A Sampling of Clips for
December 12th, 2006
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Global Hit - Shahrokh Yadegari
BBC, The World, Dec. 11 -- Marco Werman speaks to Iranian-American composer Shahrokh Yadegari about his new CD called "Migrations." On the CD, Yadegari uses a computer software program to create a "call and response" mechanism between the computer and an Iranian violinist. He is the director of the sound design program in UCSD’s Theatre and Dance department. More
A Lavatorial Tale of Piles and Popularity
The Guardian, UK, Dec. 12 -- Though it's a simple question, scholars disagree about where people choose to go to the toilet. In the past 40 years, there have been two major experimental studies on this topic. The results of one directly contradict those of the other. Professor Nicholas Christenfeld, of UCSD, monitored four stalls in a public restroom at a California beach. More
Acute-Care Beds a Possibility in Hillcrest
San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 12 -- In a subtle shift, UCSD Medical Center officials say they will build new acute-care beds on their Hillcrest campus after all – if that's the only way state regulators will allow them to maintain their busy emergency room there. More
Silent Plight
San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 12 -- While the holiday season is a time of giving, goodwill and cheer for many people, for some others it can mean weeks of sadness, despair and increased anxiety. (Quotes William Perry, psychiatry professor and associate director of neuropsychiatry and behavioral medicine at the UCSD Medical Center) More