A Sampling of Clips for June 22, 2010

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Scientists 'Convinced' of Climate Consensus
More Prominent Than Opponents, Says Paper
ScienceNOW, June 21 -- A new analysis of 1372 climate scientists who have participated in major climate science reviews or have signed statements in support or opposition to their main conclusions confirms what many researchers have said for years: Those who believe in anthropogenic climate change rank much higher on the scientific pecking order than do those who take issue with the idea. The paper shows that "the vast majority of working [climate] research scientists are in agreement" on climate change, says climate science historian Naomi Oreskes of UC San Diego. More

Anxiety Disorders in Youth Tied to Heart Risks Later
MSNBC, June 21 -- Young men with anxiety disorders may have an increased likelihood of developing heart disease by middle-age, a new study suggests. (Quotes Dr. Joel E. Dimsdale of UC San Diego) More

Merchants of Doubt
Christian Science Monitor, June 22 – “Merchants of Doubt,” co-authored by UC San Diego science historian Naomi Oreskes, might be one of the most important books of the year. Exhaustively researched and documented, it explains how over the past several decades mercenary scientists have partnered with tobacco companies and chemical corporations to help them convince the public that their products are safe – even when solid science proves otherwise. More

Fiona Banner: Fight and Flight
The Guardian, U.K., June 21 -- Rising up through the middle of Fiona Banner's two-storey studio is the upturned wing of a Tornado fighter plane. From the first floor, you can see its tip, slicing ominously through the floorboards like an oversized shark fin. (Mentions Anya Gallaccio, who is on the UC San Diego faculty) More

Eating with an Anorexic Child: A Controversial Treatment
Chicago Tribune, June 22 -- Chicago's Ranalli family was using the little-known Maudsley Approach, a grueling but evidence-based treatment for adolescents suffering from the eating disorder anorexia nervosa. The approach, also called "family-based therapy," flips conventional treatment on its head. (Quotes Dr. Walter Kaye, the director of the eating disorder treatment and research program at UC San Diego) More

What’s Being Done Locally to Study and Treat ALS?
KPBS, June 22 -- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is a devastating disease that is almost always fatal and has no known cure. We discuss the challenges the scientific and medical communities face in their efforts to fight the disease. We'll learn about some innovative research taking place in San Diego from Dr. Don Cleveland, professor and chair of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the UC San Diego School of Medicine, and Dr. Geoffrey Sheean, director of the Neuromuscular Division in UC San Diego's department of Neurosciences, and a practicing physician who helped establish the ALS Center at the UCSD Medical Center in Hillcrest. More

Teacher, Student from Preuss School Win National Honors
FOX 5, San Diego, Calif., June 21 -- A teacher and student from The Preuss School at UC San Diego have been named 2010 Bezos Scholars. Anne Artz, a science teacher at the charter school and Miriam Million, a Preuss junior, will attend the Aspen Ideas Festival, a weeklong seminar at the Aspen Institute. More

Are San Diegans Getting Too Much or Too Little Sun?
KPBS, June 21 -- Protecting ourselves from the rays of the sun seems like a good idea. But there are some real questions about how much protection we really get from sunscreen. And one skin cancer specialist says we may sacrificing some important protection by rejecting the golden rays. (Quotes Dr. Greg Daniels, an oncologist at UC San Diego whose specialty is melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer) More

UCSD Career Center Lends Students a Hand
La Jolla Light, June 21 -- Coming off the heels of UC San Diego's recent graduation ceremonies, this year's class got a helping hand from the university to get a job in a tough market. The week following commencement, the campus's Career Services Center sponsored up-to-date job search, resume, interviewing and networking programs. More

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