A Sampling of Clips for
October 1st, 2007
* UCSD faculty and staff may obtain a copy of an article by e-mailing the University Communications Office
Why College Matters
The New York Times, Sept. 30 -- College is evolving beyond its petulant, radical, Sixties phase and maturing into a place where hard work and valuable skills and knowledge are rewarded. (Written by Travis Weinger, 21, a UCSD senior majoring in history and one of the finalists in one of the New York Times Magazine essay contests) More
A Country on the Edge
The Washington Post, Sept. 30 – UCSD Professor Susan L. Shirk starts out her revelatory book on China with a nightmare scenario. A Chinese SU-27 fighter and a Taiwanese F-16 collide over the Taiwan Strait. The incident spirals out of control when the Chinese do what they always do in a crisis: blame the other guy. More
Taste and Anorexia
Los Angeles Times, Oct. 1 -- Apart of the brain that helps regulate taste may play a role in anorexia nervosa. Using functional MRIs, researchers at UCSD and the University of Pittsburgh measured activity in the brains of 32 women, while the women tasted sugar and distilled water. More
Our Fraying Internet Infrastructure
San Francisco Chronicle, Opinion, Oct. 1 -- In our industrial and information society, our daily lives depend on things we take for granted: electricity, fresh water, communications and our road system. The infrastructure underlying each has a limited useful life and is designed to meet the future demand expected when deployed. (Written by Michael Kleeman, a senior fellow at UCSD) More
Natural Products Made in a Test Tube
MIT Technology Review, Sept. 28 -- Bradley Moore of UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and researchers at the University of Arizona synthesized enterocin, a broad-spectrum antibiotic found in the marine organism Streptomyces maritimus. "It's probably not going to make the best drug, but it presented a very nice proof of principle," Moore says. More
Japan's New Leader in Uphill Fight
Washington Times, Sept. 28 -- Japan's new prime minister, Yasuo Fukuda, who took power Tuesday, is vowing to restore public trust in the government, revitalize the teetering Liberal Democratic Party and continue an anti-terror naval mission. (Quotes Ellis Krauss, professor of Japanese politics and policy-making at UCSD) More
Glider Pilots Fear UCSD Dormitory Will Interfere with Famous Flight Park
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 1 -- Gliders have soared off the bluffs at Torrey Pines since the 1920s, hoisting daring men and women high into the stiff breezes that blow in from the Pacific Ocean. But one of the most popular activities at the glider port may no longer be possible if UCSD persists in its plans to build a high-rise dormitory next door. More
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She 'Wanted a New Venue for Women'
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 1 – The San Diego Women's Film Festival is back at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park, with some events at the nearby Reuben H. Fleet Science Center. (Mentions UCSD researcher Giovanna Chesler) More
To Her Health
San Diego Magazine, October 2007 -- An increasing number of San Diego physicians are adopting a more targeted approach to women’s healthcare, especially as it relates to preventing and treating cardiovascular disease—the number-one killer of American women. (Quotes several physicians at the UCSD Medical Center) More
Givers
San Diego Magazine, October 2007 – UCSD’s fund-raising hit the stratosphere this summer, topping the $1 billion mark. The milestone also put the lie to the supposition young people don’t do philanthropy. More