A Sampling of Clips for February 18^th, 2009

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‘It was This Big’ (in the 1950s)
Nature, Feb. 18 -- Trophy fisherman in Florida are being short changed, according to a new study which has worrying implications for the marine ecosystem. Using historical photos, Scripps Institution of Oceanography researcher Loren McClenachan estimates that the size of fish being caught near the Key West reefs has dropped precipitously since the 1950s. More

Protective Shell of a Virus Imaged
U.S. News & World Report, Feb. 17 –  Scientists have painted the clearest picture yet of the coat of proteins that surround hundreds of known viruses with a new image that pinpoints the locations of some 5 million atoms that make up the protective shell. The research was supported by the National Institutes of Health, the USDA, the Welch Foundation, the Kresge Science Initiative Endowment Fund, the Agouron Foundation and the San Diego Supercomputer Center. More

Do We Need a New Internet?
The New York Times, Feb. 14 -- What a new Internet might look like is still widely debated, but one alternative would, in effect, create a “gated community” where users would give up their anonymity and certain freedoms in return for safety. (Quotes Stefan Savage, an expert on computer security at UCSD) More

5 Things Happy People Do
O Magazine, February 2008 -- Sages going back to Socrates have offered advice on how to be happy, but only now are scientists beginning to address this question with systematic, controlled research. (Quotes David Schkade, a psychologist and professor of management at UCSD) More

Boost in NIH Funding is a Win for San Diego
KPBS, Feb. 18 -- The National Institutes of Health have an annual budget of nearly 30 billion dollars. And the economic stimulus package, signed by President Obama, will add five billion a year, over the next two years, to that budget. That's good news for San Diego's research institutions and biotech companies. (Mentions UCSD) More

Flow and Ebb
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 16 -- In a novel study by economists at UCSD and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the loss of a superstar scientist can be surprisingly hard on collaborators left behind, who often experience a significant and permanent loss of productivity. More

Work Environment Protested at UCSD
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 18 -- A group of UCSD faculty members, staffers and students marched through campus yesterday to protest what they call a hazardous work environment in the university's Literature Building. More

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New iPhone App Comes from UCSD
Voice of San Diego, Feb. 17 -- Apple iPhone users can now get personalized traffic information thanks to an application developed by scientists at UCSD’s California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, or Calit2. More

Construction Industry
Collapse Hits San Diego Region Hard
KPBS, Feb. 18 -- The once booming construction industry in the San Diego region has collapsed taking jobs and money with it. (Quotes UCSD economist Ross Starr) More

Crude Oil Expert Heads Up Lecture Series
The Daily Transcript, Feb. 17 -- The subject of oil -- and its price tag -- kicks off this year’s lecture series presented by UCSD. More

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