A Sampling of Clips for June 25^th, 2009

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Behind the Protests, Social Upheaval in Iran
The New York Times, June 25 -- The government crackdown in Iran is continuing, as hundreds of people, including moderates associated with the presidential candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi, have been detained. We asked three Iranian-American scholars, including Babak Rahimi, Islamic studies professor at UCSD who is writing from Iran, to give their thoughts on what the uprising has revealed about the schisms in Iranian society. More

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The Promise of a Cure: 20 Years and Counting
Science, June 24 -- The discovery of the cystic fibrosis gene brought big hopes for gene-based medicine; although a lot has been achieved over two decades, the payoff remains just around the corner. (Quotes Paul Quinton, a physiologist at UCSD) More

US Universities Flounder Further
Nature, June 24 -- Is there any week that doesn't pass without bad news for universities? Take just US higher education as an example. The 10-campus University of California system, facing a $800 million slash from its $3.2 billion budget, is beginning to circulate emails about how such cuts might be implemented. (Mentions UCSD) More

Learning to Read the Waves
New Scientist, June 24 -- Walter Munk, a scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, was never much of a surfer, but that hasn't kept him from becoming a legend in the sport. An oceanographer by training, Munk has spent 67 years studying how waves form, how they travel and how they break when they hit the beach. More

Iranian Women Standing Up for Rights
Pittsburg Post-Gazette, June 24 -- Women "are suffering the most under the current regime," said Melody Moezzi, author of "War on Error: Real Stories of American Muslims." One such woman was Neda Soltan, whose brutal death projected internationally on television and on YouTube has fueled Iranians' outrage throughout the world. (Quotes Babak Rahimi, assistant professor of Iranian and Islamic Studies at UCSD) More

El Nino Could Signal Drought's End
North County Times, June 24 -- Just as residents of San Diego and Riverside counties start adjusting to life with lawn-watering restrictions, there are signs California's drought may be coming to an end next winter. (Quotes Dave Pierce, climate researcher at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

UCSD-TV Wins Emmy for Concerto Premiere
La Jolla Light, June 24 -- UCSD-TV won its 13th Emmy award at a ceremony June 13 for a program featuring the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus and the North American premier of the Philip Glass Cello Concerto. More

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