A Sampling of Clips for July 18, 2011

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Study: Binge Drinking Harms Memory of Teens, Especially Girls
International Business Times, July 18 -- Long after the hangover wears off, having too many drinks, or binge drinking, can damage still-developing teenager's working memory, according to a recent study published in the web version of the Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research journal. California researchers say female teens may be more vulnerable to these negative effects of excess alcohol consumption. (Quotes Susan F. Tapert, acting chief of psychology at the VA San Diego Healthcare System, and a professor of psychiatry at UC San Diego.) More

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How a Long Mission to Mars Could Kill You
MSNBC, July 18 -- When NASA's 30-year Space Shuttle Program ends on Thursday as Atlantis touches down for the last time, space-watchers will be looking toward our next step into space. Despite several decades of research and development, a long-duration voyage to Mars is still on the drawing board. Putting aside the enormous financial costs of an interplanetary mission, there are still major engineering and physiological hurdles to overcome. (Quotes Alan Hargens, an orthopedic surgeon at UC San Diego, who studies the effects of gravity on astronauts.) More

Kiki Or Bouba? In Search of Language's Missing Link
New Sceintist.com, July 18 -- Nearly 100 years of linguistics research has been based on the assumption that words are just collections of sounds - an agreed acoustic representation that has little to do with their actual meaning. A spate of recent studies challenge this idea. They suggest that we seem instinctively to link certain sounds with particular sensory perceptions. (Refers to studies by Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, professor of psychiatry, and Benjamin Bergen, associate professor of cognitive science, at UC San Diego.) More

Naomi Oreskes: Fierce Defender of Climate Change Science – and Scientists
Christian Science Monitor, July 18 – (Interview) Naomi Oreskes has become a leading voice in defense of the science underlying global warming and the scientists who are researching it. Naomi Oreskes is a professor of history and science studies at UC San Diego. More

USA's Rachel Buehler Could Play Key Role in Stopping Japan
USA Today, July 17 – [Rachel] Buehler, 25, of Del Mar, Calif., might be one of the most unsung of the American players on this suddenly wildly popular team. But she is also one of the toughest players on the team, a woman her teammates call "Buehldozer" because of her hard tackling and physical play. And she is also one of the smartest, an academic All-American from Stanford who has been accepted to medical school at UC San Diego. More

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