A Sampling of Clips for May 25, 2010

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Scanning Babies for Autism
The Wall Street Journal, May 24 -- By taking scans of sleeping children, researchers are discovering what occurs in the brains of babies and young children with autism. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, to peer at images of the children's brains, researchers from UC San Diego, found that autistic children as young as 14 months use different brain regions than youngsters with more typical development when hearing bedtime stories. More

BP Pledges $500 Million for Research into Impact of Spill
CNN, May 24 -- BP today announced a commitment of up to $500 million to an open research program studying the impact of the Deepwater Horizon incident, and its associated response, on the marine and shoreline environment of the Gulf of Mexico. (Mentions the Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

The Great Unknowns in Gulf Oil Spill
Newsweek, May 24 -- The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico falls into a distinct category from any other oil catastrophe; it's the first blowout in history to release oil in such deep waters, nearly a mile below the surface. (Quotes Lisa Levin, a marine ecologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

Fuel for Consumer Rebound: Lower Oil Prices
The Wall Street Journal, May 24 -- One man's financial crisis may be another's stimulus. U.S. markets have taken a beating amid fears over Europe's fiscal woes and global economic growth. Commodities haven't been spared—crude-oil prices have tumbled roughly 20% since early April to close at about $70 a barrel on Monday.  (Quotes UC San Diego economist James Hamilton) More

In Performance: Chinary Ung
The Washington Post, May 24 -- Composer Chinary Ung's career has been a study in cross-cultural synthesis, weaving timbres and tonalities of music from his native Cambodia into a Western style of classical writing. The Da Capo Chamber Players' all-Ung program at the Freer Gallery on Thursday was a telling showcase of his music's evolution, from Asian-scented Americana to thornier explorations of Asian music that happen to use Western instrumentation. Ung is on the UC San Diego faculty. More

Conservatives Ramp Up Attacks
on Campbell over his Moderate Social Views
Los Angeles Times, May 25  -- Senate candidate Tom Campbell has long argued that, in an election season marked by economic concerns and anger at Washington, his moderate social views won't cost him the support of largely conservative Republican primary voters. That theory is about to be tested.  (Quotes UC San Diego political science professor Gary Jacobson) More

Tritons Tiptoe Past Central Missouri
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 24 — Kellen Lee had seen enough failure. He and his UC San Diego teammates had squandered opportunities to score throughout Monday night’s NCAA Division II national baseball tournament game with Central Missouri. More

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Weight Linked to Depression in Teen Girls
San Diego 6, May 24 -- Researchers at UC San Diego found that obesity in teen girls is a risk factor for symptoms of depression, but not clinical depression, it was announced Monday. More

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Autonomous Robots Could Be Used for Homeland Security
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 25 — Engineers at UC San Diego are installing sensors on a small army of the robots. They want to see if the machines can spot and predict the movement of harmless smoke that will be released during an experiment on campus this summer. More

Q&A: Two S.D. Experts Map Next Steps in Tense Korea Crisis
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 24 — Not long ago, the Cold War seemed to be — like the Berlin Wall — a historical curiosity. But that dangerous conflict between capitalist and communist systems is on display on the Korean peninsula, where tensions between the democratic South Korea and the Stalinist North Korea are rising. Experts discussing the issue include Stephan Haggard, the Lawrence and Sallye Krause Professor of Korea-Pacific Studies at UC San Diego, and director of UCSD’s Korea-Pacific Program. He lives in San Diego. More

Dance Fest About Much More Than Movement
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 24 — Bring up the divisive topic of immigration and an imaginary boundary gets drawn in the sand, separating issues and rights. But like a strong summer wind that scrambles the surface of a landscape, the Blurred Borders Dance Festival uses movement, film and narration to obscure the lines of demarcation. (Quotes Patricia Rincon, a Latina choreographer who heads the undergraduate dance program at UC San Diego) More

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