A Sampling of Clips for July 14, 2010

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Rare Dark Jellyfish Showing Up in San Diego Bay
Associated Press, July 14 -- Scientists say a rare species of dark purple jellyfish is showing up in San Diego Bay and washing ashore on beaches.  Dr. Nigella Hillgarth of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography said Tuesday the Birch Aquarium has four of the jellies for display. More

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The Conversation: Is Divorce Contagious?
ABC News, July 13 -- James Fowler authored a study that concludes divorce is contagious.  (Video conversation with James Fowler, political scientist at UC San Diego) More

Rules Seek to Expand Diagnosis of Alzeheimer's
New York Times, July 14 -- For the first time in 25 years, medical experts are proposing a major change in the criteria for Alzheimer’s disease, part of a new movement to diagnose and, eventually, treat the disease earlier. (Quotes Dr. Paul Aisen, an Alzheimer’s researcher at UC San Diego) More

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China Pushes Domestic Economic Growth
USA Today, July 13 -- With American consumers tapped out in the wake of the financial crisis, China must rebalance its economy to rely more on its own domestic demand rather than exports to the United States. That will raise living standards here and eventually shrink the costly and controversial U.S. trade deficit with China, which hit $22.3 billion in May, up from $17.5 billion in the same month last year. (Mentions Barry Naughton, an expert on the Chinese economy at UC San Diego) More

Footloose Glaciers Crack Up
United States Geological Survey, July 14 -- Glaciers that lose their footing on the seafloor and begin floating behave very erratically, according to a new study headed by a Scripps Institution of Oceanogaphy researcher published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. Floating glaciers produce larger icebergs than their grounded cousins and do so at unpredictable intervals. (Mentions UC San Diego glaciologist Fabian Walter, who led the study) More

Sun-stirred Lunar Dust Could Wear Down Moon Machines
Tehran Times, July 14 -- A recent study has revealed that light-reflecting scientific instruments placed on the moon by astronauts 40 years ago have mysteriously degraded. The findings suggest that equipment placed on the barren, weatherless lunar surface can in fact suffer performance problems in the long term. (Quotes Tom Murphy, an associate professor of physics at UC San Diego) More

A Month in the Country
Eye Weekly, July 13 -- Soulpepper’s production of Turgenev’s A Month in the Country is a revelation. Though it is now considered one of the greatest Russian plays of the 19th century, Turgenev’s play is seldom staged and when it is, as in the Shaw Festival’s revival in 2007, it does not always succeed. This time, however, with Susan Coyne and director László Marton providing a fresh, colloquial adaptation and designers Andrei Both and Victoria Wallace shifting the setting from the 1840s to the present, its universal themes of aging, desire and delusion shine more clearly than ever before. (Mentions Andrei Both of the UC San Diego theatre and dance department) More  

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