A Sampling of Clips for February 24^th, 2009

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Study: Laser Therapy
Promising for Milder Strokes
FOX News, Feb. 23 -- An experimental stroke treatment that sends laser beams into the brain may help patients with milder strokes lessen their crippling effects, UCSD researchers said on Friday. More

Wave-Powered Monitor is
Moving Beyond Listening to Whales
The New York Times, Feb. 24 -- The Wave Glider is a vehicle that will not only allow to eavesdrop on whales but could also become a powerful tool that helps scientists to understand climate change better and the military to monitor the high seas. (Quotes Dean Roemmich, a professor of oceanography at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

Computer Effects? Add With Drama
The New York Times, Feb. 24 -- In Rand Steiger’s achingly lovely “Cryosphere” Mr. Steiger and Miller Puckette used computers to manipulate sounds meant to evoke the formation and dissolution of glaciers and icebergs. Steiger and Puckette are both UCSD music professors. More

Making Safer Nanomedicine
MIT Technology Review, Feb. 23 -- Researchers from MIT and UCSD have now developed nanomaterials and carefully characterized their degradation into non-toxic breakdown products that are cleared from the body in urine. More

Oscar Winner Sets 'Dream' Project
Variety, Feb. 24 -- U.K. shingle Wall to Wall and helmer James Marsh ("Man on Wire") are collaborating on another project. "Dream Diaries" (working title) is based on a man's nocturnal adventures that were archived at UCSD for a research project, which Marsh unearthed. More

Google Clears Up Atlantis Debris
C/Net, Feb. 24 -- There was an overwhelming response to our post about Google denying that its Google Earth ocean-floor mapping software had unearthed the mythical sunken island of Atlantis. Without a doubt, Google was swamped by even more conspiracy-theory feedback, and ultimately they pulled in Walter Smith of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and David Sandwell of UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, two scientists who helped gather some of the ocean-floor data in Google Earth, to clear it all up in a post on the company's official blog. More

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Magnetic Device Studied
as Treatment for Acid Reflux
About.com, Feb. 23 -- Medication offers short-term relief for some sufferers of GERD. A magnetic device, currently being evaluated at UCSD Medical Center, may provide a solution for those individuals who want another option beyond long-term use of medications. More

Even Sun-Lovers May Need Extra Vitamin D
Dallas Morning News, Feb. 24 -- Sunlight causes the body to produce vitamin D and, as it turns out, even though runners spend more time than most of us outdoors, they are not immune to vitamin D deficiencies. (Mentions research by Dr. Cedric Garland of UCSD) More

East Meets West In
New Collaborative 'Soundscapes'
The Philadelphia Bulletin, Feb. 23 -- Champions of modern chamber music, the Germantown-based PRISM Quartet creates synergy with nationwide audiences while sparking worldwide connections. (Mentions UCSD music professor Lei Liang) More

Who Are San Diego's Big 'Water Wasters'?
10News, Feb. 23 -- These days, every drop of water counts. While it might seem that San Diego County got its fair share of rain in recent weeks, it's been determined that the county still faces a problem. (Mentions UCSD) More

UCSD Posts Advisory After
Report of Rape on Campus
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 23 -- Authorities are investigating the rape of a student that happened earlier this month on the UCSD campus. The woman was attacked about 8:30 p.m. Feb. 3 in student parking lot No. 102 near Revelle College, but she waited until last week to tell authorities, a campus police spokesman said.) More

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Del Mar Resident Meets College Benefactors
Del Mar Times, Feb. 19 -- Far from the hot desert, Kenyon Ralph has left the reserves after seven years and is now honing his skills as a computer-engineering student at UCSD. As a noncommissioned veteran, Ralph's education is only partially covered by the GI Bill. He's making up the remainder with student loans, working on campus and with the generosity of La Jollans Pat and Bob Whalen. More

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