The U.S. Financial Crisis- The Rady School of Management and The Department of Economics will hold a panel of distinguished experts addressing the cause of the current financial crisis. The event will be held at The Institute of the Americas Complex, Weaver Center, Friday October 3, 2008 from 5:00pm to 6:30pm. Click here to download pdf flyer.

UC San Diego has one of the nation's most highly regarded departments of political science- The faculty includes top experts in the field including many scholars who study elections and politics. Click here for a list of faculty authorities on the 2008 elections.

Unconvinced by Economic Growth? Blame the Deflator- Economic growth doubled in the second quarter, but in case it doesn't feel like the economy is expanding robustly, blame the deflator.

The Challenges Facing Mainland China- As the futurologists ply their discredited trade and write books on a resurgent communist China, there have remained some skeptics who have interesting and pointed remarks to make on the emperor's new attire. Susan Shirk, a UCSD political scientist, is one of them and her book "China: Fragile Superpower" is a welcome corrective to much nonsense.

Alcohol Fuels Spike in Deaths- The number of Americans who died at home after ingesting toxic combinations of prescription medications, alcohol and street drugs such as marijuana exploded by more than 3,000 percent during the past two decades, as shown by new research led by a David P. Phillips, professor of Sociology at UCSD.

East Does Not Meet West on China's Self-Image- Chinese people are overwhelmingly satisfied with the direction of their country, a Pew Centre survey published yesterday shows.

Another Peek Inside the Brain of the Electorate- How much has the American voter changed over the past 50 years? According to a group of academics who has spent a year studying this very question, the voter is pretty much the same dismally ill-informed creature he was back then.

Fire Plan Dividing Jacob, Roberts- A plan to radically change how wildfires are fought in San Diego County has pitted one supervisor against the other.

Two of Seven- Two social scientists, Roger Gordon of Economics and Thomas Levy of Anthropology, are among seven faculty members from UCSD to be named fellows of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

Social Science Supper Club
Social Sciences Supper Club will be held, Wednesday, Nov 5, 2008, 5:30 p.m. at the UC San Diego Faculty Club, featuring Professor James Hamilton, of the Department of Economics, on the topic, "Understanding Oil Prices." Click for more information.

Economics Roundtable
The next UC San Diego Economics Roundtable will be held on Oct. 14 at 7:30 am in the UCSD Faculty Club, featuring Frank Wolak, a specialist on price studies who will discuss, "Balancing California's Energy Needs with its Environmental Goals." Click for more information or to register.