A Sampling of Clips for July 31^st, 2009

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Calif. Groups to Study Huge Ocean Garbage Patch
CBS 5, San Francisco, Calif. July 31 -- California researchers are sailing off to investigate an enormous garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean. On Sunday, researchers from UCSD, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and San Francisco plan to begin a voyage to a spot 1,000 miles off the California coast where trade winds have pushed millions of plastic bottles and other trash. More

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Rise 'n Die, HIV: Strategies for a Cure Based on Waking the AIDS Virus
Scientific American, July 30 -- Rousing the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from slumber may not sound like a good idea. But just as it is next to impossible to lure and trap a hibernating animal, catching a virus on the move is far easier than snaring one lying dormant. (Quotes Douglas Richman, the director of the Center for AIDS Research at UCSD) More

Carbon Pricing: Helpful or Harmful?
WILX, Detroit, Mich., July 30 -- Will putting a price on carbon do irreparable damage to the economy? David Victor is a professor at the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at UCSD: " The whole idea is to make carbon energy more expensive, so that we have an incentive to reduce our emissions. And if you don't do that, then the system won't work.” More

UCSD Nets $11 Million for Energy Project
KPBS, July 30 -- UCSD is getting $11 million in incentives from California's Self-Generation Incentive Program for the installation of an innovative fuel cell energy generation and storage system on the La Jolla campus. More

Like Running a Small City on Green Power
True/Slant, July 31 -- Wednesday UCSD began taking bids to build a $3.4 million energy-storage facility on campus. And it just received $11 million in grants from the California Public Utilities Commission to build a 2.8-megawatt fuel cell system for generating and storing electricity. All this is just more evidence that UCSD has one of the most advanced energy strategies in the country. More

Carrying on a Tradition of Leadership and Accomplishment
Gay & Lesbian Times, Opinion, July 30 -- As I begin my tenure as chair of The San Diego LGBT Community Center’s Board of Directors, I have spent a great deal of time thinking about those who came before me – our Center founders, all those who have given of their time or resources to keep this organization going and all the people we’ve served over more than 36 years. (Written by Shaun Travers, a diversity officer at UCSD and director of the UCSD LGBT Resource Center) More

Water, Water Everywhere
San Diego Daily Transcript, July 30 -- A panel of experts on water procurement and hydrology research addressed one of San Diego's most critical problems impacting growth. A shortage of water resources has launched a rationing program that may develop into severe cut-backs in consumption. (Mentions Maureen Stapleton, general manger of San Diego County Water Authority, who addressed the UCSD Economics Roundtable earlier this month.) More

Is This Ever Going to End?
San Diego Daily Transcript, Opinion, July 30 -- The plan is that University of California employees like me will have to start taking furlough days on Sept. 1, so naturally, I've been scheming this week to see how it can damage me as little as possible. (Written by Rob Monroe, editor of UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography Explorations online magazine) More

UCSD’s ArtPower! Announces High-Powered Season
San Diego News Network, July 30 -- Jazz master Wynton Marsalis, Brazilian hip-hop ensemble Grupo de Rua, satirist David Sedaris and “Foovies” (combining food and movies) are all part of the 2009-2010 season presented by UCSD’s ArtPower. More

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