A Sampling of Clips for
December 4th, 2007
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Video-sharing Web Sites Let Scientists Show Off Experiments
International Herald Tribune, Dec. 4 -- Created by four science and film students at UCSD, a video shows a typical recrystallization experiment straight out of Chemistry 101. The six-minute epic complete with bloopers got 1,205 views on Google Inc.'s YouTube, but the number increased fourfold when the video was posted to SciVee, one of a number of online video-sharing startups designed to let scientists broadcast themselves toiling in the laboratory or delivering lectures. More
Welcome to the Micro-Hotel California
Scientific American, Dec 2 -- The November issue of the Public Library of Science-Biology describes a new kind of "bug hotel" designed by physicists at UCSD, and tested in the laboratory of biomedical engineers at Johns Hopkins. More
Ears Too Big? It's All in Your Head
ScienceNOW, Dec. 3 -- People with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) hate the way they look. Even though they are as normal in appearance as anyone else, they are obsessed with features such as their skin, their noses, and their hair, which--to them--never look right. Now, the first brain-imaging study of BDD patients shows that the condition is not just an emotional problem. Rather, their brains are presenting them with skewed images of themselves. (Quotes Sanjaya Saxena, a UCSD psychiatrist) More
Holidays and Aging: Some Tips from Geriatric Specialists
Sun Sentinel, Fla., Dec. 4 -- Specialists in senior medicine at the UCSD School of Medicine offer some simple tips to help ensure that elderly family members with underlying health issues enjoy the season. More
Robotic Devices Take Pulse of World Oceans
Kansas City Star, Dec. 2 -- Scientists have just finished deploying a worldwide network of 3,000 automated floating sensors that will provide unprecedented information about the oceans’ powerful impact on the world’s climate. (Quotes Dean Roemmich, a marine scientist at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More
A New World of Choices
San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 4 -- In a time of customized cappuccinos and “have it your way” burgers, it's no surprise that women now have a full menu of birth-control pill choices. (Quotes Dr. Pamela Deak, an obstetrician-gynecologist at the UCSD Medical Center) More
UC San Diego Presents Cancer Technology
San Diego Business Journal, Dec. 3 -- In March, the Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center introduced a new radiation device for breast cancer patients that uses a single entry with a much quicker treatment period and less harm to nearby tissue. More