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NEWS ABOUT: University of California at San Diego

University of California at San Diego stories: 6 news summaries

Now NYU
Goofs on Acceptance Notices

Congrats, you've been accepted—not!

Apr 5, 09 7:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Just to make college admission a tad more excruciating, New York University has become the latest school to screw up on college acceptance notices, reports the Los Angeles Times. Some 500 rejected applicants were erroneously emailed last week that they had been accepted into an NYU graduate program. Officials blamed... More »

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California • New York City • college admissions • San Diego • New York University • NYU • University of California at San Diego • college applications

(Newser) - Happiness is contagious and spreads through social networks in much the same way the flu does, says a landmark new study that followed the fate of 4,700 people over 20 years. The research shows that a person's happiness can lift the mood of loved ones, neighbors, and even strangers... More »

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research • Harvard • flu • University of California at San Diego • Framingham Heart Study • Happiness • spread

 Kids Dump
 Exercise by
 Their Teens 

 Most get just 30 minutes exercise a day

Jul 16, 08 9:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - American children stop getting enough exercise by the time they reach their teens, according to a new study. Researchers tracked more than 1,000 children and discovered that those who averaged three hours of exercise a day at age 9 barely managed 30 minutes of physical activity at 15, reports... More »

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childhood obesity • exercise • American Medical Association • University of California at San Diego • teenager • Dr. Philip Nader • Weight Management and Wellness Center • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh • Dr. Goutham Rao

 Robot Worms Offer
 Cancer Hope 

Tiny machines could identify, kill tumors early

May 13, 08 2:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Little mechanical “worms” offer the latest hope for early detection—and eradication—of cancer. Researchers have created tiny machines that travel through the body, find tumors that are too small to see in normal scans, and then deliver drugs to kill them. The method has worked to spot tumors... More »

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cancer • MIT • medical research • tumors • University of California at San Diego • UC Santa Barbara

Sun Banks on Lasers
to Make Next Speed Leap

Using light, not wires, to connect chips could make computers 1,000 times faster

Mar 24, 08 1:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sun Microsystems is moving toward connecting computer chips using lasers instead of wires, a move that could make computers 1,000 times faster. The company snagged a $44 million Pentagon contract to continue work that could also mean smaller, more energy-efficient machines. It won’t be easy, though: A Sun... More »

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Pentagon • Stanford • Intel • MIT • IBM • Sun Microsystems • computer chip • computer • University of California at San Diego • lasers • silicon photonics • NEC Corporation • Luxtera • Kotura • supercomputer • Hewlett-Packard

Vanishing Snow Threatens West

Global warming blamed for shrinking snowpacks

Feb 1, 08 11:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Blame for a dramatic decrease in Western mountain snowpacks rests squarely on global warming, researchers said yesterday. Using computer models of 50 years' worth of data, scientists confirmed warming is turning snowfall into rain, melting the packs earlier and drying up more rivers by summer. The trend threatens to trigger... More »

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climate change • global warming • Colorado Rockies • snow pack • western United States • Scripps Institution of Oceanography • University of California at San Diego • Oregon Cascades • Sierra Nevada • National Institute for Environmental Studies

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