A Sampling of Clips for June 1, 2011

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography Preparing for Major Expansion
KPBS, June 1 -- One of the world's most renowned marine research institutions is preparing for a major expansion. We speak to the director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography about how a nearly $250 million expansion will benefit the organization's long-term research goals. (Interviews Tony Haymet, director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and vice chancellor of Marine Sciences at UC San Diego.) More

Human Ancestors Were Mama's Boys
USA Today, June 1 -- Males of two early human species were Mama's Boys, suggest paleo-anthropologists, with females moving in with the in-laws about two million years ago, and their mates staying put.  At least 50% of the females did not grow up in the area where they died. Among the males, 90% died near where they grew up. (Quotes UC San Diego anthropologist Margaret Schoeninger.) More

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Gas Tanks Drain Family Budgets
Clarion-Ledger (AP), May 31 -- High prices at the pump are putting a squeeze on the family budget as the traditional summer driving season begins. For every $10 the typical household earns before taxes, almost a full dollar now goes toward gas, a 40 percent bigger bite than normal. (Quotes UC San Diego economics professor James Hamilton.) More

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Close-up: April’s Tornado Outbreaks
New York Times, June 1 -- Powerful stirrings of the atmosphere through the month of April generated that month’s extraordinary swarms of tornadoes — with 625 tornadoes confirmed so far out of 875 that were reported. Of course, much more was to come in May. (Quotes Richard Somerville, professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.) More

Poll: Should Shark Fins Be Banned?
Union-Tribune, May 31 -- For many in the Asian-American community, serving shark fin soup at the dinner table celebrates a life-changing occasion. But there is growing pressure worldwide to stop the trade in shark fins as the numbers of one of the sea’s most feared predators fall. (Quotes Scripps Institution of Oceanography graduate student and UC San Diego Director of State and Local Government Relations Dominique Cano-Stocco.) More

Penn State Honors Climate Scientist With Alumni Award
UC Newsroom, June 1 -- Richard Somerville, a distinguished professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award from Penn State University, the school's highest honor bestowed on individuals. More

Congratulations to Naomi Oreskes
Discover Magazine, May 31 – UC San Diego’s Naomi Oreskes, the co-author of Merchants of Doubt has been recognized as “Climate Change Communicator of the Year” by the George Mason Center for Climate Change Communication. More

Why Can't We Remember Things Before Age Four?
Union-Tribune, May 31 -- The Wall Street Journal has just published a fascinating story about why humans have trouble recalling memories before the age of 3 or 4. I'm going to make this a topic of discussion during ScienceTalk, the podcast I produce with UC San Diego's Scott Paulson. More

Why They Move
Inside Higher Ed, May 31 -- That truism, while perhaps too simplistic to be applied widely, seems to be increasingly confronting many public universities, especially flagships, that have seen state support slashed or the political environment grow more tense and unpredictable. And, some say, the situation threatens to get worse. (Mentions UC San Diego.) More

Leading Scientists Join Rice Bioscience Program
Houston Business Journal, May 31 -- Rice University said that two nationally renowned physicists and a leading chemist will join the school’s BioScience Research Collaborative, owing in part to a grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. (Mentions UC San Diego.) More

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