A Sampling of Clips for August 28^th, 2009

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Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch Worries Researchers
The New York Times, Aug. 28 -- During their August fact-finding expedition, a group of University of California scientists found much more debris than they expected in the North Pacific Garbage Patch. The team announced their observations at a San Diego press conference Thursday. "It's pretty shocking - it's unusual to find exactly what you're looking for," said Miriam Goldstein, who led fellow researchers from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD on the three-week voyage. More

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Karaoke at the Movies? Wait and See
CBS News, Aug. 28 -- Step into some of the more modern cinemas these days, and you'll see increasingly common enticements aimed at keeping the lucrative youth market, even as online video becomes more accessible on sites such as YouTube, Netflix or Hulu — or from movie pirates who steal and distribute movies illegally. (Quotes UCSD alumnus Philip Wang, who now runs the Wong Fu Productions Web site, which gets 5,000 hits a day from loyal fans.) More

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Pot May Protect Brain From Booze
WLWT, Cincinnati, Aug. 28 -- Marijuana may protect the brain from some of the damage caused by binge drinking, according to a new study. Researchers at UCSD performed brain scans on 16- to 19-year-olds in three groups: binge drinkers, binge drinkers who also smoke pot, and those with very little drug or drinking experience. More

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A Data Deluge Swamps Science Historians
The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 28 -- In a vault beneath the British Library here, Jeremy Leighton John grapples with a formidable challenge in digital life. Dr. John, the library's first curator of eManuscripts, is working on ways to archive the deluge of computer data swamping scientists so that future generations can authenticate today's discoveries and better understand the people who made them. (Mentions the San Diego Supercomputer Center) More

Scientists May Have New Tool in Bacteria Fight
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 28 -- In a paper published today in the journal Chemistry & Biology, researchers at Burnham Institute for Medical Research in La Jolla, with colleagues at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and the University of Maryland, say they may have found the basis for a new class of antibacterial agents capable of overcoming current multidrug resistance. (Quotes Dr. Victor Nizet, who studies human immunology and infectious disease at UCSD) More

Is Being Fat Really a Problem?
KPBS, Aug. 28 — Some people describe obesity in the U.S. as an epidemic. But academics involved in fat studies say we're suffering an epidemic of unwarranted fear of being overweight. (Quotes Garth Jacobsen, a surgeon with UCSD's Center for Treatment of Obesity) More

UCSD Ranked Ninth 'Greenest University'
La Jolla Light, Aug. 28 -- 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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