A Sampling of Clips for August 8^th, 2008

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Is Healthy Air Bad?
Newsweek, Aug. 8 -- Veerabhadran Ramanathan, a leading climate researcher from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD is studying the air in Beijing for the duration of the Olympics and beyond (eight weeks total) to see how it affects the environment not only for the folks in Beijing, but the world. More

Henna Hazard: Chemical Causes Ornate Allergies
MSNBC, Aug. 8 -- The American Academy of Dermatology recently issued a warning that a chemical found in black henna tattoos can cause a severe allergic reaction, causing the skin to redden, swell and blister — but only where the henna is applied, leaving people with bubbly blisters in shapes like suns, stars and flowers. “Just because they’re temporary, people think they’re safe,” says Dr. Sharon E. Jacob, a dermatologist at UCSD. More

Carrie Johnson
Los Angeles Times, Aug. 8 – UCSD alumna Carrie Johnson will compete in her second Olympic games at Beijing, but five years ago, her chances of making her first Olympics was up in the air. In 2003, Johnson was diagnosed with Crohn's disease, a chronic disorder that causes inflammation of the digestive and gastrointestinal tract. More

On Immigration, It's the Economy, Stupid
The Washington Post, Opinion, Aug. 8 -- A new effort to clear this country of illegal immigrants comes courtesy of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which this week began asking more than 450,000 people who are in violation of deportation orders to come forward, get their personal affairs in order and volunteer to return to their home countries. (Quotes Wayne Cornelius, director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at UCSD) More

Aquarium Celebrates Birth Of Nearly 500 Seahorses
News8, San Diego, Calif., Aug. 7 -- The Birch Aquarium is celebrating the birth of nearly 500 baby seahorses. They're actually called Giant Pacific Seahorses - although the name doesn't seem to fit at this point. More

Desal Plant Nears End of Regulatory Process
North County Times, Aug. 7 -- The proposed Carlsbad desalination plant appears to be nearing the end of its years-long struggle for regulatory approval. But whether construction of the controversial project actually begins next year as expected is far from certain. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Steve Erie) More

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