A Sampling of Clips for Sept. 1, 2010

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Illegal Immigration to U.S. Slows Sharply
The Wall Street Journal, Sept. 1 -- Illegal immigration to the U.S. has slowed sharply since 2007, as the risk of unemployment and the rising cost of border crossings amid increased security have discouraged thousands of potential migrants from heading north. (Quotes Wayne Cornelius, professor of political science at UC San Diego). More

Finding Suggests New Target for Alzheimer’s Drugs
The New York Times, Sept. 1 -- In a year when news about Alzheimer’s disease seems to whipsaw between encouraging and disheartening, a new discovery by an 84-year-old scientist has illuminated a new direction. (Quotes Paul Aisen, professor of neuroscience at UC San Diego). More

Cars: The Next Hacker Target?
CBS News, Aug. 31 -- Of course, your car is probably not a high-priority target for most malicious hackers. But security experts tell CNET that car hacking is starting to move from the realm of the theoretical to reality, thanks to new wireless technologies and evermore dependence on computers to make cars safer, more energy efficient, and modern. (Mentions UC San Diego) More

Researchers Develop Simulation
to Better Understand the Effects of Sound on Marine Life
R&D Magazine, Aug. 31 -- A combination of the biology of marine mammals, mechanical vibrations and acoustics has led to a breakthrough discovery allowing scientists to better understand the potential harmful effects of sound on marine mammals such as whales and dolphins. (Quotes Petr Krysl of the structural engineering department at UC San Diego) More

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Computer Scientists Leverage Dark
Silicon to Improve Smartphone Battery Life
R&D Magazine, Sept. 1 -- A new smartphone chip prototype under development at UC San Diego will improve smartphone efficiency by making use of "dark silicon" - the underused transistors in modern microprocessors. On August 23, UC San Diego computer scientists presented GreenDroid, the new smartphone chip prototype at the HotChips symposium in Palo Alto, CA. More

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Camera Lucida's Upcoming Season at UC San Diego
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 31 -- Camera Lucida, the innovative chamber music series at UC San Diego, opens its third season.  Directed by UC San Diego faculty cellist Charles Curtis, the seven-concert series is a collaboration between UC San Diego and musicians of the San Diego Symphony, including the orchestra’s concertmaster, Jeff Thayer. More

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