A Sampling of Clips for Oct. 15, 2010

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13 Researchers Win National Medals
of Science and of Technology and Innovation
The Chronicle of Higher Education, Oct. 15 -- President Obama announced on Friday the recipients of this year's National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the nation's highest honors for scientists, inventors, and engineers. Recipients include Marye Anne Fox, chancellor of UC San Diego and a professor of chemistry. More

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The Benefits of Pop Quizzes
Science, Oct. 14 -- No two words fill schoolchildren with more dread than "pop quiz." But mounting evidence suggests that quizzes can help students learn. Now researchers think they know one reason why: Students who take quizzes seem to think up better ways of remembering information than students who simply study. (Quotes Hal Pashler, a psychologist at UC San Diego) More

Charter Schools: The Good Ones Aren't Flukes
TIME Magazine, Oct. 14 -- Charter schools are all the rage these days. The public is increasingly smitten with them — in this year's Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup education poll, 68% of respondents said they support charter schools, up from 42% in 2000 — but few people know what charters are. (Mentions the Preuss School at UC San Diego) More

Real-Life Design: Erecting Solutions to Social Problems
The New York Times, Oct. 14 -- Architecture is rediscovering its social conscience. That’s the message behind “Small Scale, Big Change: New Architectures of Social Engagement,” an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. (Mentions Teddy Cruz, who is on the UC San Diego faculty) More

On the GreenBeat: GE Acquires Opal, Top 100 Cleantech Companies Listed
Reuters, Oct. 14 -- Viridity Energy announced it received $1.6 million from the California Solar Initiative to optimize the deployment of solar energy on UC San Diego’s microgrid. More

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Athol Fugard Finds Truth and Reconciliation in 'The Train Driver'
Los Angeles Times, Oct. 15 -- For  Athol Fugard, the playwright's pilgrimage can be a long, tortuous slog. But the trek is less daunting and more companionable if that road happens to pass through L.A.'s Fountain Theatre. Since 2000, when the intimate Hollywood playhouse staged the Los Angeles premiere of Fugard's "The Road to Mecca," the 78-year-old South African playwright has regarded the Fountain as something of an artistic home away from home. Fugard is on the UC San Diego faculty. More

State Budget Reforms Worth the Wait
San Diego Union-Tribune, Opinion, Oct. 15 -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was in San Diego last week to highlight major accomplishments in the new state budget. Though 100 days late, the budget includes some significant achievements that were worth waiting for, including holding the line on taxes and spending and supporting vital education funding. (Mentions UC San Diego) More

Solar Manufacturers Set Up Shop in San Diego
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 14 -- San Diego is a leading market for solar installations in the state. (Mentions UC San Diego) More

Experts: Legalizing Pot in California Affects Mexico
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 14 -- Legalizing marijuana in California could deprive Mexican drug cartels of revenue and potentially escalate violence south of the border, at least in the short term, policy experts said Thursday. (Quotes Viridiana Rios, a fellow at the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at UC San Diego) More

Bedbugs Lurking, Waiting
North County Times, Oct. 13 -- Bedbugs are popping up everywhere, from fancy hotels to movie theaters to the Empire State Building, spreading rapidly by sneaking into luggage, clothing and used furniture. And over the last few years, they have also made their presence known in Southern California. (Quotes Dr. Bill Norcross, a professor of clinical family medicine at UC San Diego) More

It Wasn’t Built in a Day
San Diego Community Newspaper Group, Oct. 14 -- When Stanley Chodorow came to teach history at UC San Diego in 1968, the campus area consisted of grass, bushes and fields of, well, nothing. More

Top Bids: Power Upgrade at Hillcrest Medical Center
The San Diego Daily Transcript, Oct. 14 -- UC San Diego had released the top bidders on the Critical Branch Power Upgrade Project at the Hillcrest Medical Center. More

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