A Sampling of Clips for April 3^th, 2009

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Plan B for Energy: 8 Revolutionary Energy Sources
Scientific American, April 2 -- To keep this world tolerable for life as we like it, humanity must complete a marathon of technological change whose finish line lies far over the horizon. (Quotes Farrokh Najmabadi, a fusion expert who directs the Center for Energy Research at UCSD) More

It's Getting Easier to Be Green: Jobs in Green Science
ScienceNOW, April 2 -- Whatever you've studied—physical science, medicine, engineering, any life science from agriculture to zoology—qualifies you for some kind of environmental job. Many don't require Ph.D.s; most will utilize, and often expand, your skills and training. (Mentions the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD) More

Two New Greenhouse Gases to Worry About
G Magazine, April 2009 -- Two new greenhouse gases are accumulating in the atmosphere, according to an international research team led by scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in the US and CSIRO scientist, Paul Fraser, from the Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research. More

Starved for Normality
Los Angeles Times, April 2 -- The gap between what patients with anorexia nervosa need and what their insurance will cover has been played out around the country. Many insurance companies increasingly have questioned the need for long-term residential treatment programs and balked at paying the high costs for them. (Quotes Terry Schwartz, medical director at an eating disorders program at UCSD) More

Researchers Who Touted High Vitamin D Doses Shut Out of Panel
Globe and Mail, April 3 -- Some of the most sensational health claims ever advanced about a nutrient have recently been made for vitamin D. Not having enough of the sunshine vitamin has been linked to a slew of chronic ailments, including cancer, heart disease and diabetes. (Mentions Cedric Garland of UCSD) More

UCSD Artists Welcome Visitors to Their World
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 3 — The Visual Arts department at UCSD will open its studio doors to the public Saturday, allowing a rare glimpse into the works of its M.F.A. candidates. Fifty graduate students will exhibit their work at this year's Open Studios event, and they will be on hand to discuss individual works and their creative processes. More

Author Pens Book on Barbie's Toothsome New Beau, Darin Russell
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 3 -- Forget Ken. Barbie has a new love in her life and he's nothing like her former boyfriend. Her new guy, Darin Russell, is a werewolf. The love story is in Valley Center resident Linda Thomas-Sundstrom's new book, “Barbie & the Beast,” which is now in bookstores. Thomas-Sundstrom teaches health and wellness at UCSD and Miramar College. More

Is the Market Moral?
KPBS, April 2 -- Dr. Michael Shermer, is the Founding Publisher of Skeptic magazine and the Executive Director of the Skeptics Society. He's spent years delving into the reasons why people believe weird things and defining the boundaries between science and pseudo-science. Shermer spoke at 7 p.m. April 2 at the UCSD Price Center West Ballroom. More

Venter Outlines Progress in Engineering Microbes to Make Fuels
Xconomy, April 3 -- Connect CEO Duane Roth says that when he was organizing an “innovation summit” to showcase San Diego’s prowess in advanced research and innovation, he wanted to start each session of the two-day event with a scientific headliner as keynote speaker. And UCSD alumnus J. Craig Venter, who gained fame for his sequencing and analysis of the human genome, lived up to his billing as summit’s opening act yesterday. More

Statewide Transgender Organizations Gather for Summit
Gay and Lesbian Times, April 2 -- Last weekend, the state-wide transgender community gathered for San Diego’s 4th Annual Transgender Leadership Summit. Equality California, Transgender Law Center, along with more than 20 community-based organizations presented the three-day affair, hosted by UCSD. More

It Won't Cost the Taxpayers a Thing
Voice of San Diego, April 2 -- The argument for a larger San Diego Convention Center is a familiar one in the city: Build it and it will pay for itself in new taxes and other economic impact from convention-goers. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Steve Erie) More

'The City Is Acting Really Stupid'
Voice of San Diego, April 2 -- City Council members are increasingly skeptical of Mayor Jerry Sanders' plan to reduce citywide water consumption based on residents' historical usage. (Quotes UCSD economist Richard Carson) More

Sulpizio Center Honors Philanthropists at Gala
Del Mar Times, April 2 -- The 12th annual "Heart of San Diego" Gala to benefit the Sulpizio Family Cardiovascular Center was held on March 21 at UCSD. More

Study: Naps Improve Brain Power
La Jolla Light, April 1 -- UCSD students who recently participated in the university's first ever "Nap-In" were clued in on snoozing's "virtues" by Sara Mednick, assistant professor of psychiatry at UCSD School of Medicine who is author of "Take a Nap! Change Your Life!” More

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