A Sampling of Clips for
April 18, 2006
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Robot Goes Fishing
for Signs of Global Warming
CNN, April 18 -- -- This month, a slow-swimming robot known as Spray will attempt to glide roughly 2,484 nautical miles across the Atlantic, from the southern tip of Greenland to the coast of Spain. An autonomous underwater vehicle, or AUV, Spray is a joint venture between the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts and UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California. More
UCSD’s Ramanathan
Tracks Atmospheric Pollutants
INDOlink, April 18 -- Atmospheric brown clouds—wandering layers of air pollution as wide as a continent and deeper than the Grand Canyon —are enough to dim UCSD atmospheric physicist Veerabhadran Ramanathan’s innate optimism. In fact, studying the effect of these clouds on the climate has landed him in the peculiar role of a scientist who wants to be wrong. ‘‘The most pessimistic scenario for me would be that what our model is suggesting for the future turns out to be true,’’ he says. More
Kaloogian Out, Roach Decision Unknown
North County Times, April 17 -- The suspense continued to build Monday over whether Rancho Santa Fe investor Eric Roach will challenge Brian Bilbray for the GOP nomination in the June primary election for the 50th Congressional District seat formerly held by disgraced conservative Randy "Duke" Cunningham. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Gary Jacobson.) More
Name That Tune
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 16 – Yes, folks, jukebox musicals are still popping up on Broadway like ducks in a shooting gallery. Targeted by critics and mostly ignored by audiences, the recent flops include the Yoko Ono-enabled “Lennon” (with five Johns singing), “Good Vibrations” (the Beach Boys), “All Shook Up” (Elvis) and “Ring of Fire” (Johnny Cash). (Quotes Steven Adler, professor of theatre, theater historian, and provost of UCSD’s Warren College.) More
County Briefs Health Care
Leaders on Region’s “Health Safety Net”
North County Times, April 18 -- A few dozen wary North County health-care leaders told San Diego County officials Monday that they were happy to help in a $615,000 study of the region's "health safety net," but wondered what the county hoped to accomplish with the study and whether supervisors were thinking of chipping in more cash to support that safety net. (Mentions UCSD Medical Center). More
