A Sampling of Clips for
July 3rd, 2007
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Hardship Claimed in Caring for More Poor
San Diego Union Tribune, July 3 -- San Diego County should not have to pay medical bills for thousands more low-income adults because the expense could be “a crippling burden,” county attorneys said in new petition to the state Supreme Court…The petition “is just another example of the magnitude, complexity and expense of the health care crisis threatening our communities,” said Rich Liekweg, chief executive for UCSD Medical Center. More
Experts See Repercussions from Oil Giants' Venezuela Pullout
Houston Chronicle, July 3 -- Days before ConocoPhillips and Exxon Mobil Corp. pulled the plug on their heavy oil projects in Venezuela's Orinoco River basin, Hugo Chavez bid them a frosty adios. "They've got a problem, because new money isn't coming in," said David Mares, an expert on Latin American energy issues at UC San Diego. More
Hurricanes Heal Reefs in Surprising Cases
National Geographic News, July 2 -- Hurricanes may actually provide a healing balm of sorts for dying coral reefs, a new study shows. By mixing up cool deep layers of the ocean, a distant hurricane reduces sea-surface temperatures by several degrees—enough to help heat-stressed corals survive bleaching. Nancy Knowlton, a marine biology professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California, said the study offers a different perspective on what is normally considered a disaster for reefs. More
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Self-Service Helps Employees Become More Strategic
University Business, July 2007 -- Higher Ed Institutions have developed a reputation for being slow adopters of technology, specifically the self-service kind. At the UC San Diego, employees use self-service to review job descriptions and classifications, says Tom Leet, assistant vice chancellor of HR at the school, which supports about 14,000 employees. More
New Vaccine Prevents CMV Infection and Disease in Mice
NewsRX, July 2 -- Researchers at the UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have patented a strategy for developing a human vaccine to prevent against Human Cytomegalovirus (hCMV) infection and disease. “Until now, scientists haven’t been able to develop a vaccine to protect against CMV,” said Deborah H. Spector, Ph.D., UCSD Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and faculty member of the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. More
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Enter Acting, Pursued by Applause
New York TImes, July 1 -- Vladimir Konecni, a professor of psychology at University of California, San Diego, who has studied the psychology of theater, noted that while the “joiners” of the entrance applause are most likely engaging in a simple case of imitation, the applause starter is harder to explain. “Elitism is absolutely the issue,” Professor Konecni said. “I have good taste, I have money, I have sensitivity, I am rewarding myself mentally.” One feels a giddy sense of accomplishment, he said, for having made it into the same room as Kevin Spacey. More