A Sampling of Clips for
October 16th, 2006
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The Contrarian State
Los Angeles Times, Oct. 15 -- By political tradition, California forges its own way. It has affirmed its place in the forefront of reliably Democratic states even as the nation has kept Republicans firmly in control of Congress and the White House. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Gary Jacobson) More
Of 53 Races, Only 3 Offer Ray of Hope to Non-Incumbent Party's Candidates
Los Angeles Times, Oct. 15 -- The congressional election isn't until Nov. 7, but the real decisions may have been made in 2001, the last time district lines were redrawn in California. Of 53 districts in the state, only three have drawn much interest, two of those because of the ethical problems of the Republican incumbents. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Gary Jacobson) More
Broken Mirrors: A Theory of Autism
Scientific American, November 2006 -- Ever since autism was identified, researchers have struggled to determine what causes it. Scientists know that susceptibility to autism is inherited, although environmental risk factors also seem to play a role. Starting in the late 1990s, investigators in our laboratory at UCSD, set out to explore whether there was a connection between autism and a newly discovered class of nerve cells in the brain called mirror neurons. (Written by UCSD neuroscientist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Lindsay M. Oberman, a UCSD doctoral student) More
Draining the Brain of its Phantoms
Hindustan Times, Oct. 14 -- The grass is greener on the other side'. And ‘empty vessels make the most noise’. Common proverbs that need no explanation. And yet, these fox some who might otherwise have a good command over English and a sound level of intelligence. This phenomenon had long flummoxed scientists as well— until UCSD’s Vilayanur S Ramachandran burst onto the scene. More
"Boarders" Without Hospital Rooms Add Hours to Others' ER Time
Contra Costa Times, Oct. 16 - Patients are spending extra hours in the emergency room because there's no room in the hospital for those already admitted from the ER, a new study by Dr. Ted Chan of UCSD finds. More
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$6.75 Million Granted for Poison Gas Antidotes
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 13 -- Two UCSD researchers have won federal grants to find antidotes to cyanide and nerve gas – horrific chemicals that homeland security officials have feared terrorists might use against the United States. More
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North Korea’s Nuclear Test Unsettles Int’l Community
KPBS, Oct. 13 -- North Korea’s apparent explosion of a nuclear bomb has shaken the world. What is the Bush Administration response and will the world powers follow? We ask these questions of Susan Shirk, a UCSD expert on China and former State Department official. Professor Shirk is also Director of the University of California system-wide Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation. More