A Sampling of Clips for May 27, 2010

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How Secure Is The Border? Depends Whom You Ask
NPR, May 26 -- Bills funding U.S. troops at war are always considered must-pass legislation. And that's why Senate Republicans are trying to amend a spending measure for combat in Iraq and Afghanistan to include funds for one of their top priorities: cracking down on the U.S.-Mexico border. (Quotes UC San Diego congressional expert Gary Jacobson) More

10 Hottest Careers in America
CBS Money Watch, May 26 -- No need to look further for the hottest jobs. What I’ve got here is the second annual list compiled by UC San Diego, on the career fields with the biggest demand and growth potential. More

Analysis: North Korea Tests U.S. Policy of 'Strategic Patience'
The Washington Post, May 27 -- Obama administration officials have dubbed their policy toward North Korea "strategic patience" -- a resolve that Pyongyang has to make the first move to reengage and that it won't be granted any concessions. (Quotes Susan Shirk, a former Clinton administration official who is director of the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation and a professor at UC San Diego) More

US Research Ships
Nature, May 27  -- The US research fleet will receive two new ocean-class vessels in 2014 after the US Navy announced US$177.5 million in funding on 17 May. One 70-metre ship, funded with $88.9 million, will be operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California. It is to be ready in 2014, when the Scripps-based R/V Melville  is scheduled for decommissioning. More

Rare Oceanography Collections at UCSD Now Digitized
Library Journal, May 27 -- Approximately 100,000 volumes, nearly half of the collection of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Library at UC San Diego have been digitized, thanks to the university’s participation in the Google Books project. Items include rare volumes, journals, and scientific expedition reports. More

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Could Union Jobs Be Trumping the Health of Children?
NBC Los Angeles, May 27 -- Words like 'nurses' and 'teachers' usually elicit warm and fuzzy feelings. But this isn't so warm-and-fuzzy: The unions representing nurses and teachers in California are teaming up to fight new legislation that would help ensure the health of 63,000 epileptic children. (Quotes Dr. Howard Taras, a UC San Diego professor) More

Former BCHS Athlete Merrill Looks to Defend D-II Hurdles Title
Bakersfield Californian, May 26 -- Christine Merrill is heading into today's NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships as the No. 2-ranked 400-meter hurdler in the nation. Merrill is a senior mechanical engineering major at UC San Diego who didn't start her track career until Bakersfield Christian High School began offering the sport her junior year. More

Learning and Loving It: Class of 2010 Profiles
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 27 -- Introducing four of the region’s most-promising high school graduates, as suggested by guidance counselors from around the county. Jesica Sardina, a student-athlete at Chula Vista High School, might be designing prosthetic legs or roller coasters one day. She plans to study mechanical engineering at UC San Diego. Thanks to a Gates Millennium Scholarship, Jesica’s undergraduate and graduate work will be covered. Not bad for a girl who used to miss school twice a week. More

Scripps' Munk Awarded Crafoord Prize
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 27 -- Walter Munk, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography researcher who has won wide acclaim for figuring out everything from how to make it easier for troops to come ashore in big surf to the nature of Earth's climate, has been awarded the Crafoord Prize, one of the most coveted honors in science. More

Ikea Robotics
True/Slant, May 26 -- “IKEA Robotics,” developed by NYU ITP student Adam Lassy, is a conceptual study on changing environments using IKEA furniture. For the ITP spring show, Lassy modified a table and chair to create mobile, wireless robots that can reconfigure an interior space in response to people in the room. Lassy also is a UC San Diego alumnus. More

Pascal Dusapin’s Opera ‘To Be Sung’ At UCSD
KPBS, May 26 -- This is not opera as we know it. French composer Pascal Dusapin's chamber opera "To Be Sung" combines new music with a Gertrude Stein text. The graduate students at UC San Diego's Department of Music perform an ambitious production of "To Be Sung" in the Conrad Prebys Concert Hall this week. We'll talk with the director, soprano Susan Narucki and members of the creative team. More

The Art of the Place
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 27 -- Whether a work of art is made for a public spot, or added as a significant embellishment to it, we end up experiencing the place along with the art. If the art succeeds, it enhances the site, too. And San Diego is lucky enough to have some places where this sort of artistic alchemy happens in a convincing way, including the Stuart Collection at UC San Diego. More

Analysts Say National Guard Does Little to Deter Illegal Immigrants
KPBS, May 26 -- Analysts say President Barack Obama's plan to send 1,200 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border will have minimal impact on border security. The guardsmen are part of Obama's $500-million proposal to make the border safer. (Quotes Wayne Cornelius, who studies migration at UC San Diego) More

Illegal Dumping Halts Lead Removal Program
10News, May 27 -- A 10News I-Team investigation revealed what is being done to hazardous waste removed from local homes. (Quotes Dr. Ruth Heifetz of UC San Diego) More

Local Chefs Plan Week of Events Promoting Sustainable Seafood
North County Times, May 27 -- A group of environmentally conscious San Diego chefs will collaborate next week on a series of events to teach the public about sustainable seafood and eat a bit of it while they're at it. Tuesday at Fibonacci's Bistro by Waters at Campus Pointe, at each tasting station, marine biology students from Scripps Institution of Oceanography will talk about ocean-related topics. The reception will be followed at 7:30 p.m. by a lecture by world-renowned marine ecologist Dr. Jeremy Jackson. More

Trauma Awareness Month
KUSI, May 26 -- With summer approaching, now is the time to think about safety and injury prevention, whether you're a skateboarder, bike rider or late-night partier. May is National Trauma Awareness Month, and Dr. Raul Coimbra, from UC San Diego Medical Center, was here to tell us all about it. More

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