A Sampling of Clips for August 27^th, 2009

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Voyage Confirms Plastic Pollution
BBC News, Aug. 27 – Scientists, including researchers from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, have confirmed that there are millions of tons of plastic floating in an area of ocean known as the North Pacific Gyre. More

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How Memories are Maintained Over Time
Scientific American, Sept. 2009 -- In a 2006 study, neuroscientist Larry R. Squire of UCSD, and the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System studied patients who had hippocampal damage. These indi­viduals did not remember details of newsworthy events that occurred in the five to 10 years prior to their injuries, but they did recall older events. More

UCSD Ranked 9th "Greenest University" in US
10 News, Aug. 27 -- An environmental guide ranks UCSD the ninth "Greenest University" among the 100 largest colleges in the country. Greenopia touted UCSD's environmental reporting, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-certified buildings, recycling rate, water conservation program and alternative-fueled vehicles. More

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'Moving Points': Exhibit Showcases
Drawings by Eight Southern California Artists

North County Times, Aug. 26 -- Karen McGuire, director of the Cannon Gallery in Carlsbad, has gathered the works of eight artists, who draw in a myriad of styles and media. They work in pencil, crayon, charcoal, chalk, pastel, pen and ink, watercolor or gouache ---- and each artist's work is unique and an intimate vision that's translated into drawings. Artists include Ernest Silva, who is on the UCSD Visual Arts faculty. More

Nurses Say Hospitals Aren't Ready for Swine Flu
KPBS, Aug. 27 — The California Nurses Association says many hospitals aren't prepared for an outbreak of swine flu. The nurses union says a number of hospitals don't have the proper masks to protect staff. (Quotes CNA board member Geri Jenkins, who works at UCSD Medical Center) More

Funds Aid Researchers, SD County's Economy
La Jolla Light, Aug 26 -- There are numerous ways UCSD is going to spend the $40 million-plus in federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act stimulus funds it has received. And that's good news for the region, based on calculations in a study of the university's economic impact. More

Oncology Center Opens at UCSD
La Jolla Light, Aug 26 -- The Moores UCSD Cancer Center and the UCSD Medical Center have opened a new radiation oncology building on the La Jolla medical center campus that expands clinic and office space and adds to the program's advanced imaging and treatment technologies. More

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