A Sampling of Clips for 
September 6, 2006

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Nerves Conquer Pain
ScienceNOW, Sept. 5 -- Several cultures believe that the mind can be harnessed to control aspects of our physiology, such as ramping up the immune system to fight off a cold. Now, this belief has gotten a dose of scientific support from a study led by a UCSD researcher, that suggests that the central nervous system can regulate pain and even reduce joint damage in arthritic rats. More

Toddlers Don't Always Outgrow Chubbiness
Los Angeles Times, Sept. 5 -- Pudgy toddlers face a good chance of becoming overweight 12-year-olds, according to a government study, led by a UCSD researcher, that shoots down the notion that kids just naturally outgrow early chubbiness. More

Older Dads More Likely To Have Autistic Kids
Forbes, Sept. 5 -- The risk of developing autism is significantly higher among children born to men who are 40 and older than it is among children with fathers under 30, researchers report. (Quotes Eric Courchesne, a UCSD neuroscientist and  director of the Center for Autism Research at the San Diego Children's Hospital) More

Tigers and Dragons at the Gate
Harvard Political Review, Summer 2006 – As America works to open its borders and deepen engagement with India and China, the positive effects these diasporas have on American business expansion into India and China deserves attention. (Quotes Susan Shirk, former deputy assistant secretary of state for China, Taiwan and Hong Kong and professor at UCSD) More

History in the Making
Opera News, September 2006 -- UCSD Music Professor Anthony Davis has used the lives of Malcolm X and Patty Hearst as inspiration for his operas. Now he takes on another historical figure, Chief Standing Bear, in his new work for Opera Omaha, "Wakonda’s Dream." Arlo McKinnon offers a preview. More

Balloon Kyphoplasty Helps Spinal Fracture
UPI, Sept. 6 -- Older U.S. adults with osteoporosis-related spinal fractures can be treated with balloon kyphoplasty, which can reduce pain and improve daily functioning, UCSD researchers found. More

Time of Reckoning
San Diego Union-Tribune, Opinion, Sept. 1 – Supporters of Andrés López Obrador have demanded a full recount and transformed one of Mexico City's central arteries into a sea of tents. Given the tension, why not carry out a full recount? The simple answer is that there's no provision for a general recount in Mexican electoral law. (Written by Everard Meade, an assistant professor in the Department of History at UCSD) More

Forefront with Dr. Nigella Hillgarth
Channel 4, Sept. 1 -- Dr. Nigella Hillgarth is the Executive Director of the Birch Aquarium, Scripps Institution of Oceanography's public science education center. In this special one-hour edition of Forefront, Dr. Hillgarth will update us on what scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD have found, and what conclusions have been drawn by the scientific community as a whole. More

40 Under Forty
San Diego Metropolitan, September 2006 -- Welcome to the seventh annual 40 Under 40 special section, an effort to recognize the young business and civic leaders in whose hands lies our region’s fate. We expect you will be amazed with the variety and talents of this Class of 2006. (The list includes UCSD Extension Registrar Ed Abeyta, Brookie Best, faculty member at UCSD’s Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Rahul Jandial, a UCSD neurosurgeon, as well as several UCSD alumni) More

How Do Americans Feel About Their Jobs?
KPBS, Sept. 5 -- A new study from the Pew Research Center focuses on attitudes about work in America. Host Tom Fudge speaks with Cary Funk, senior project director for the Pew Research Center and Kate Antonovics, professor of Labor Economics at UCSD about the study and how labor has changed in the past 30 years. (Antonovics’ interview is 11 minutes into the program) More

UCSD’s Extension Program Opens
Health Training Facility in Mission Valley
San Diego Business Journal, Sept. 4 -- UCSD Extension will soon open its new doors in Mission Valley. The official start date for the new location’s first fall quarter is Sept. 18; however, a few classes and training courses began Aug. 28. More

UCSD Researcher Honored
North County Times, Sept. 2 -- Ajit Varki, M.D., a professor at UCSD's School of Medicine, has accepted an invitation to be an honorary distinguished professor at the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras, India. More