A Sampling of Clips for
August 16, 2006
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Money and Happiness: Here's Why
You Won't Laugh All the Way to the Bank
The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 16 -- In recent years, economists and psychologists have turned their attention to "happiness research" -- and the results are a little disturbing if your life's goals are a bigger paycheck and a fatter nest egg. Money alone, it seems, just doesn't buy a whole lot of happiness. (Quotes David Schkade, professor of management at UCSD) More
Are Global Warming Solutions Possible?
Voice of America, Aug. 15 -- If the Earth is, in fact, engaged in a long-term warming cycle -- and if humanity is partly responsible -- can it be reversed? Scientist Richard Somerville of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography believes it can be. More
Study: Lifestyle Changes Reduces PSA
UPI, Aug. 15, -- Dr. Gordon A. Saxe and colleagues at the Moores Cancer Center and School of Medicine at UCSD found that diet changes, reinforced by stress management training, appear effective in slowing the spread of prostate cancer. More
UCSD Professor Gets Own Planet
NBC San Diego, Aug. 15 -- A dean at UCSD is getting something few people ever get -- a planet named after him. A minor planet orbiting the inner part of an asteroid belt will be named after Mark Thiemens, who is the dean of the university's physical sciences department. Thiemens has spent his entire career studying meteorites. More
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San Diego Daily Transcript
Drug Abuse Seen Driving New HIV Epidemics
Reuters, Aug. 16 -- Many populations worldwide have seen a decrease in HIV prevalence, but in several countries drug use is fueling new HIV epidemics. Prevention has become a key focus of the 16th International AIDS Conference in Toronto, highlighting the importance of targeting and engaging drug users in the fight against HIV and AIDS. (Quotes Dr. Steffanie Strathdee of UCSD) More
Study Finds Marriage Can Prolong Lifespan
ABC 7, Aug. 15 - A study by UCSD and UCLA professors found that out of 67,000 Americans, those who never married tended to die earlier than those who were divorced, separated or widowed. More
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10News
Stagnant Home Prices
One-Two Punch to the County Economy
Black Enterprise, Aug. 14 – The San Diego Business Journal asked several academics from local universities to provide business-related economic predictions for the second half of 2006. Ross Starr, a UCSD economics professor, said the biggest trend yet to play out in 2006 is the effect of interest rate increases during the past year. More
Airport Authority Releases
Floor Bacteria Test Results
10News, Aug. 15 -- It is now mandatory that airports screen all passengers’ shoes for explosives. During this time of high alert, 10News investigators still wonder how safe it is to take off our shoes at security areas. (Quotes UCSD orthopedic surgeon Dr. Daniel Lee) More
Lessons of Lieberman Loss
San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 13 -- Senator Joseph Lieberman may have lost because of his identification with the war policies of President Bush, but he lost among Democrats and not in a general election. At least one poll shows that as an independent, Lieberman can beat both his Republican and Democratic opponents in November. (Mentions UCSD political scientist Gary Jacobson) More
