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Two from UCSD School of Medicine Named Members of the Institute of Medicine

Health & Behavior

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) today announced the names of 70 new members and 10 foreign associates during its 42nd annual meeting. Included are two new members from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine: David A. Brenner, MD, vice chancellor for Health Sciences and dean of the UCSD School of Medicine, and Don W. Cleveland, PhD, chair of the UCSD Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, and professor of medicine, neurosciences, and cellular and molecular medicine at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research.

Two from UCSD School of Medicine Named Members of the Institute of Medicine

Celebrated Chef and Cookbook Author Anne Willan to Speak Oct. 23

Humanities

Anne Willan, the celebrated chef and cookbook author, will give a talk on “The Cookbook Family Tree: The History of Early Cookbooks,” at the UC San Diego Faculty Club on October 23 at 5 p.m. Her talk will include a reception and book signing of The Cookbook Library: Four Centuries of the Cooks, Writers, and Recipes That Made the Modern Cookbook.

Celebrated Chef and Cookbook Author Anne Willan to Speak Oct. 23

Researchers ID Unique Geological ‘Sombrero’ Uplift in South America

Science & Environment

Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have used 20 years of satellite data to reveal a geological oddity unlike any seen on Earth.

Researchers ID Unique Geological ‘Sombrero’ Uplift in South America

Making Crowdsourcing More Reliable

Business & Economics

From Wikipedia to relief efforts after natural disasters, crowdsourcing has become a powerful tool in today’s connected world. Now an international team of researchers including a computer scientist at the University of California, San Diego, report they have found a way to make crowdsourcing more reliable. They describe their findings in the Oct. 10 issue of the open access journal PLOS ONE.

U.S. News Becoming Too Politically Slanted, Visiting Journalism Scholar Argues

Business & Economics

With the presidential election heating up, more Americans have been tuning into their favorite news broadcast for the most up-to-date reporting from the campaign trail. However, they might not be getting the whole truth, according to Paul Ramadge, former editor of The Age, one of Australia’s most respected newspapers.

U.S. News Becoming Too Politically Slanted, Visiting Journalism Scholar Argues

Study Tests Potential New Drug to Reduce Pain and Symptoms of Endometriosis

Health & Behavior

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), endometriosis, a gynecological disorder in which cells from the uterus lining grow in other areas of the body, is the number one reason for a hysterectomy in women ages 18-35. A nationwide clinical trial is testing an investigational drug as a potential new option for patients with moderate to severe pain from this disease.