A Sampling of Clips for
October 5th, 2007
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Major Child-health Study Planned
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 5 -- Researchers soon will begin recruiting 100,000 parents-to-be, including 1,000 in the San Diego region, to join a study looking at how genes and environment influence children's health into adulthood. UCSD, in partnership with San Diego State University, is one of 105 centers that will recruit and follow the 100,000 children. More
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Orange County Register
Landslide Aftermath Surveyed
Los Angeles Daily News, Oct. 5 -- Residents returning to the shaken neighborhood - whether just to grab some things and take photos to show insurance adjusters or, if they were lucky, to stay for good - struggled to figure out who to blame for the landslide that took a chunk out of their La Jolla hillside a day earlier. (Quotes Ahmed Elgamal, a professor of structural engineering at UCSD) More
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North County Times
50 Years After Sputnik
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 5 -- The launch 50 years ago of Sputnik 1 – the first man-made satellite in orbit – marked the beginning of the space race and the Space Age. (Quotes former UCSD Chancellor Herbert York, director emeritus of UCSD's Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation) More
HIV Patients Are Often Overweight, Navy Study Says
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 5 -- A new San Diego study found nearly two-thirds of those living with HIV or AIDS were overweight or obese, just like the general U.S. population. (Quotes Dr. Daniel Lee, who directs a UCSD clinic for metabolic complications associated with long-term use of HIV drugs) More
UCSD Constructing Special Telescope
North County Times, Oct. 5 -- Construction is under way on a telescope that may enable physicists to measure gravitational waves from the big bang for the first time, UCSD announced today. More
Grant to Aid Drug, Alcohol Patients
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 5 -- San Diego County has received a $7.7 million grant to offer drug and alcohol screenings and treatment referrals to consenting patients at local hospitals. Scripps Mercy Hospital and UCSD Medical Center, both in Hillcrest, are providing the screenings and referrals. The program could expand to other hospitals, county officials said. More