A Sampling of Clips for July 1^st, 2009

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The Brain Collector
Science, June 2009 -- Jacopo Annese, 42, is a neuroanatomist at UCSD and he has been charged with preserving the brain of the most famous amnesic patient of all time for perpetuity. More

China Backs Away from Controversial Internet Filter
The New York Times, June 30 -- China has delayed indefinitely a much-criticised plan to force manufacturers to bundle Internet filtering software with personal computers sold in the country, in an abrupt retreat hours before the policy was due to start. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Susan Shirk) More

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San Diego Professor Just Back from Iran
CBS News 8, San Diego, Calif., June 30 – On Monday, Iran's election authority stood by its finding that gave President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad an overwhelming victory. But the outcome is what sparked dozens of protests over the last two weeks. UCSD professor Babak Rahimi says it was the first time in 30 years that he had witnessed such passionate demonstrations by voters. More

Want Tylenol? You May Need Prescription
ABC7, Los Angeles, Calif., June 30 -- An FDA panel is recommending drug makers lower the dose of Tylenol from 500 mg a pill to 325 mg. If the FDA agrees, that would mean a complete overhaul of what you see in the drug store. (Quotes Dr. Neil Farber of UCSD) More

Forecasters Unsure How Much Rain El Nino Will Bring
The Press-Enterprise, June 30 -- Warming surface temperatures off the coast of Peru in the eastern Pacific Ocean are sending signals to weather forecasters that we are headed for another El Niño this fall. But don't run out and buy a new umbrella just yet. (Quotes David Pierce, a climate researcher for UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

UC San Diego Professor and Team Map Air Particles
Environmental Protection Magazine, July 1 -- Lynn Russell, a professor of atmospheric chemistry at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD, and her team have sampled air from the tip of the Scripps Pier since last year, creating a near real-time record of what kinds of particles—from sea salt to car exhaust—are floating around at any given time. More

UCSD Opens New Music Center
Higher Ed News, June 30 -- UCSD—an institution that has built an enviable international reputation for providing the ‘new’ in new music for years—finally has a music venue that fits the caliber of its prestigious Department of Music. More

Incision-Free Procedure Can Reverse Weight Gain
KPBS, June 30 -- A high percentage of people who've had gastric bypass surgery regain weight within a few years. A new study shows an incision-free procedure is effective in helping people reverse that weight gain. UCSD surgeon Santiago Horgan directed the local wing of the study. He says the operation is not a magic bullet. More

Artist of the Month: Old Globe’s Darko Tresnjak
San Diego News Network, July 1 -- Dance and puppets, theater, opera and masks. Darko Tresnjak’s path hasn’t been your typical American director’s. But then, he’s not typical in any way. Tresnjak taught at UCSD. More

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