A Sampling of Clips for 
January 13, 2005

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Why the Sun Seems to be 'Dimming'
BBC News, Jan. 13-We are all seeing rather less of the Sun, according to scientists who have been looking at five decades of sunlight measurements. (Quote by Veerhabhadran Ramanathan, a professor of climate and atmospheric sciences at UCSD.) More

Medical Breakthroughs 2005
Reader's Digest, Jan. 13-Amazing new technologies may make it possible in the next few decades to switch off mechanisms that cause disease and aging, and to fix or replace body parts that no longer work. The majority of these treatments are not available yet, but a few key breakthroughs are just around the corner. (Refers to research conducted by Dr. Michael Karin, a professor of pharmacology at UCSD.) More

Phoning Home from the Ocean Floor Via Computer
Red Nova, Jan. 12-The National Science Foundation recently announced a number of major awards from the agency's Information Technology Research program, including a $3.9 million award over four years to Woods Hole Oceanography Institution (WHOI) and other partner institutions to build the Laboratory for the Ocean Observatory Knowledge Integration Grid (LOOKING). Lead institutions for the LOOKING project include UCSD. More

Questions Answered
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 12-Q & A column by Sherry Seethaler, a UCSD science writer and educator who answers science questions submitted by San Diego Union-Tribune readers. More