A Sampling of Clips for July 30, 2010

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Are We Causing a Mass Extinction in Our Oceans?
Christian Science Monitor, July 29 -- One hundred days ago Thursday, the oil rig Deepwater Horizon began spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico. As profoundly as the leak of millions of barrels of oil is injuring the Gulf ecosystem, it is only one of many threats to the Earth's oceans that, many experts say, could change the makeup of the oceans as we know them and wipe out a large portion of marine life. (Quotes Jeremy Jackson of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego)  More

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Boxer Highlights Differences on Abortion
ABC 7, Los Angeles, Calif., July 29 -- Jobs and the economy may be foremost on voters' minds, but Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer has been quick to stress another issue that has been a hallmark of her political career, her support for abortion rights. (Quotes Thad Kousser, an associate professor of political science at UC San Diego) More

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Wireless Sensor Watches Blood Sugar for Diabetics
Vancouver Sun, 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. More

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Smoke Detecting Robots
KUSI, July 30 -- Brad Perry ended his morning with some very talented students at UC San Diego. They created robots that can detect smoke. More

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County Health Officials Say Infant Died of Whooping Cough
KPBS, July 29 -- A new-born baby died Tuesday in a San Diego hospital from whooping cough. Seven babies have died in California since January from the illness, now an epidemic in the state. (Quotes Dr. Elizabeth Rosenblum, a family doctor with UC San Diego) More

Noose Found at UCSD may be Latest Racial Prank
CBS News 8, San Diego, Calif., July 29 — Police at UC San Diego are investigating a noose that was found in a campus building in what may be the latest in a series of racially charged pranks. More

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San Francisco Chronicle
Sacramento Bee
North County Times
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Startup Beefs Up Web Security with Pictures
North County Times, July 29 -- A new local company has a twist on an old adage: A picture is worth a thousand passwords. (Quotes Serge Belongie, an associate professor of computer science and engineering at UC San Diego) More

Embellishments Elevate Lowly 'Cardiff Kook'
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 29 -- Has there ever been a more successful interactive work of public art than Cardiff’s “Magic Carpet Ride”? If so, I haven’t heard tell of it. (Mentions the Sun God and the Bear at UC San Diego) More

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