A Sampling of Clips for April 21, 2010

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Pierre Boulez Cancels San Diego Appearance Due to Volcanic Eruption
Los Angeles Times, April 20 -- French conductor Pierre Boulez has canceled his scheduled Thursday appearance in San Diego due to the lingering meteorological effects of last week's volcano eruption in Iceland. The Thursday afternoon concert will go on as planned, but Boulez's colleague Philippe Manoury will deliver the lecture portion using the conductor's prepared notes. Steven Schick is set to replace Boulez on the podium for "Sur Incises." Manoury and Schick are on the UC San Diego faculty. More

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Heartening Hospital News / Medical Legacy in Hillcrest Vital for Region
San Diego Union-Tribune, Editorial, April 21 -- It is most welcome news that university officials have pledged to build a new UC San Diego Medical Center in Hillcrest by 2030, the deadline to replace or retrofit the current structure to meet earthquake standards. That pledge means a great deal for the entire region. More

Ancient Worms Munched on Whale Bones
FOX News, April 21 -- Some 30 million years ago, alien-looking worms bored into the bones of a whale carcass. Now, for the first time scientists have discovered the whale fossils riddled with boreholes. The fossil holes were compared to current specimens left by boneworms provided by Greg Rouse of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, Calif., one of the original discoverers of Osedax. More

A Switch for the Google Age
The New York Times, April 21 -- Andy Bechtolsheim is out to prove that the leading networking companies have missed the big opportunity. Mr. Bechtolsheim designed Sun Microsystems’ first product about 30 years ago and then went on to create one revolutionary product after another in the chip, server, storage and networking markets. (Quotes Philip Papadopoulos, a program director for computing system at UC San Diego’s San Diego Supercomputer Center) More

Possible Nano Treatment for Acne Created
UPI, April 20  -- A UC San Diego bioengineer says she has created a possible new acne treatment that uses nanotechnology to deliver the therapy directly to skin-dwelling bacteria. More

Study Shows California’s Nurse Staffing Law Saves Lives
KPBS, April 20 — A new study finds California's landmark nurse staffing law saves lives. The University of Pennsylvania report concludes nurse staffing levels in California hospitals prevent deaths from common surgeries. (Quotes nurse Geri Jenkins, who works at UC San Diego Medical Center) More

The Bronowski Art & Science Forum Returns
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 20 -- The 12th annual Bronowski Art & Science Forum  begins with a conversation between two noted locals: Roman De Salvo, a widely exhibited artist of great wit and formal ingenunity, and neuroscientest V.S. Ramachandran, who is the director of UC San Diego's Center for Brain and Cognition and internationally renowned for his research into the workings of the brain. More

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