UCSD News

A Sampling of Clips for
October 3^rd, 2006

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Experts Test Drugs That Fight NeuroAIDS
The New York Times, Oct. 3 -- It's an Achilles' heel of HIV therapy: The AIDS virus can sneak into the brain to cause dementia, despite today's best medicines. Now scientists are beginning to test drugs that may protect against the memory loss and other symptoms of so-called neuroAIDS, which afflicts at least one in five people with HIV and is becoming more common as patients live longer. (Quotes Dr. Ron Ellis of UCSD) More

Addictions Are Often Disclosed Amid Scandals
USA Today, Oct. 3 -- Former congressman Mark Foley's statement that he's an alcoholic, coming after reports that he sent sexually explicit e-mails to congressional pages, makes him the latest public figure to enter rehab in the face of scandal. Doing so removes them from the public eye and may win sympathy, says UCSD political scientist Gary Jacobson. More

Adjournment as a Campaign Strategy
The New York Times, Oct. 3 -- Now that the 109th Congress has wrapped up its pre-election work and lawmakers have dashed home and hit the campaign trail, even the most attentive voter might wonder what, exactly, it is that’s been wrapped up. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Gary Jacobson) More

Similar story in
Congressional Quarterly

Anthropology of Christianity Studied
UPI, Oct. 2 – UCSD anthropologist Joel Robbins says he is exploring deep theoretical biases that make Christianity a difficult subject for anthropological studies. More

Healthy Choice
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 3 -- Acknowledging the need for health insurance is a major hurdle. But the real challenge for the Malowney family, as for millions of Americans each year, is finding a plan that suits them and their pocketbook. (Quotes David Kraus, the director of health services contracting at the UCSD Medical Center) More

The Calm After the Storm
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 1 – Twelve months after Carl Cohn took over as superintendent of San Diego schools, parents and teachers generally praise his mellow leadership style but are hard-pressed to name any conspicuous campus changes linked directly to him. (Quotes sociologist Hugh “Bud” Mehan, director of The Center for Research on Educational Equity and Teaching Excellence at UCSD) More

Latest Scanning Device Finds Heart Disease, and Controversy, Quickly
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 1 -- Coming soon to a medical center near you: a much-anticipated but controversial X-ray machine that can detect heart disease in five seconds. (Quotes Dr. Anthony DeMaria, a UCSD cardiologist) More

A Lab Startup
The Scientist, UK -- After two years of trying, my wife has finally landed the tenure-track job she's dreamed of for so long. Now it's time to set up her lab in Idaho State University's department of biological sciences. (Quotes Judy Kim, an assistant professor in the department of chemistry and biochemistry at UCSD) More