UCSD News

A Sampling of Clips for
October 30^th, 2007

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Firefighters' Screams Led to Heroic Rescue
CNN, Oct. 30 -- A week after flames engulfed Southern California, several firefighters are trying to forget the screams that pushed them to make a heroic rescue. (Quotes Wanda Sajtar, the nursing supervisor at the UCSD Medical Center burn unit) More

Birth of a Firestorm
MSNBC, Oct. 29 -- Cameras were rolling as the Harris Wildfire erupted to life last week. The images were captured by four cameras, owned by UCSD, atop a microwave tower on Lyons Peak, east of Jamul. The cameras are part of the university's National Science Foundation funded High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network (HPWREN) Project. More

Too Much TV Can Raise Kids' Blood Pressure
U.S. News and World Report, Oct. 30 -- Obese kids who develop hypertension may be watching far too much television, a new study suggests. The finding "illustrates the need for considerable physician and family involvement to decrease TV time among obese children," study author Dr. Jeffrey B. Schwimmer, associate professor of pediatrics at UCSD, said in a prepared statement. More

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Poor Air Quality May Linger Long after Fire's Out
NPR, Oct. 29 -- The massive fires in Southern California have made for murky skies hundreds of miles away. Even though most of the fires will likely be under control this week, the air will be filled with smoke for much longer. (Quotes Tim Morris, the director of pulmonary clinical programs at the UCSD Medical Center) More

San Diego's Mayor Doesn't Come Under Fire this Time
Los Angeles Times, Oct. 30 -- It's been a rough two years for Mayor Jerry Sanders, the cop-turned-politician elected in the middle of the city's biggest financial debacle. But his crisis management during the recent fires, which has won him a chorus of positive reviews, may serve him well in next year's reelection campaign. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Steve Erie) More

First Stop on a Long Road
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 30 -- As It began as a routine Sunday for Dr. Bruce Potenza, director of the UCSD Regional Burn Center in Hillcrest. The sky was clear Oct. 21. There was no hint of fire as Potenza made his rounds in the unit. All that changed about 1 p.m. The chatter on the unit's police radio grew louder. Then helicopters flew in the first wave of firefighters and residents who were caught in the path of the county's inferno. More

All But One Fire Under Investigation
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 30 -- As firefighters nearly corralled the blazes that have devastated more than 368,000 acres of the county, authorities sifted through ashes yesterday and interviewed witnesses to determine how each fire started. (Quotes Gary Bender, a farm adviser with the UCSD Cooperative Extension) More

Fans of Beethoven and the Rolling Stones Find Common Ground
KPBS, Oct 29 -- This weekend, the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus begins its new season. The concert will feature music by Philip Glass and John Luther Adams. And the symphony will have a new conductor. UCSD music professor and percussionist Steve Schick has taken over as music director of the symphony. More