A Sampling of Clips for January 20^th, 2010

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Medical Students Supportive of Alternative Medicine
MSNBC, Jan. 20 -- A new national survey finds that most medical students think that knowledge of complementary and alternative medicine could help Western doctors do a better job. (Mentions research by UCSD) More

Can Guilt Save the Oceans?
Discovery Magazine, Jan. 15 -- Guilt. Shame. These aren’t emotions commonly associated with fish. According to Jennifer Jacquet, however, they may actually be effective tools to prevent destructive overfishing. Jennifer knows a thing or two about guilt—she writes the Guilty Planet blog for scienceblogs.com. Her lecture today covered creative ways to convince corporations to buy and sell fish caught in a sustainable manner. (This is the first in a series of guest posts by Joel Barkan, a graduate student at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and renowned Scripps marine biologist Jeremy Jackson) More

Bacteria Transformed Into Living, Blinking Clocks
Could Provide Precisely Timed Drug Delivery
Popular Science, Jan. 20 -- Simply put, pills are stupid. They don't know what's going on in your body when you take them, they don't know the optimal time to release their medication, and they certainly can't vary their own dosage levels on the fly. But thanks to the blinking E. coli created by researchers at UCSD, that's all about to change. More

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University of California
Applications Set Record
Fresno Bee, Jan. 15 -- University of California campuses from Davis to UCSD saw dramatic increases in the number of transfer students applying for the fall of 2010, fueling a rise in applications statewide to their largest number ever despite steep hikes in student fees, according to data released Thursday by UC's Office of the President. More

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Orange Oil Versus Fumigation
San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 20 -- A recent study by UC Irvine found that sulfuryl fluoride is a major greenhouse gas that can last about 30 years in the atmosphere and may last 100 years. A study by UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography confirms Irvine's findings. More

A Sapphire Energy Co-Founder Sees Solutions
in Algae for Drugs as Well as Biofuels
San Diego Union Tribune, Jan. 19 – The potential of algae as a clean energy source has been generating a lot of entrepreneurial excitement in San Diego. At last count, 10 local companies are busy working on technologies focused on transforming ordinary pond scum into “green crude” one day capable of powering aircraft, trucks, automobiles, and even utility plants—and easing the world’s energy problems. It is a bold vision—but one that may be selling algae short. That thought occurred to me after I had a chat with Stephen Mayfield, a leading expert on the genetics of algae who recently moved his lab from The Scripps Research Institute to UCSD. More

Michael Robertson on Gizmo5, and How
the World Has Changed for Internet Startups
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 19  -- Just a few weeks ago, Michael Robertson sold his Web-based phone service venture, Gizmo5, to Google for a reported $30 million. So he was in a good mood when we sat down yesterday to talk about what might be next for San Diego’s patriarch of Internet startups. (Robertson has been working for years as a help desk technician at the UCSD Supercomputer Center) More

Scripps Scientists Part of Grant-Winning Team
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 19 -- Two scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla are part of a research team that won a $1.2 million federal grant to develop methods for quantifying regional greenhouse-gas emissions. More

How Technology Affects Etiquette and Social Interaction
KPBS, Jan. 12 -- What are the effects of technology such as Facebook, Twitter, texting and email on social interaction and etiquette? We speak with technology etiquette expert, Elaine Swann and experts on social networks, UCSD political scientist James Fowler and Noah Arceneaux about the relationship between new technology and social behavior. More

What If a 7.0 Quake Hit Here?
NBC 7/39, Jan. 15 -- An earthquake of the size that flattened Haiti will one day rock this region, but the result will be vastly different, scientists said in a published report. (Quotes Neal Driscoll, a professor of geology at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

Dinner and a Movie
San Diego CityBeat, Jan. 19 -- Dinner and a movie: When it comes to films about food, there are several pictures that always get noticed. Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott’s Big Night, for one. There’s also Tampopo, Eat Drink Man Woman and Julie and Julia, which came out last summer. Dinner and a Movie is part of UCSD’s ArtPower! Film’s Foovie series. More

Too Big to Fail: The Politics Behind
Petco Park and Why San Diego Should
by Wary of its New Stadium Ambitions
San Diego News Room, Jan. 15 -- Vladimir Kogan is pursuing a doctoral degree in political science at UCSD and is currently a research fellow at Stanford University’s Center for the American West. He is researching and writing a book called “Paradise Plundered” detailing the history of San Diego politics. More

Tips for Students to Fight 'Freshman Fifteen'
The Flor-Ala, Jan. 14 -- Starting a healthy exercise routine now can make a difference in your mood and performance this semester.  Getting motivated starts with recognizing the mental, social, and cognitive benefits of a regular fitness routine.  (Quotes Jerry Phelps, a counseling psychologist and acting director of student wellness at UCSD) More

Stem Cell Facility Delayed
San Diego Business Journal, Jan. 19 -- A taxpayer-funded stem cell research laboratory planned for the Torrey Pines Mesa is among three such facilities in the works statewide that have hit snags in their construction timelines.  A move-in date originally scheduled for December has been delayed until June 2011 for the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, a group comprised of The Burnham Institute for Medical Research, The Salk Institute, The Scripps Research Institute and UCSD. More

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