A Sampling of Clips for August 5^th, 2009

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Scientists Study 'Garbage Patch' in Pacific Ocean
CNN, Aug. 4 - It is a problem of massive plastic proportions -- a giant floating debris field, composed mostly of bits and pieces of plastic, in the northwest Pacific Ocean, about a thousand miles off the coast of California. A crew of scientists from the University of California's Scripps Institution of Oceanography has embarked on a three-week mission aboard the research vessel New Horizon, heading for the debris field to study it. More

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Cash for Clunkers Is Just a Broken Windshield: Caroline Baum
Bloomberg, Aug. 5 -- Now that the U.S. government is in the auto business, with a 61 percent ownership stake in General Motors and 10 percent in Chrysler, it wants to move inventory. (Quotes UCSD economist James Hamilton) More

UCSD to Receive $34M for Improvements
10News, Aug. 4 -- State officials completed a $199.9 million bond deal with the University of California Tuesday to fund building projects and expand "telemedicine" services at eight campuses, including more than $34 million in improvements at UCSD. More

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Odds are Against Climate Watchdog
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug 4. -- Two years ago, an international scientific panel seized worldwide attention by reporting that human activity was warming the planet in ways that could greatly disrupt human affairs and nature. The work of the group, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former Vice President Al Gore. The panel's contributors have included about 20 scientists at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla. More

Stem Cell Debate
San Diego Union-Tribune, Opinion, Aug. 3 -- Scientists in San Diego and in other parts of California are working on numerous projects related to stem cell research, and some of that research is showing promise, at least in the early stages. At a time when the state's finances are bordering on distress, this research gives at least some reassurance to voters that the $3 billion investment approved through Proposition 71 in 2004 may someday pay off. (Mentions the San Diego Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, which includes UCSD) More

Child Like
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 5 -- When Meryl Streep hits the silver screen nationwide on Friday portraying Our Lady of the Ladle Julia Child, San Diego will be watching. Closely. In 1991, Child was instrumental in bringing an American Institute of Wine & Food collection of rare culinary books to UCSD's Geisel Library. More

Noise, Odd Plot Hinder '36 Views'
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Aug. 4 -- The visual dimensions of a drama are an essential part of the productions staged by the peripatetic Quantum Theatre, so it's a no-brainer to figure out why director Karla Boos picked "36 Views" for her latest effort. The play was written by Naomi Iizuka, who is on the UCSD faculty. More

San Diego Cities Apply for $260 Million Stimulus for Solar Projects
San Diego News Network, Aug. 4 -- A group of San Diego organizations has come together to apply for $260 million in federal stimulus funds for 160 solar projects that promise more jobs and alternative energy to the region. (Mentions UCSD) More

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