A Sampling of Clips for
April 13, 2006
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Singapore Woos Top U.S. Scientists
ABC News, April 12 -- Singapore's siren song is growing increasingly more irresistible for scientists, especially stem cell researchers who feel stifled by the U.S. government's restrictions on their field. Two prominent California scientists are the latest to defect to the Asian city-state, announcing earlier this month that they, too, had fallen for its glittering acres of new laboratories outfitted with the latest gizmos. (Quotes UCSD Vice Chancellor Edward Holmes and his wife, Judith Swain, a UCSD researcher, who are leaving for Singapore) More
Story also ran in:
CBS News
Forbes
Washington Post
San Diego Union-Tribune
Scientists in U.S.
to Try Human Cloning Koreans Faked
Bloomberg, April 13 -- American scientists plan to create stem cells that have a genetic makeup identical to that of living human adults, a feat that Korean scientists falsely claimed they accomplished last year. (Quotes UCSD researcher Lawrence Goldstein) More
Seismology: Breaking New Ground
Nature, April 12 -- The Great Earthquake and subsequent fire that destroyed San Francisco in 1906 began at 5:12 a.m. on 18 April. More than 3,000 people are thought to have died following the magnitude-7.9 tremor. The metropolis of San Francisco, built on gold-rush fortunes, was almost utterly destroyed in three days of fire, and officials spent years playing down the possibility of another 'big one'. Yet the earthquake also jump-started seismology in the United States, inspiring it to catch up with countries such as Britain, Japan and Germany. (Quotes Duncan Agnew, a historian of seismology at UCSD) More
Muddled Outcome
for Both Parties in California Primary
The New York Times, April 12 -- The race to succeed former Representative Randy Cunningham, a California Republican who pleaded guilty to corruption charges, took a complicated turn for both parties on Tuesday after a crowded primary in which a Democrat came in first, but did not win enough votes to escape a runoff. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Steven P. Erie) More
Similar stories (quoting UCSD political scientist Gary Jacobson) in:
San Diego Union-Tribune
North County Times
Term-limit Pledges Get Left Behind
USA Today, April 12 – Jeff Flake is one of at least seven House Republicans who had vowed to leave Congress next year but will be on the ballot in November. They ran as citizen legislators — antidotes for "career politicians." But after six or 12 years on Capitol Hill, they say they're just getting the hang of the job. None faces serious opposition because redistricting has protected incumbents. (Quotes Gary Jacobson, a UCSD political scientist) More
Democrats Eye Big House Gains
Christian Science Monitor, April 13 -- Democrats remain energized about November, when every House seat is up for election, and they seek to wipe out a 15-seat Republican margin of control and then some. Only about 35 of the 435 races are competitive, so there's little room for error. Privately, some GOP political handicappers, in a race-by-race assessment, predict that the Democrats will pull it off, as the national mood toward President Bush and the Republican-ruled Congress sours further. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Gary Jacobson) More
Border Architect Teddy Cruz
KPBS, April 12 -- Rapid growth and change are happening on both sides of the San Diego-Tijuana border, but the way housing is being built couldn't be more different. On Wednesday's Full Focus, a cross-border architect shares his vision for creating affordable housing in our border community. (Interview with UCSD’s Teddy Cruz) More
Islam and Iraq
KPBS, April 11 -- Will growing sectarian violence in Iraq soon plunge the country into civil war? On Tuesday's Full Focus, what part does radical Islam play in the divided country? Then we explore anti-Muslim sentiment here in the United States. (Interview with UCSD’s Babak Rahimi) More
Cal. Institute Gives First Stem-Cell Grant
UPI, April 12 -- A California body established by state voters to fund stem-cell research has awarded its first $12.1 million in grants. (Mentions UCSD, which received a grant from the agency) More
Study: How to Avoid Becoming a Fossil
UPI, April 12 -- A University of Chicago scientist and colleagues say they've found the best way to avoid becoming a fossil is to be small and live in deep, tropical water. (Mentions Kaustuv Roy of UCSD, who co-authored the study) More
'The Will of the People'
Voice of San Diego, April 13 -- Two airport authority members say if voters approve a military site to replace Lindbergh Field, they expect Congress to respond to the public and overcome the Pentagon's objections to sharing its land. Several local Congressmen disagree. (Quotes Gary Jacobson, a professor of political science at UCSD) More
