A Sampling of Clips for May 26, 2010

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In Merchants of Doubt, the Same Scientists
Who Lied About Tobacco Also Lied About Global Warming
Huffington Post, May 25 -- I have read many books that infuriated me, and I was glad for the experience. But although "Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming" is brilliantly reported and written with brutal clarity, it has left me with a different reaction -- frustration that lobbyists and "experts" have blocked all meaningful steps to avert environment disaster. The book is co-authored by UC San Diego science historian Naomi Oreskes. More

How We Wrecked the Ocean
Mother Jones, May 24 -- In light of the minute-by-minute horror show underway in the Gulf of Mexico, it's worth taking a look at the the long view of human impacts on the ocean. And no one talks the long view better than coral reef ecologist Jeremy Jackson of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. More

L.A. County Advised to Consider Early
Detection Technology for Wildland Fires
Los Angeles Times, May 25 -- Los Angeles County officials should consider using satellites or cameras installed in forests to detect wildfires soon after they begin, commissioners told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. (Mentions research by UC San Diego) More

Jumping Down the Rabbit Hole in Sacramento
Los Angeles Times, Opinion, May 26 -- Teachers and nurses unions oppose a bill that would allow non-medical school personnel to give a life-saving drug to epileptic children. The result? A healthcare bill to help kids appears to have little chance. (Quotes Dr. Howard Taras, a UC San Diego professor and advisor to several school districts) More

National Ranking Has Three Spots for San Diego
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 26 -- The International Parking Institute last week announced  the winners of its annual Awards of Excellence Competition -- and parking projects in San Diego snared three of the ten honors. The new garage at Rady Children's Hospital in Serra Mesa won a merit award for design, while UC San Diego was honored for an innovative parking and transportation management program. More

Why Should Seniors Exercise Regularly?
KPBS, May 25 – These Days talks about the various ways San Diego seniors can stay active and strong. Guests include Colin Depp, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and a Research Fellow at the Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Jacqueline Kerr, Ph.D., exercise scientist, and assistant professor in department of family and preventive medicine at the UC San Diego School of Medicine. More

Digest
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 25 -- UC San Diego’s Linda Rainwater has been named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Women’s Field Athlete of the Year for the West Region. The senior will compete in the high jump at the NCAA National Championships this week after setting the school record in the event this season. She cleared 5 feet, 10.5 inches at the Mt. SAC/California Invitational Heptathlon in April and heads to the NCAAs as the national co-leader in the field. More

National Guard Set to Deploy at Border
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 26 -- With national debate raging over illegal immigration and drug smuggling, the Obama administration is planning the deployment of National Guard troops to the border in San Diego County and elsewhere. (Quotes Wayne Cornelius, co-director of the Center of Expertise on Migration and Health at UC San Diego) More

Bladder Surgeries Found Equally Effective in Women
North County Times, May 26 -- Two minimally invasive operations for stress urinary incontinence help women achieve equivalent levels of dryness, according to researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and a multicenter team of urologists and urogynecologists who partnered in the U.S. trial. More

Public Meeting About Proposal to Extend Trolley by 11 Miles
KFMB, May 25 -- This afternoon is your last chance to weigh in on a proposal to extend trolley service to University City and the UC San Diego campus. More

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