A Sampling of Clips for April 21^th, 2009

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West Is Told to Expect Water Shortfalls
New York Times, April 20 -- The Colorado River is a critical source of water for seven Western states, each of which gets an annual allotment according to a system that has sparked conflict and controversy for decades. But in an era of climate change, even greater difficulties loom. The scope of those potential problems is detailed in a study being published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Tim P. Barnett and David W. Pierce of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography report that under various forecasts of the effects of warming temperatures on runoff into the Colorado, scheduled future water deliveries to the seven states are not sustainable. More

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The New Towner Gallery
Lights up Eastbourne
The Guardian (UK), April 20 -- Modernism was designed to celebrate sunshine, coming as it did right after the long darkness of the first world war. So it is fitting that the coastal town of Eastbourne, one of the sunniest places in Britain, should now have a new art gallery fashioned along Modern lines, with giant windows, bright white walls and seductive curves, all bound up in a faintly nautical style. Elsewhere, Eastbourne boasts lofty stucco terraces, tea dances, a lawn club, neo-gothic schools and clusters of churches, Eastbourne has a genteel, somewhat behind the times air. (Mentions Anya S. Gallaccio, professor in Department of Visual Arts) More

ARCS names Scientist of the Year
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 21 -- Dr. Erminia Guarneri – known to most as Mimi – is the 2009 Scientist of the Year chosen by the San Diego chapter of ARCS. ARCS, as you know, stands for Achievement Rewards for College Scientists, and this year's awards to scholars – 53 of them – were presented at a gala dinner at the Hilton San Diego Resort and Spa. (Mentions UCSD) More

Trash Sorting and Trash Talking at UCSD
XETV, April 21 -- Going Green in the extreme. UCSD put their students to the test to see if they are recycling. They took a ton of garbage from a residence hall to see first-hand what was trashed. "This is the litmus test. We're not quite there yet but we're moving in the right direction," says Maggie Souder the Sustainability Coordinator for UCSD. More

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Cancer Becomes Top Killer in County
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 21 -- After a seemingly never-ending grip as the No. 1 killer in San Diego County, heart disease has given over the top spot to cancer, public health officials said yesterday. The switch follows major advances in preventing and treating heart attacks, congestive heart failure and other cardiovascular ailments during recent years. (Quotes Dr. James Dunford, a UCSD emergency physician and Dr. Andrew Lowy, a cancer researcher and chief of surgical oncology at the UCSD Medical Center) More

Library Bridge
San Diego Daily Transcript, April 20 -- A 20-foot steel bridge is latest addition to UCSD's Science & Engineering Library may be a bridge to nowhere, but it was constructed under the strictest building requirements, and was required to meet rigorous structural efficiency and economy standards, as well as withstand a 2,500 pound load. More

Former Prosecutor Talks
about Crossing the Political Line
KPBS, April 20 -- When the Bush administration fired 8 well-respected federal prosecutors back in 2006, it wasn't long before the news media and legislators sensed something fishy. The unprecedented firings of the appointed prosecutors, including San Diego's Carol Lam, led to Congressional hearings, a Department of Justice inquiry and the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez. (Mentions UCSD) More

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