A Sampling of Clips for February 13^th, 2008

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Study: Las Vegas Water Source Could Run Dry by 2021
ABC News, Feb. 12 -- Chances are about even that Lake Mead, the prime source of water for the desert city of Las Vegas, will run dry in 13 years if usage is not cut back, according to study released on Tuesday and authored by two researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD. More

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Fixing Poor Vision Boosts Preschoolers' Test Scores
U.S. News & World Report, Feb. 13 -- Preschoolers with poor vision significantly improved their test scores within six weeks of consistently wearing prescription glasses, a new UCSD study shows. More

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Scrutinizing Preuss Stats
Voice of San Diego, Feb. 12  -- Researchers at the Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment, and Teaching Excellence, a UCSD research group that founded the Preuss School, have released a study of the charter school's achievement on Advanced Placement tests. More

The Secret World of Judicial Appointments
Voice of San Diego, Feb. 13 -- The screening and appointment process undergone by all prospective judges is shrouded in secrecy, leaving details of nominations, including the rating given to applicants by an independent commission and the number of potential rivals for each judgeship, outside of public view. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Steve Erie) More

Nuts to Them
San Diego CityBEAT, Feb. 13 -- In The Physicists, Friedrich Dürrenmatt  doesn’t quite follow through on his warnings, but his language is gruff and quirky and ridiculous in its appeal. The UCSD Department of Theatre and Dance is staging the piece with those values in mind. More