A Sampling of Clips for July 28^th, 2008

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Air Pollution Still an Issue in Beijing
FOX News, July 28 -- The Chinese capital was shrouded in thick gray smog on Sunday, just 12 days before the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games. One expert warned that drastic measures enacted to cut vehicle and factory emissions in the city were no guarantee skies would be clear during competitions. (Quotes Veerabhadran Ramanathan, of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD) More

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Evolving Toward a Compromise
The Washington Post, Opinion, July 28 -- A proposal before the Texas Board of Education calls for including the "strengths and weaknesses" of evolution in the state's science curriculum. (Written by Amy Binder and John H. Evans, associate professors in the Sociology Department at UCSD) More

IRS Cellphone Rule Called Outmoded
Los Angeles Times, July 28 -- Small, cheap cellphones have become ubiquitous in the workplace. But federal tax rules governing them date to the days of big handsets, big bills and big hair. (Mentions UCSD) More

Which Spirit of Nation Will Prevail in Rise to Greatness?
Globe and Mail, Opinion, July 26 -- When the Olympic flame flares to life on Aug. 8, Chinese hearts all around the world will glow with pride. (Quotes Susan Shirk, the U.S. author of a recent book on China's rise, “Fragile Superpower” and a political scientist at UCSD) More

The Race Against Gene Doping
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 27 -- Past controversy has not made this year's Tour de France scandal-free. Cycling's premier event, which ends today, has again been marred by busts for illegal doping, with at least three riders thrown out and entire teams quitting. The Summer Olympics begin Aug. 8, and rumors of illicit drug use are likely to be rampant there, too. The World Anti-Doping Agency has turned to UCSD researchers for help. More

Giving Best Friend the Gift of Life
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 26 – Upon renewing her driver's license in December, Sandy Viola checked the box that she wanted her organs donated in the event of her death. Viola, 55, of Oceanside is alive and well, but she's donating a kidney anyway. She's offering that gift to best friend Glenn Agyapas. The surgery is set for Aug. 13 at UCSD Medical Center – a three-to-four -hour ordeal for her, longer for him. More

High-Res Display Magnifies Campus Research
eSchoolNews, July 28 – UCSD researchers now have an up-close view of their work, aided by nearly 290 million pixels, after the school built what's reportedly the highest-resolution screen in the world. More

Anthony Davis
All About Jazz, July 26 – This month brings to the city two performances by pianist and composer Anthony Davis, who has been living in Southern California for the last decade and teaching at UCSD. Prior to his immigration to the West Coast, Davis was active in New York and his return brings an improvisational voice sorely missed in the city where he made his home for so many years. More

Back to the Future: In Vitro Fertilization and the Future of Stem Cells
Voice of San Diego, July 26 – Friday, Louise Joy Brown turned 30 years old. Few people now know who she is, or that she was at the center of one of the great scientific controversies of the second half of the 20th century. At the time, Louise Brown was variously seen as a blessing, an oddity, or an aberration. (Mentions UCSD) More

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