A Sampling of Clips for Aug. 20, 2010

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Alzheimer's Treatment Research Dealt Setback
The News Hour, PBS, Aug. 19 -- An effort to develop a treatment for Alzheimer's disease was halted after data showed that a new drug was doing more harm than good, leading to more memory loss and putting people at a higher risk for skin cancer. Judy Woodruff discusses the findings with Dr. Paul Aisen of UC San Diego. More

Scientists Map Massive North Atlantic Garbage Patch
Reuters, Aug. 19 -- Scientists have gathered data from 22 years of surface net tows to map the North Atlantic garbage patch, which lies to the east of Bermuda, and its change over time, creating the most accurate picture yet of any pelagic plastic patch on earth.  (Quotes oceanographer Miriam Goldstein of Scripps Institution of Oceanography)More

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The Economy and the Election: '82 All Over Again
NPR, Aug. 19 -- For Republicans running for office, bad news could be good news -- politically. Leading economic indicators have been mixed of late -- but often bad. Thursday, the Labor Department announced that new jobless claims rose for the third straight week, suggesting that employers are still laying off workers. Unemployment has remained stubbornly above 9 percent for the past 15 months. (Quotes UC San Diego political scientist Gary Jacobson) More

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San Diego Stent Maker Will Test Device in People
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 20 -- San Diego-based Reva Medical plans to raise $63 million through an initial public stock offering to fund tests of its experimental coronary stent that is absorbed by the body over time.  (Quotes Dr. Sotirios Tsimikas, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at UC San Diego) More

UCSD Voted One of Greenest Campuses by Sierra Club
San Diego Entretainer Magazine, Aug. 19 -- True to its California roots, UC San Diego received a green star this past week, the most recent in a string of impressive recognitions the campus has received for its forward-thinking environmental conservation measures. The Sierra Club’s Sierra Magazine has ranked UCSD the 15th greenest campus in the nation in its September issue, citing the schools considerable efforts to promote sustainability and impede global warming. More

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