A Sampling of Clips for
August 03, 2005
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Drilling
for Broke? Experts Debate 'Peak Oil'
Wall Street Journal, Aug. 3-Soaring
demand for oil in the U.S. and in booming economies like China
and India has led to increased watchfulness about inventory
levels among traders. At the same time, oil companies are scrambling
to find new sources for crude, while investors ask more questions
about firms' proven reserves. (Interview with James
Hamilton, an economist at UCSD.) More
Biologist
Finds Fiddler Crabs Very Picky
UPI, Aug. 2-UCSD
biologist Catherine deRivera says California
fiddler crabs may be among the world's pickiest animals when
it comes to sex. More
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article appeared in:
Innovations
Report, Aug. 2
Medical
News Today, Aug. 2
UCSD Scientists
Studying the Secrets of Staph
KFMB, Aug. 2-Staph is the leading
cause of infection in the human body. And antibiotic resistant
strains are now spreading throughout San Diego. Staph can be
deadly and is often difficult to treat. But scientists at UCSD
may have discovered a new way to finally beat the bacteria.
More
Connect Sets Out on New
Path
San Diego Business Journal, Aug. 2-A
group that helps technology and life science entrepreneurs build
their businesses has decided to amicably cut its 20-year-old
ties to the local university that started it all. Representatives
for Connect, an internationally recognized technology business
accelerator founded by UCSD in 1985, announced
Aug. 1 that the group has successfully transitioned to a new,
independent governance structure that, its leaders say, should
allow for more flexible and efficient management. More
UCSD to Offer Class in
DoD Compliance Standards
San Diego Daily Transcript, Aug. 2-In
response to revised compliance standards from the Department
of Defense, UCSD Extension announced plans
to offer the first UC-based course designed to translate the
updated standards into more efficient processes for developing
new technological products and services. More
Revelle's
Ripple Effect on San Diego
Voice of San Diego, Aug. 3-On Saturday
evening, a small town-and-gown assemblage celebrated the 95th
birthday of Ellen Revelle, the widow of UCSD's
ebullient founder, Roger Revelle. More
