A Sampling of Clips for Feb. 1, 2011

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Geopolitical Unrest and the Impact World Oil Markets
CNN Money, Opinion, Jan. 31 -- For insight into how developments in Egypt and the broader region will impact oil prices, it's worth remembering the Suez Crisis of 1956. (Written by UC San Diego economist James Hamilton) More

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N. Korea Dissent on Rise: US Study
Agence France Presse, Feb. 1 -- Long imagined as docile followers, North Koreans are increasingly skeptical of their leaders as a burgeoning marketplace and foreign media broaden their worldview, a study co-authored by Stephan Haggard, a professor at UC San Diego, said Monday. More

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City's Collaboration Could Pioneer Energy Solutions
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 31 -- San Diego could pioneer how plug-in cars are integrated into the electric grid under a collaboration announced Monday. The effort unites city officials with professors at UC San Diego, technicians at San Diego Gas & Electric, researchers at General Electric and business people with CleanTech San Diego. More

Concerns Grow About Security of Suez Canal Shipping Route
FOX News, Jan. 31 -- U.S. officials don’t want to talk about what might happen if the crisis in Egypt endangers international shipping -- and many of the world’s oil tankers -- through the Suez Canal. (Quotes James Hamilton, professor of economics at UC San Diego) More

Wary of Egypt Unrest, China Censors Web
The New York Times, Jan. 31 -- In another era, China’s leaders might have been content to let discussion of the protests in Egypt float around among private citizens, then fizzle out. But challenges in recent years to authoritarian governments around the globe and violent uprisings in parts of China itself have made Chinese officials increasingly wary of leaving such talk unchecked, especially on the Internet, the medium some officials see as central to fanning the flames of unrest. (Quotes Susan L. Shirk, a professor at UC San Diego, who served as assistant deputy secretary of state during the Clinton administration) More

Number of Illegal Immigrants Holding Steady at 11 Million
The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 1 -- The number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. stabilized at about 11 million last year after declining during the recession, according to a new estimate by the Pew Hispanic Center. The nonpartisan research group reported that 11.2 million undocumented immigrants lived in the U.S. in March 2010, compared with 11.1 million a year earlier.  (Quotes Gordon Hanson, an immigration economist at UC San Diego) More

Will Commodity Prices Pass Through to the Core?
The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 31 -- Surging commodity prices have economists debating whether the gains will kick off an inflation surge, create new obstacles for the modest U.S. recovery or generate a noxious combination of both. (Quotes UC San Diego economist James Hamilton) More

Can Video Move the Public on Climate?
The New York Times, Jan. 31 -- If you’ve been coming here for awhile, you’ve already confronted the creative and edgy views of Randy Olson, the  marine biologist turned filmmaker who’s also written a book offering ways  scientists can communicate with the rest of the species. (Mentions the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Drs. Jeremy Jackson and Nancy Knowlton) More

UNESCO Deals Another Blow to Ocean Fertilization Hopes
Nature, Jan. 31 -- Using ocean fertilization to fight global warming has little chance of success, an independent group of experts concludes in a report released today. Experts are discussing ecosystem impacts ocean fertilization and other proposed geoengineering schemes at a symposium today at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California. More

Open Letter: Ivory Coast, the War Against Civilians
Foreign Policy, Jan. 31 -- Laurent Gbagbo is clinging to power after rejecting the results of the presidential elections, as declared by the Independent Electoral Commission, certified by the UN, and recognized by the international community, designating Alassane Ouattara as the clear winner. (Co-authored by Bennetta Jules-Rosette of UC San Diego) More

Finance Statement Details How Much
Candidates Spent in Quest to be Calif. Governor
The Kansas City Star, Jan. 31 – Meg Whitman’s final finance statement, which was filed Monday, painted a detailed picture of the most expensive non-presidential race in U.S. history. (Quotes UC San Diego political scientist Thad Kousser) More

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Brown to Outline State's Situation, Solutions Tonight
The Sacramento Bee, Jan. 31 -- It's been, by most accounts, a good first month for Jerry Brown. The third-term governor settled into a trendy loft, took in a corgi named Sutter, drafted a team of advisers and issued his first executive order: a popular, if symbolic, measure recalling thousands of state cell phones. Last week, a poll found a majority of Californians are satisfied with the state budget he proposed. Still, they're not too sure about him. (Quotes UC San Diego political scientist Thad Kousser) More

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Christian Science Monitor

How Will Proposed Budget Cuts Impact the UC System?
KPBS, Feb. 1 -- Last month, Governor Jerry Brown proposed a $500 million dollar cut to both the UC and CSU systems. This could mean that for the first time in UC history, the students will be contributing more to the university budget than the state. Will this proposal affect students in the form of tuition increases, which have already climbed by 40% in the last 2 years? Listen ahead as we speak with Patrick Lenz, UC's Vice President for Budget & Capital Resources, and Wafa Ben Hassine, Associated Students President at UC San Diego, about the impact on students and San Diego. More

Should Patients Have a Voice in FDA Drug Approvals?
KPBS, Jan. 31 -- People suffering from rare or chronic diseases often have to wait years for new drugs to get through the complicated regulatory process in the US. But, putting prescription drugs on the market too soon can put patients at risk. On our monthly segment on ethics in science and technology, we'll talk about the ethics of giving patients more of a voice in the regulatory decision-making process. Michael Kalichman, director of the Center for Ethics in Science and Technology and director of the Research Ethics Program at UC San Diego, discusses the issue. More

San Diego Experts: Watch Military for Clues on Egypt Future
KPBS, Jan. 31 -- Two San Diego-based experts on the Middle East said Monday that Egypt's military will play the pivotal role in the struggle for future power in the country. Egypt has experienced uncharacteristic strife for about a week in a spillover effect from a popular uprising in nearby Tunisia that sacked a longtime dictator. Egypt has a huge, powerful army and intelligence service, said Babak Rahimi, an assistant professor of Islamic Studies at UC San Diego. More

More Evidence in Support of Breast-feeding
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 1 -- Much about mother’s milk remains mysterious. We asked Dr. Jae Kim, a neonatologist and gastroenterologist at the UC San Diego Medical Center and medical director of UCSD’s Supporting Premature Infant Nutrition program, to elaborate. More

Citizens Climate Lobby Proposes Carbon Fees
North County Times, Jan. 31 -- Levying a carbon fee on fossil fuels would even the playing field for alternative energy sources and speed the transition to green energy, the Citizens Climate Lobby told the North County Times Editorial Board on Monday. (Quotes board member Sandra Kirtland, a graduate student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

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