A Sampling of Clips for June 14, 2011

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Protein “Key to Cancer Growth”
MSN, June 14 -- Scientists have discovered that a single protein holds out the promise of new treatments that could stifle the growth and spread of many cancers. Study leader Professor Judith Varner, from the University of California at San Diego, said: "Most strategies targeting the role of myeloid cells in cancer have focused on reducing their expression of inflammatory molecules. "We've found a single convergent point - the PI-3 kinase gamma enzyme - that, when blocked, appears to result in significant suppression of tumour inflammation and growth regardless of the initiating event. It could be a very important therapeutic target for future cancer treatments and could impact most, if not all, types of solid cancers.” (Quotes UC San Diego’s Michael Karin.) More

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Qualcomm's Jacobs, UCSD's Wolf Win Marconi Prize
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 13 -- Qualcomm co-founder Irwin Jacobs and the late Jack Keil Wolf, a longtime professor at UC San Diego, have won the 2011 Marconi Society Prize for their work in communications technology. More

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Freedom Symbol
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 14 -- Flag Day today has special significance at UC San Diego where a plaque will be installed at the Revelle College plaza flagpole as a reminder of our freedom. The flagpole was installed in December 1967 during an era of anti-Vietnam War activism when protesters flew the North Vietnamese flag on campus. In response, a group of young Republican students collected funds and erected a flagpole flying an American flag. More

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Wind Power Conference
KGTV News 10, June 14 -- This morning local experts will discuss wind energy in San Diego. Community leaders, policy makers and renewable energy experts from around the country will be at Scripps Institution of Oceanography today. They will discuss renewable energy policy and the benefits and misconceptions of wind power. More

Qualcomm and X-Prize Diagnose Medical Device’s Future
KPBS, June 14 -- Telemedicine is a reality and remote surgery is possible. Simulators, remote surgical tools and cell phone technology all factor in. (Quotes Mark Talamini, the chairman of the department of surgery at UC San Diego.) More

What Bats, Bombs, and Sharks Taught Us About Hearing
Scientific American, June 14 -- The most surprising part of this story was that they managed to record brainwave activity from the sharks. This tale is about one of the most fascinating figures in the history of neuroscience: Dr. Robert Galambos. The plan was to record EEG from a variety of species including sharks, frogs, dolphins, and monkeys, to figure out how the brainstem auditory evoked potentials differs across species. (Mentions UC San Diego and Scripps Institution of Oceanography.) More

Let Dad Know He Makes a Difference
Shreveport Times, June 12 -- While moms still do the majority of child care, dads have increased their hands-on time dramatically, according to researchers at UC San Diego and the University of Pennsylvania. More

The Big Stakes? Two-thirds Margin
San Luis Obispo Tribune, June 14 -- There are many ways to view the new congressional and legislative district maps released last week by the state's new independent redistricting commission, from the personal to the cultural to the geographic. The verdict seems to be that the draft maps – which will undergo more revision before finalization in August – give the Democrats a chance to get two-thirds, but not a guarantee. UC San Diego political scientist Vladimir Kogan used criteria originally voiced by Karin McDonald, the redistricting commission's chief consultant. More

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