A Sampling of Clips for August 21^th, 2009

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Newly Found Worm Sheds Glowing Green Parts
CBS News, Aug. 21 -- Thousands of feet beneath the sea live worms that can cast off green glowing body parts, a move scientists think may be a defensive effort to confuse attackers. The seven new species of worms were found by a team led by Karen Osborn of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD. They report on the worms in Friday's edition of the journal Science. More

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UCSD is 35th, USD 110th in Annual College Ranking
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 21 -- UCSD was ranked 35th among public and private colleges yesterday by U.S. News & World Report's 2010 listing. The University of San Diego was ranked 110th. More

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'Invisibility Cloak' Antennas Could Shrink Cellphones
New Scientist, U.K., Aug. 21 -- Harnessing the materials used to make real-life invisibility cloaks could shrink cellphone antennas, leading to smaller gadgets. Tom Driscoll at UCSD, helped create the new "frequency-agile" design with Dimitri Basov, also at San Diego, and collaborators from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and ETRI in the Republic of Korea. More

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It's Microsoft vs. the Professors with Competing Data Center Architectures
CIO Magazine, Aug. 20— Researchers from Microsoft and UCSD have come up with divergent schemes to address shortcomings of data center architectures, particularly management and configuration burdens, and to promote the efficient use of virtual machines. More

Group Wants Military Energy Offensive
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 21 -- A blue-ribbon panel of retired military leaders is pressing the Department of Defense to bolster its national-defense strategy by boosting energy conservation and embracing power sources other than fossil fuels. (Mentions UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

UCSD Scientists Get $2.7 Million in Stem Cell Grants
North County Times, Aug. 20 -- Local scientists have received $2.7 million in grants from California's stem cell agency for basic research. The grants from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine went to two scientists at UCSD. They were part of $16.4 million in grants disbursed by the institute on Thursday. More

Car Torched Outside UC President's Home
NBC Los Angeles, Aug. 20 -- Arson investigators are investigating a car fire in Oakland.  The suspected arson is getting extra attention because it happened near the home of Mark Yudof, the president of the entire University of California system. (Quotes Carolan Buckmaster, a staff research associate and campus president of the University Professional and Technical Employees union at UCSD) More

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San Diego-area Colleges Ranked Best for Vets
KPBS, 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

UCSD Student Makes the World His Classroom
Del Mar Times, Aug. 20 -- Just 21 years old, Michael Nekrasov has already traveled to more than 20 countries. This summer he will add at least three more to the tally through his participation in UCSD's Pacific Rim Undergraduate Experiences program. More

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