UCSD News

A Sampling of Clips for
December 12^th, 2007

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Climate Change Drying Up Western Rockies
Reuters, Dec. 12 -- By 2040, climate change will have melted the glaciers of Glacier National Park in Montana and the spring snowpack in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, scientists said on Tuesday. (Quotes Tim Barnett, a researcher at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

Audit Turns Acclaim into Outrage at Preuss
San Diego Union Tribune, Dec. 12 -- The academic reputation of the nationally recognized charter school at UCSD is being called into question by a new audit showing widespread grade tampering and instances where students received credit for courses they never took. More

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UCSD Program Promotes Safe Sex for Gay Men Who Use Meth
KPBS, Dec, 12 -- It’s hard to get people to practice safe sex. It’s even harder to convince methamphetamine users to do so. Researchers at UCSD are trying to influence the behavior of gay men who use meth and have HIV. It’s a challenge. More

Fire Departments in Neighboring
Counties Frustrated Over San Diego's Lack of Resources
KPBS, Dec. 11 -- Fire agencies throughout California rely on what's called a mutual aid agreement during emergencies. It enables departments to call in firefighters and equipment from other counties to handle fires that are too big for local agencies. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Steve Erie) More

Rounding Up the Cool
San Diego City Beat, Dec. 11 -- Who knew the microflakes of oxypolyvinylchloride could be so beautiful? Artist and scientist Cris Orfescu knows, and he’s been slowly but surely gaining worldwide recognition for what’s now being called “nanoart.” (Mentions UCSD’S Moores Cancer Center). More