A Sampling of Clips for August 4^th, 2009

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Scientists Study Huge Plastic Patch in Pacific
The New York Times, Aug. 3 - Marine scientists from California , including UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, are venturing this week to the middle of the North Pacific for a study of plastic debris accumulating across hundreds of miles (km) of open sea dubbed the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." More

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Does the Pot Pill Work?
CBS News, Aug. 4 -- "Medical marijuana," the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says, "already exists." They don't just mean in California. A pill known as Marinol has been legal and approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use with a prescription anywhere in America since 1985. (Mentions research at UCSD) More

Too Soon to Leave Iraq
Los Angeles Times, Opinion, Aug. 4 -- Over the next 2 1/2 years, the United States is scheduled to withdraw all of its troops from Iraq. Americans, for the most part, are elated. The war in Iraq has been longer and costlier than almost anyone expected, and continued involvement seems unnecessary in the wake of the seemingly successful "surge." (Written by Barbara F. Walter, a professor of political science at the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at UCSD) More

6.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Mexico's Gulf of California
My FOX Los Angeles, Aug 4. -- A powerful earthquake Monday shook fishing villages along Mexico's Gulf of California and prompted alarm as far away as Phoenix, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. (Quotes seismologist Debi Kilb at Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

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Malaria Jumped to Humans from Chimpanzees
Wired News, Aug. 3 -- Malaria appears to have originated in chimpanzees and jumped over to humans at some point in the last two million years, bucking the leading theory that the disease had evolved along with humans. (Quotes UCSD molecular biologist Ajit Varki) More

Why Does the GOP Want to Stop Cash for Clunkers?
Salon.com, Aug. 3 -- The big knock on the "Cash for Clunkers" program is that its requirements for participation have have been so watered down that a clunker-owner can get a $4500 rebate for trading in the old car for a new model boasting merely four miles-per-gallon better fuel economy. (Mentions research by UCSD economist James Hamilton) More

Tiny Plant Answer to Water Woes?
10News, Aug. 3 -- New research conducted by local scientists could mean greener yards and smaller water bills for San Diegans. Researchers at UCSD said a tiny green plant could hold the key to ending California's reliance on water. More

UC San Diego Medical Center CEO to Run Barnes Jewish Hospital
St. Louis Post Dispatch, Aug. 4 -- Richard J. Liekweg, currently the CEO of the UCSD Medical Center, will take the helm on Sept. 14 as president of Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital, as well as group president of BJC HealthCare. More

Treating Addiction
KPBS, Aug. 3 -- UCSD is holding its 38th Annual Summer Clinical Institute in Addiction Studies. And two of the prominent participants in that event are guests on These Days this morning Dr. Igor Koutsenok is assistant professor of psychiatry at the UCSD School of Medicine and director of the Center for Criminality and Addiction Research Training and Application. More

Featured Designers from Into the Open Exhibition
Discuss their Projects at the National Constitution Center
Art Daily, Aug. 4 -- The National Constitution Center, in partnership with the Slought Foundation and the Community Design Collaborative, will host public conversations with featured designers from the Into the Open exhibition on Friday, August 7, 2009, as part of “First Friday.” Speakers include Teddy Cruz, who is on the UCSD faculty. More

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