A Sampling of Clips for
July 9th, 2007
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Herpes Virus Eyed as Killer of Cancer Cells
FOX News, July 10 -- A type of herpes virus, designed by scientists, has shown promise in a preliminary study as a cancer cell destroyer, a researcher said last week at the European Society for Medical Oncology conference in Lugano, Switzerland. A current study, being led by Dr. Tony Reid from UCSD, is the testing the virus in humans at seven leading U.S. cancer centers. More
Clearing Financial Hurdles
Athletic Management, July 2007 -- Earl Edwards, Athletic Director at UCSD and an athletics consultant, found that communicating with constituents was the ticket to increasing his athletic department budget. But his constituents comprised a much younger group: UCSD students. More
'Net Income
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 8 – “Gold farms” are 21st century sweatshops without the perspiration – they are air-conditioned for the computers, not the people. Ge Jin, who has toured dozens of these establishments while pursuing a communications Ph.D. through UCSD, maintains they add a bizarre, high-tech twist to our understanding of the global economy. More
The American Soldier: Looking for a Life
Chicago Sun-Times, July 8, Opinion -- With two wars being fought and no end in sight, it can be difficult to understand why young folks enlist in our military. The conservative claim that most youth join up out of patriotism and the desire to "serve one's country" is misleading. The Pentagon's own surveys show that "duty to country" motivates only a portion of enlistees. (Written by Jorge Mariscal, who served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and teaches at UCSD) More
To-do List May Cost the City $5 Billion
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 8 -- While San Diego's leaders debate whether to spend up to $1.5 billion for upgrading a sewage plant, other big-ticket environmental items are piling up on the city's to-do list. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Steven Erie) More
Weather Station Moves Add Degree of Difficulty
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 9 -- The nation's weather records, consulted for comparisons whenever it's exceptionally hot, cold, wet or dry, are skewed at the source: weather stations. That's because nearly all have been moved at one time, and when that happens, consistency goes out the window. (Quotes Tim Barnett, a climate researcher at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More
City Officials Want 'Green' Blueprint
North County Times, July 6 -- The city's blueprint for future development in San Diego should be strengthened to include enforceable measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, officials said today. Aguirre said he would like UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography to join in the effort to revise the city's general plan so that it better deals with global warming. More
Snoozing's Not for Losers: Questions for Sara Mednick
Voice of San Diego, July 7 -- Americans sleep an average of 6.7 hours per night and we have become a nation of the "walking tired." So says UCSD researcher Sara Mednick, who's been on a book tour this year to promote her research on the benefits of midday napping. More
A Vanishing Breed?
North County Times, July 8 -- As construction workers toil at the Encinitas library, officials in Escondido are debating how to pay for a new library after the state library bond failed last November. (Quotes Brian Schottlaender, the Audrey Geisel librarian at UCSD and a member of the Library of Congress Working Group on Bibliographic Control) More
Biotech Executives to Gather at Luau, Hang Ten for Nonprofit Invitational
North County Times, San Diego Business Journal, July 9 -- If you listen closely, you can hear hundreds of biotech executives and scientists waxing their longboards in preparation for the 14th annual Luau & Longboard Invitational on Aug. 19. South San Francisco-based Genentech Inc. said recently that it will be the title sponsor of this year’s charity event, held near UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The competition, held by UCSD’s Moores Cancer Center, has raised more than $1 million. More