A Sampling of Clips for
August 1st, 2007
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Supercomputer Makes Near-Instant Movies of California Quakes
Fox News, Aug. 1 -- A digital chain reaction is now in place, on purpose, so that scientists at Caltech and UCSD’s San Diego Supercomputer Center can use data from a network of ground sensors and supercomputers to turn an earthquake into a near real-time animated movie that the public can watch on home computers or on TV as soon as the news breaks. More
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Origami Optics for Better Camera Phones
CNN, Researchers at UCSD have borrowed a mirror trick from reflective-telescope makers to cram sharp telephoto capability into a package just a few millimeters thick. More
Gaining Weight? Blame Your Friends
CBS News, Opinion, Aug. 1 -- A recent study conducted by Nicholas A. Christakis of Harvard Medical School and James H. Fowler of UCSD concluded that one's friends have just as much of an influence on whether a person gains weight as genetics. More
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Homeopathic Medicine Company Fights Off Zicam Lawsuits
USA Today, Aug. 1 -- Consumers across the country have alleged in more than 400 lawsuits filed in courts and complaints logged with federal regulators that Zicam nasal gel, meant to relieve cold symptoms, has destroyed or diminished their sense of smell or taste. (Mentions Terrence Davidson, director of UCSD’s Nasal Dysfunction Clinic) More
Hot Topic
The New York Times, Education Life, July 29 -- Despite rising awareness, misconceptions abound about the realities of what scientists prefer to call climate change. Below, educators, including Debbie Zmarzly, a program scientist at the Birch Aquarium, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD, share some of what they think you should understand. More
Glaciers Lost to Asian Pollution
The Australia, Aug. 1 -- Researchers led by Veerabhadran Ramanathan, a professor of atmospheric sciences at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California, used an innovative technique to explore the Asian Brown Cloud. The plume sprawls across South Asia, parts of Southeast Asia and the northern Indian Ocean. More
Gene Therapy Trial on Hold
Scientist, UK, July 31 -- As the US Food and Drug Administration prepares to investigate the death of a patient in a phase I/II gene therapy trial for inflammatory arthritis, researchers in the field say the treatment's delivery vector, an adeno-associated virus was unlikely to be the culprit. (Quotes Theodore Friedmann of UCSD, previous president of the American Society of Gene Therapy) More
UCSD Earmarks New Cash for Coaches
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 1 -- The UCSD athletic department plans to increase head coaching salaries by 20 percent, increase assistant coach salaries by 100 percent and use another $1.3 million to pay down debts this year, according to allocations for its newly doubled budget. More
Fish & Richardson Sends Three Kids to Space Camp
San Diego Daily Transcript, July 31 -- The San Diego office of Fish & Richardson has awarded three students from The Preuss School UCSD full scholarships to Space Camp at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala. More