A Sampling of Clips for February 5^th, 2009

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First Deep Sea Observatory Looks at Climate Change
MSNBC, Feb. 4 -- The so-called Eye-in-the-Sea camera would be added to the first observatory operating in deep sea water and become part of a new kind of scientific exploration to assess the impacts of climate change on marine life. (Quotes John Orcutt, a professor of geophysics at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

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New Technology Helps Scientists See How Brain Stores Memories
Voice of America, Feb. 5 -- Researcher Christine Smith from UCSD used an fMRI to look at how the brain stores memories. She says the fMRI has been a powerful tool for learning about memory. More

Arrests of Americans in Tijuana are Up in 2008,
But Drop in Other Foreign Cities
Los Angeles Times, Feb. 3 -- Despite all the tourists scared away by the bloody struggle between Tijuana police and Mexican drug lords, Tijuana continues to lead the world in arrests of Americans abroad. (Quotes Wayne Cornelius, director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at UCSD) More

Going to College On the Cheap During A Recession
News8, Feb. 4 -- Paying tuition at a top university is challenging for students and their parents, even during good economic times. UCSD is making every dollar count. More

Surgical Breakthrough Pioneered at UCSD
KUSI, Feb. 4 -- Surgeons removed a woman's kidney through her vagina so she could give it to her ailing niece, an unusual operation they hope will encourage others to donate because it reduces pain, scarring and recovery time. Surgeons at UCSD Medical Center are being credited as the pioneers of this medical breakthrough. More

UCSD Grads Reinvent Themselves With Wine
La Jolla Light, Feb. 4 -- After just two years in business, brothers and UCSD alumni Daniel and Georges Daou might be on the cusp of producing what could be the first true cult wine out of the Paso Robles. More

Goodbye to All That
San Diego CityBEAT, Feb. 3 -- Teddy Cruz wasn’t just supposed to change Downtown San Diego—he was supposed to change the way we think about Downtown San Diego. A professor at UCSD, an architect of international renown with a reputation for finding innovative ways to weave buildings and spaces into an urban tapestry, Cruz was, when he started in May 2006, going to rejuvenate the board of Downtown’s redevelopment arm, the Centre City Development Corporation, and with it, Downtown. Now, two-and-a-half years later, he’s had enough. More

Out of Many, One
San Diego CityBEAT, Feb. 3 -- UCSD Department of Theatre and Dance is doing a nice job with this James Winker-directed “Le Misanthrope,” as Alceste (Joel Gelman) and love-interest Celimene (Cate Campbell) discover that love is not all it seems. More

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