A Sampling of Clips for April 1, 2010

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UCSD is Planning La Jolla Hospital
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 1 --  UC San Diego will announce today plans to build a $664 million, 10-story specialty hospital next to its Thornton medical center in La Jolla. The tower, expected to open by late 2016, marks a major bid by the school to boost its presence in the county’s most lucrative medical market. It will focus on three areas: maternity and infant care, cancer treatment and advanced surgery. More

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Research: Tuna Eat Fish That Eat Plastic
Calgary Sun, March 31 -- If mercury levels are enough for you to question your tuna sandwich, the amount of plastic these fish might be consuming could turn you off your lunch for good. New research by at team at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography suggests small fish that live within the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - a blob of degraded plastic estimated to be larger than the area of Saskatchewan, floating in the middle of the ocean - are actually feeding on the tiny pieces of plastic. More

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Energy-Use Web Site Shows a Campus Where to Conserve
Chronicle of Higher Education, March 31 -- Many colleges, though not enough, closely monitor their power consumption in order to save money and reduce their environmental impact. But few go as far as UC San Diego, which this week debuted a Web site that makes detailed, real-time data about campus energy use public information. More

Time Lords Discovered in California
New Scientist, U.K. April 1 -- Time Lords walk among us. Two per cent of readers may be surprised to discover that they are members of an elite group with the power to perceive the geography of time. (Quotes David Brang of the department of psychology at UC San Diego) More

Liquid Asset: The Damp Side of the Moon
New Scientist, U.K. April 1 –It  is the best of times and the worst of times for lunar scientists. "We've got a revolution going on in our understanding of the lunar surface," says Rick Elphic of NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. Three recent missions have found an unexpectedly large supply of water on the moon that could both quench the thirst of future lunar dwellers and produce fuel for missions to other places in the solar system. (Mentions research by James Arnold of UC San Diego) More

Does Illegal Immigration Hurt U.S. Economy?
Tampa Tribune, April 1 - A report by UC San Diego claims that illegal immigration has a minimal impact on the economy. Some local leaders are not convinced that hiring undocumented workers is the best strategy for an employer to save money and have an efficient workforce. But they do not deny their role in the agricultural and construction industry. More

Racial Incidents Have UC Reconsidering Policy
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 1 -- A series of racially charged incidents at University of California campuses is prompting the administration to consider changing the policy on bias incidents, The Associated Press has reported. (Mentions UC San Diego) More

Skin Cancer Prevention
KUSI, March 31 -- It's just about time to break out the beach towels and sunscreen. But how much sun is too much? Dr. Greg Daniels, from the UC San Diego Cancer Center, was here to show us what to do to protect ourselves from skin cancer this spring and summer. More

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