A Sampling of Clips for
June 25th, 2007
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Which of These Is Not Causing Global Warming Today?
Newsweek, June 25 -- There is no denying the intuitive appeal of the idea that climate change is natural. After all, local temperatures can rise or fall by 40 degrees from one day to the next; violent storms can barrel in over the course of only minutes. It's little surprise, then, that many laypeople look at much tinier and subtler changes—the 1 degree Fahrenheit increase in global mean temperature since the 1970s, say—and figure those, too, could well be natural. (Mentions research by Tim Barnett, a scientist at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More
A Glamorous Public Debut for Blackstone
The New York Times , June 23 -- After months of hype, hoopla and controversy, the Blackstone Group went public yesterday, and with it, lost its “private equity” moniker. (Quotes Paul Kedrosky, executive director of the William J. von Liebig Center for Entrepreneurism and Technology Advancement at UCSD) More
UCSD Cancer Center's Federal Status Renewed
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 25 -- The National Cancer Institute has renewed the Moores UCSD Cancer Center's status as one of 40 federally designated “comprehensive centers” in the United States. With the renewal comes $21 million to be disbursed over the next five years More
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Brace for High Tide
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 25 -- In a world that has awakened to alarms on climate change, San Diego finds itself facing drastic coastal alterations in the decades ahead as the sea level rises – and prime coastal real estate ends up in Davy Jones' Locker. In San Diego, scientists at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography will be called on to analyze what threats local neighborhoods face. More
Glass Concerto Première in November a 'Big Deal' for La Jolla Symphony
KPBS, June 22 -- Scientists from UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and San Diego Supercomputer Center, as well as the University of San Diego discovered thriving communities of seabirds above and fish below the large floating pieces. More
At Odds on Scale of Power
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 24 -- While no one doubts that much needs to be done in coming decades to deal with the burgeoning power demand, some experts say SDG&E's proposals rely excessively on big projects because they generate the most profits. (Quotes Henry Abarbanel, a UCSD physics professor) More
Fun and Friendship
San Diego Union-Tribune, There's not much that's fun about Alzheimer's, but there are some interesting activities. One is Out & About, sponsored by the UCSD Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and the Alzheimer's Association. It gives people with memory loss an opportunity for regular outings to break up the boredom of their days. More