -- UCSD’s School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS) today announced receipt of the first installment in a three-year, $1.35 million gift from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). The gift will establish a laboratory on International Law and Regulation (ILAR) to examine when and why international law works. EPRI is a Palo Alto-based non-profit, nonpartisan research organization. More

10News I-Team Investigates Dangerous Dishware
10 News, Nov. 23 -- Mark Lindgren was born a healthy, happy boy. His mother, Debbie, loved snapping pictures of him. "He ate well, just behaved, and was very happy," said Debbie.  But starting at age 2, Mark's behavior and health changed. "He was vomiting, suffering from nausea, lost his appetite," said Debbie. The pictures stopped and the worrying began, especially when Mark's once clear speech became slurred. "It was just so heartbreaking to see him go through that, and our concern at the time just going from physician to physician was, 'What is going on with our little boy,'" Debbie said. (Quotes Dr. Richard Clark, director of toxicology at the UCSD Medical Center) More

Teens to Benefit from The Hearst Foundations’ $75K Grant
San Diego Business Journal, Nov. 23 -- The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego received a grant of $75,000 from The Hearst Foundations. Programs benefiting from this grant are MCASD’s Teen Art Council and teen programs, school programs including MCASD After School, and the touring programs led by MCASD Gallery Guides. Julie Huber, a fourth-year medical student at UCSD, received a MacKenzie Foundation scholarship for the second year in a row. More

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