A Sampling of Clips for
November 27th, 2006
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Nov. 27, 2006
What to Do if the Economy Tanks
U.S. News & World Report, Nov. 22 -- The White House has offered a pretty upbeat assessment of the economy heading into 2007: steady 3 percent growth, falling inflation, and continued low unemployment. But what if Team Bush is wrong? What if the U.S. economy slips into a recession or a period of sluggish growth with rising unemployment in 2007, perhaps because of the housing implosion? What should be done about it? To find out, I E-mailed some smart thinkers, including UCSD economist James Hamilton, who co-authors the Econbrowser blog. More
The Struggle Within
The New York Times, Opinion, Nov. 25 -- Can the Democratic Party become fully competitive? Is American liberalism dead, the 2006 election a last twitch of life before rigor mortis sets in? The answer to both questions is yes. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Gary Jacobson) More
Bizarre Deep-sea Creatures Imaged Off New Zealand
New Scientist, Nov. 27 -- The weird and wonderful creatures living by methane vents in the southwest Pacific have been photographed for the first time. The expedition was led by scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD and the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the US and New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. More
Physics: All Together Now
Nature, Nov. 22 -- UCSD physicists have gathered the most direct evidence yet that particles known as excitons can form a 'condensate'. Excitons form when a negatively charged electron pairs with a positively charged 'hole' in a semiconductor. More
Giant Gay-friendly Church Welcomed into United Church of Christ
The Dallas Morning News, Nov. 25 -- The acceptance of a predominantly gay Dallas megachurch into the United Church of Christ means that about a quarter of the mainline denomination's members in Texas and Louisiana attend the same church. (Quotes UCSD sociologist John Evans) More
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Toddler Never Woke up from his Nap
Chicago Sun-Times, Nov. 24 – Twenty-month-old Joshua Burda was a victim of a rare and little-understood phenomenon called sudden unexplained death in childhood, or SUDC. Like the better-known sudden infant death syndrome, SUDC strikes seemingly healthy children. And, as in SIDS, the cause of SUDC is unknown. Dr. Henry Krous, a pediatric pathologist at UCSD, has collected records of Joshua and about 80 other children who died unexpectedly. More
Biofuels: A New Approach to Energy Independence
San Diego Union-Tribune, Opinion, Nov. 27 -- The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 – the first bill designed to achieve quantifiable reductions in greenhouse gases – is once again forcing the rest of the country to take note. Signed into law two months ago, it requires industries to reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions 25 percent by 2020. (Written by Arthur B. Ellis, vice chancellor for research at UCSD) More
'Paper' Weight
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 23 – There are 60 plus images in all in “Paper Traces: Latin American Prints and Drawings From the Collection at the San Diego Museum of Art,” many never exhibited before. Director Derrick Cartwright enlisted UCSD assistant professor Roberto Tejada and some of his graduate students to curate the show. It was a new sort of partnership that is likely to encourage others between the museum and the academic world. More
Academics Parallel Professionals on Suggestions for Business Success
San Diego Business Journal, Nov. 27 -- When it comes to college professors connected to the business community, they, too, have in-depth knowledge, as well as a different perspective on how to create a successful business. Vish Krishnan, a professor of innovation, technology and operations at UCSD’s Rady School of Management, said staying focused, but adapting and evolving to changing market conditions is key to a successful business. More
New Walk-in Clinic in Tijuana Joins Area's Fight Against AIDS
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 26 – This month's inauguration of a walk-in clinic operated by the state in eastern Tijuana created a new front against AIDS in one of the city's fastest-growing areas. “There's more detection going on, but we're finding there's a lot of undiagnosed cases,” said Dr. Steffanie Strathdee, of the Division of International Health and Cross Cultural Medicine at UCSD, who worked with researchers on the study of AIDS prevalence in Tijuana. More
UC Ethnic Shift Revives Proposition 209 Debate
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 27 -- Will Asian-Americans one day make up a majority of students at the University of California? If the trend of the past decade continues, it just might happen. (Mentions UCSD) More
Longtime Volunteer Is Instrumental to Youth Ensemble
North County Times, Nov. 26 -- To put together a list of everything Jane Corzine does to assist the San Diego Civic Youth Orchestra would require a considerable amount of effort. Far simpler would be to mention the one thing the 15-year volunteer doesn't do ---- say no. Corzine also has a full-time job doing follow-up with cancer survivors at the Moores Cancer Center at UCSD. More
Student Group Trains Young Entrepreneurs at UCSD
The San Diego Daily Transcript, Nov. 24 -- There is a group of college students at UCSD who are not only willing to get up early on a Saturday morning and head to a campus lecture hall, but are willing to do so dressed in suits and ties. More
Many Reasons for Outdoors Fanatics to Bet Thankful
North County Times, Nov. 22 -- Carlsbad firefighter Ron Tinney has used the outdoors to bring relief to children who have suffered severe burns. Each year he has organized the Stop, Drop and Reel Halibut Derby, a friendly competition between fire departments throughout Southern California. Proceeds go to the UCSD Regional Burn Center Brave Heart Kids Program. More