NEWS
Obituary: Nobel Prize Winner Granger-
One of the globe's leading economists, Nobel Prize-winning econometrician Clive Granger died May 27.
Key to Perfect Pitch-
A rare musical skill is more common among fluent speakers of such tonal languages as Mandarin and Vietnamese, says Diana Deutsch of Psychology.
Humboldt Honor-
Psychology professor Keith Rayner has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious international Humboldt Research Award.
Franklin Find-
Alan Houston of Political Science has discovered a trove of letters by, to and about Benjamin Franklin. The correspondence, copied by one Thomas Birch, was .hiding. in the British Library amid Birch.s voluminous papers.
Grades Trump Admission Tests-
Richard Atkinson, UC president emeritus and emeritus professor of psychology, argues that the SATs are still poor predictors of college readiness.
Hail Fellow-
Hugh "Bud" Mehan is an inaugural American Educational Research Association Fellow.
And the Faught Goes to...-
Shelley Marquez of the CRL, INC and KIBM has been named the recipient of an award recognizing "excellence and outstanding achievement in the management of general campus academic units."
Bright Ideas-
The San Diego Union-Tribune reports on the research of 54 Urban Studies and Planning students.
Faculty Excellence-
Yen Espiritu of Ethnic Studies and Gerry Mackie of Political Science are honored with 2009 Chancellorr's Associates Faculty Excellence Awards.
Choreography and Cognition-
Innovative dance company benefits from interdisciplinary study with Cognitive Science.
Economic Stimulus-
Economist Valerie Ramey shows spending more valuable than tax cuts to stimulating the economy.
EVENTS
Economics Roundtable
The next Economics Roundtable will be held Thursday, July 16, 7:30 a.m., in the Faculty Club, featuring Maureen Stapleton, general manager of the San Diego County Water Authority, which provides up to 90 percent of all the water used in San Diego County. Stapleton will discuss "The True Value of Water." Click for more information or to register.
