A Sampling of Clips for July 24^th, 2009

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In a Warming World, Cloudy Days Are a Boon
TIME Magazine, July 24 -- One of the biggest questions in climate sensitivity has been the role of low-level cloud cover. A new study published in the July 24 issue of Science is clearing the haze. A group of researchers from the University of Miami and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography studied cloud data of the northeast Pacific Ocean — both from satellites and from the human eye — over the past 50 years and combined that with climate models. More

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A New Fight Over Pollution Curbs Takes Root
The Wall Street Journal, July 24 -- How much pollution can a tree absorb? The question is at the center of a high-stakes fight over how much it will cost to curb climate change -- and who will foot the bill. (Quotes David Victor, a professor of international relations at UCSD) More

Alien-Wasp Swarms Devouring Birds, Bugs in Hawaii
National Geographic, July 23 -- Attacking from nests as big as pickup-truck beds, invasive western yellowjacket wasps in Hawaii are munching their way through an "astonishing diversity" of creatures, from caterpillars to pheasants, a new study says. Erin Wilson, who just finished her Ph.D. at UCSD is the lead study author. More

Defining Data Down
The Wall Street Journal, July 24 -- “Plastic Fantastic,” Eugenie Samuel Reich’s readable account of a fairly recent ­science fraud, is valuable chiefly as a close look at the “kitchen” where scientific results are assembled and validated—and whence occasionally comes forth ­something that should not have seen the light of day. (Mentions research by Ivan Schuller of UCSD) More

Kids Work on Moves as James Holds Court
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 23 -- Collene Cone has been trying to find a way to appease her son Jack's desire to improve his basketball game. What better way than for the 6-year-old to learn from the “King”? Jack is one of 15 local scholarship recipients for LeBron James' King's Academy youth basketball camp at UCSD. More

Iran's Contested Power
The National, Abu Dhabi, July 24 -- In an historic speech which he delivered as designated prayer leader on Friday in Tehran, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, placed himself at the centre of the reformist movement in a challenge to the political authority of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei. (Quotes UCSD researcher Babak Rahimi) More

Water Board Grant Will Help UCSD Protect Coast
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 23 -- The State Water Board has announced $42.6 million in grants and low-interest loans for 15 projects designed to safeguard public health and the environment, including one in San Diego County. Some of the money will be used for several pollution-control projects, such as diverting dry-weather flows from storm drains at UCSD so they don't contaminate coastal waters. More

UCSD Receives Grant for Science Festival
La Jolla Light, July 23 -- UCSD will use a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to fund the San Diego Science Festival, it was announced Thursday. More

Roddenberry Team Goes Diving at LJ Shores
La Jolla Light, July 23 -- The Comic-Con - or at least a piece of it - made its way to La Jolla Shores Thursday as part of the four-day attraction's festivities. The Roddenberry Dive Team, founded by Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry, son of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry, held a sunrise get-together July 23 at Shores beach along with grad students from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. More

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