A Sampling of Clips for July 29, 2010

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Wireless Sensor Watches Blood Sugar for Diabetics
MSNBC, July 29 -- UC San Diego researchers have developed an implantable sensor that measures blood sugar continuously and transmits the information without wires -- a milestone, they said, in diabetes treatment. The device worked in one pig for more than a year and in another for nearly 10 months with no trouble, they reported in the journal Science Translational Medicine. More

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The Dark Side of Sticky Notes
The Atlantic Monthly, July 28 -- The New York Times celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of Post-It Notes, a great innovation of the late 1970s national malaise, perhaps because it introduced a bit of sunny yellow into the gloom of the stagflation-era workplace. (Mentions the UC San Diego libraries) More

Vital Ocean Phytoplankton a Casualty of Global Warming?
Christian Science Monitor, July 28 -- A new study suggests that a global rise in ocean temperatures has cut the number of phytoplankton, which are the bedrock of the food chain, by 40 percent since 1950. Other scientists link the rise in ocean temperatures to global warming. (Quotes Peter Franks, a phytoplankton ecologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

Aquarium of the Pacific Offering Whale Listening
KCAL9, Los Angeles, Calif., July 29 -- Whales can not only be seen off Southern California's coast, but now can be heard. The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach unveiled sea mammal audio equipment today aboard its whale watching boat. (Quotes Josh Jones, whale researcher of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

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LeBron’s Camp Has Youngsters Feeling Like Royalty
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 28 — LeBron James’ youth basketball camp is sold out, but Alexander Srioudom still managed to gain a spot. Srioudom’s mother won a radio contest last month, enabling the 11-year-old from Kearny Mesa to join more than 500 other campers from 37 states and four countries who will participate in King’s Academy Thursday through Monday at UC San Diego. UCSD’s men’s and women’s basketball teams are part of the camp staff, too. More

USCD Investigating Report of Another Noose
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 28 — UC San Diego police are investigating a report that a noose was found on campus July 21 suspended from a stairwell in Mandeville Hall. A noose also was found on campus in late February. More

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'Pocket Paramedic' Guards Against Sudden Cardiac Arrest
North County Times, July 28 -- For a reminder of life's fragility, there's nothing quite like having your heart stop. On May 3, Cindy Gelormini of Escondido experienced that ultimate insecurity. On the advice of her doctor, John Rogers, she received a device called an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, or ICD. (Quotes Ulrika M. Birgersdotter-Green, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine) More

Three Mexican-American Artists Look
at Bicultural Histories in Oceanside Exhibit
North County Times, July 28 -- Three Mexican-American artists will show the public what California and American cultures look like through their eyes in an exhibit opening Saturday at the Oceanside Museum of Art. Artists include Raul Guerrero, who has lived in San Diego for more than 20 years, was born near the Mexican border and grew up in National City. He graduated from Chouinard Art Institute in 1970 and has been teaching oil painting at UC San Diego for the past nine years. More

UCSD, Scripps Make 'Best Hospitals' List
La Jolla Light, July 28 -- UC San Diego Medical Center, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and Scripps Green Hospital are all recognized in the 2010-11 issue of "Best Hospitals," at www.usnews.com/besthospitals and in the August issue of U.S. News. This year's issue includes rankings of 152 medical centers nationwide in 16 specialties. UCSD Medical Center is one of only 50 hospitals ranked in five or more specialties - diabetes, geriatrics, orthopedics, psychiatry and pulmonology. More

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