A Sampling of Clips for April 29^th, 2009

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New Center to Focus on Algae, Biofuels
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 29 — San Diego and neighboring Imperial Valley are already home to some of the world's leaders in growing algae and turning it into fuel that they hope will soon curb the nation's demand for foreign oil. Yesterday, leaders of the region's scientific, academic, biotechnology and political communities, including UCSD, announced that they were forming the San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology, or SD-CAB, to capitalize on this expertise. More

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Glacier Movement Limits
How Fast Sea Level Can Rise
U.S. News & World Report, April 28 -- The fast motion of glaciers, which can cause large amounts of ice to be dumped off land into the sea, is a wild card in projections of sea level rise, but estimates of its contribution can still be constrained according to a recent study funded by the National Science Foundation. (Mentions research co-authored by Shad O'Neel, a researcher with Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD) More

Brain Imaging and (More) Voodoo, But Politer
Newsweek, April 27 -- Even when you’re skewering an entire field of science, the better part of valor might be to use terms such as “circular analysis” rather than, say, “voodoo.” The latter is how a team of scientists characterized some findings from brain imaging, as I described in a print column and a previous post about an upcoming paper in Perspectives on Psychological Sciences (but available ahead of print here) by Ed Vul of MIT, Hal Pashler of UCSD and colleagues. More

Rejection: Some Colleges
Do It Better Than Others
The Wall Street Journal, April 29 -- Here, based on my own highly unscientific survey of actual letters, student interviews and message boards, are my picks for this year's most noteworthy college rejection letters -- and the liveliest response by a student. (Mentions UCSD) More

Movin' On Up
The San Jose Mercury News, April 29 – Matt Cantele, from UCSD baseball: The designated hitter out of St. Francis High was named the Wilson/California Collegiate Athletic Association player of the week. The senior went 7 for 14 with a home run and two doubles in four games against Cal State-San Bernardino. In a 10-4 victory Saturday, Cantele was 4 for 4 with five RBIs. This season he is hitting .310 with five home runs, 10 doubles, 28 RBIs and 28 runs for the Titans (30-11). More

Deadly Effect of Flu
in Mexico Puzzles Experts
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 29 -- As the worldwide number of swine flu cases climbs, one question confounding infectious disease experts is why the unusual strain seems more virulent in Mexico than elsewhere. (Quotes Dr. Douglas Richman, a professor of infectious diseases at UCSD Medical Center and the San Diego VA Healthcare System in La Jolla) More

California Sweet
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 29 -- Michael Antonorsi, co-founder of Chuao Chocolatier and a UCSD alumnus, created “Let Them Eat Chocolate” – a dinner featuring chocolate in every course – which he and his wife, Isabella, hosted at their cliff-top home overlooking the ocean in Leucadia. More

Concerns Over Swine
Flu are Not Overblown, Officials Say
North County Times, April 28 -- Heightened concern over the swine flu is not overblown, health officials say, because it is the first time the virus has been seen in humans in such large numbers and it could eventually lead to deaths in the United States. (Quotes Dr. Randy Taplitz, a professor and a physician at UCSD Medical Center's division of infectious diseases) More

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