A Sampling of Clips for August 20^th, 2009

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Local Schools Among Nation's Most Military Friendly
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 19 -- Ten San Diego-area colleges and universities are ranked among the nation's most military friendly schools by G.I. Jobs magazine. The magazine's 2010 list of ``Military Friendly Schools'' included UCSD. More

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Giant Mass of Plastic Threatens Marine Life in Pacific
Public Radio International, Aug. 20 --- A pair of scientific ships, including one from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, sets sail this month to explore an new unusual ocean phenomenon: a giant floating patch of plastic. The currents of the swirling Pacific gyre northeast of Hawaii push some four million tons of plastic into a soupy mass nearly twice the size of Texas. It's killing marine life and adding to the ocean's toxic burden. More

Nano Researcher Is Also Avid Student Mentor
Live Science, Aug. 19 -- UCSD’s Michael J. Sailor focuses on creating and analyzing nanomaterials with unusual optical, magnetic or electronic properties, with an emphasis on silicon-based systems. Many of his students have gone on to productive careers in science and other career fields. A recent high school student, Anna Kornfeld Simpson, whom Sailor mentors, took the top prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair held in Reno, Nev. More

The Role of Ethics in Science
Discover Magazine, Aug. 19 -- Over the past three days, our class has shifted gears to a discussion on the role of ethics in science.  Dr. Craig Callender of UCSD’s philosophy department and Dr. Jay Odenbaugh, a professor of philosophy visiting from Lewis and Clark College, have joined us to offer a philosophical perspective to the topic of marine biodiversity and conservation. More

Georgia Colleges Hold the Course on U.S. News Rankings
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Aug 19 -- Georgia’s colleges hardly moved in U.S. News & World Report’s latest college rankings, scheduled to be released Thursday. The magazine’s popular and sometimes controversial report ranks colleges using several factors including reputation, class size, retention and graduation rates, alumni giving and resources for faculty. (Mentions UCSD, which ranks seventh among public universities) More

Rare Black Sea Bass Found Floating in Ocean
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 20 -- A diver from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla spotted a 125-pound black sea bass floating on the ocean's surface near Scripps Pier on Tuesday morning and made the discovery public yesterday. More

Abandon Ship? Certainly Not, Despite What Some Educators Would Suggest
Bakersfield Californian, Opinion, Aug. 19 -- A recent letter signed by the chairmen of 23 departments at UCSD, reminds me of terrifying scenes from the movie "Titanic." More

Dr. Stuart Marshall Practices Good Health
La Jolla Light, Aug. 19 -- Dr. Stuart Marshall is an orthopedic surgeon who was born and raised in Chicago. Although he's been a California resident for nearly 40 years, he remains a huge Cubs fan. He is chief of surgery and chief of orthopedic surgery at Scripps Memorial Hospital and is a voluntary associate clinical professor at UCSD Medical School in the hip and knee clinic at the VA hospital. More

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