A Sampling of Clips for Feb. 16, 2011

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Zinc Found to be Effective in Treating Colds
Los Angeles Times, Feb. 16 -- An evaluation of 15 studies concludes that zinc lozenges, tablets or syrup can help cut the duration of cold symptoms by a day and reduce their severity. But the debate on the subject is far from over. (Quotes Dr. Terence M. Davidson, the director of the UC San Diego Nasal Dysfunction Clinic) More

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Proposed Rise for Oceans' Agency Budget as Satellite Costs Mount
Science. Feb. 15 -- Although 2012 budget documents for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) are still being vetted by the Department of Commerce and the White House, the big picture has emerged: NOAA's expensive array of environmental satellite systems are hoping to receive the lion's share of the president's generous increase for the agency. But getting that requested hike through Congress won't be easy. (Quotes Eric Terrill, director of the Coastal Observing Research and Development Center at Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

Review: "The Darwinian Tourist: Viewing the World Through Evolutionary Eyes"
Chicago Tribune, Feb. 15 -- The publication of this book coincides with the International Year for Biodiversity coordinated by the United Nations. Here author Christopher Wills, a professor at UC San Diego, looks at the world from an evolutionary point of view — that is, through a Darwinian perspective. More

The Facebook Revolution is Changing How Ordinary People Relate to Political Activism
San Francisco Chronicle, Opinion, Feb. 14 -- When Hosni Mubarak's resignation on Feb. 11 marked the birth of a new democracy, all of Egypt erupted into noise of cries and tears. These expressions of emotion, amplified by traditional as well as new media, will play a significant role in the making of new politics in the Middle East. From now on, any account of historical events without consideration of public display of emotions by ordinary people will be rendered incomplete. (Co-authored by Babak Rahimi, a professor of Iranian and Islamic studies. He teaches at UC San Diego) More

Where Are the Student Voices?
Inside HigherEd, Opinion, Feb. 15 -- After decades of near invisibility on the national policy stage, community college students, particularly low-income students, have become the focus of high-profile government and philanthropic initiatives to increase their rates of graduation. (Co-authored by Vicky Park, director of research for the Pathways to Postsecondary Success project at UC San Diego) More

Remote Powered Lab on a Chip
Chemistry World, Feb. 16 -- A team of US scientists has developed the first lab on a chip device to be powered remotely. Wen Qiao at UC San Diego made a microfluidic chip that can be powered with a commercially available radio frequency transmitter for electrophoresis experiments. More

Four Nobel Laureates to Speak at UCSD
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 15 -- It's unusual to see one Nobel laureate, let alone four. But that's how many of these brainiacs the public will be able to see and hear on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at UC San Diego's Price Center, starting at 7 p.m. More

Hospitals on Track for 2013 Seismic Deadline
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 15 --  San Diegans should feel relatively safe if the big one rattles the county while they’re in the hospital, according to information released this month. (Mentions the UC San Diego Medical Center) More

Little-known Ansel Adams Photos of UCSD on Display
La Jolla Light, Feb. 15 -- Ansel Adams, one of the American West’s most beloved photographers, famous for his black-and-white images of Yosemite National Park, once took pictures of UC San Diego. Who knew? Now a selection of them is on display in the Mandeville Special Collections Library, just inside the entrance to UCSD’s Geisel Library. More

Fact Check: UCSD's (Not So) Mythic Tunnels
Voice of San Diego, Feb. 16 -- For a few months now, we've been tracking down some of the region's most puzzling urban legends: the mysterious downtown blob, a rumored floating bridge and now, the tunnels beneath UC San Diego. More

Experian North America CEO to speak at UCSD Thursday
The San Diego Daily Transcript, Feb. 15 -- Experian North America Chief Executive Officer Victor Nichols will speak on “Viewing the Recession Through the Lens of Consumer Data” Thursday at 7:30 a.m. at the UC San Diego Faculty Club. More

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