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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: University of California San Diego

University of California San Diego stories: 2 news summaries

UC San Diego
to Rejects: You're In!

Email screw-up raises false hopes for 28K denied applicants

Apr 1, 09 7:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some 28,000 applicants were rejected from the University of California, San Diego weeks ago—and all of them received emails from the school on Monday applauding their acceptance, the Los Angeles Times reports. A few hours later, the admissions office sent out a follow-up email apologizing for the mistake,... More »

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college admissions • college • admissions officers • University of California San Diego • e-mails

 Peer Pressure
 Helps Snuff Habit 

Researchers see group ripple effect for people trying to stop smoking

May 22, 08 9:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - New research shows people quit smoking not as individuals but in complex social clusters, each strongly influencing the others. Friends, spouses, relatives, and other social contacts all exercise an overwhelming sway over individual decisions to quit. The study covered 58,000 people from 1971 to 2003, the New York Times ... More »

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Harvard Medical School • smoking • National Institute on Aging • smoking cessation • nicotine patch • nicotine gum • University of California San Diego • Framingham Heart Study • Dr. Nicholas Christakis • James Fowler • Richard Suzman • Dr. Steven Schroeder • Duncan Watts

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