A Sampling of Clips for
March 15 th, 2007
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But Coach, I Practiced in the Living Room
The New York Times, March 15 -- Released in November, the $249.99 Wii console — which comes with golf, boxing, tennis and baseball games as well as bowling — wasn’t designed to give gamers a leg up in the real world. Nevertheless, dedicated users say having skill at the sport in question not only helps them win onscreen, but that practicing their golf swing or left hook in the Wii universe also improves real-life technique. (Quotes Soren Solari, a graduate student at UCSD) More
Medi-Cal Booster Shot
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 15 – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's ambitious plan to extend health care insurance coverage to all Californians received a $3.5 billion shot in the arm yesterday when the nation's top health care regulator promised to help cover the cost of paying higher fees to doctors and hospitals that care for Medi-Cal patients. Earlier yesterday, the governor saw a number of demonstrations of technologies that help doctors and hospitals remotely monitor the condition of patients, including a mobile system that allows stroke specialists at UCSD to consult with doctors at other hospitals on emergency stroke cases. More
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North County Times
Thin Aquariums a Tight Fit for Fish
Los Angeles Times, March 15 -- Skinny, wall-mounted aquariums barely thicker than most plasma TVs are popping up everywhere: on restaurant walls, in store displays, even at mall kiosks, where they are sold as novel home decor. These aquariums make amusing, if not striking, additions to a room, but are they safe for the fish? (Quotes Fernando Nosratpour, assistant curator at the Birch Aquarium, part of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD) More
Could Crazy Technology Save the Planet?
Houston Chronicle, March 15 -- Crazy-sounding ideas for saving the planet are getting a serious look from top scientists, a sign of their fears about global warming and the desire for an insurance policy in case things get worse. (Quotes Tim Barnett, a researcher at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD) More
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Contra Costa Times
Unlocking the Language of Blue Whales
KPBS, March 15 -- The language of animals mystifies us. There could be as many as 100 million species in the world. And we don’t know what most of them are saying to each other. But researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD have insight into one species. They’re studying the sounds of the largest creature in the animal kingdom. More
State Increases Fees at Public Universities
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 15 – Starting this fall, resident undergraduate students at the University of California, which includes UCSD, will pay an annual fee of $6,636. Students in the California State University system, which includes San Diego State University and Cal State San Marcos, will face an annual fee of $2,772. More
More Than a Feeling
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 15 – Researchers are increasingly teasing out evidence that our five basic senses add up to a whole lot more than most of us realize or appreciate. Indeed, by combining and exploiting our basic senses in novel and unexpected ways, humans perceive far more than they can simply see, taste, touch, smell or hear, scientists say. (Quotes Vilyanur S. Ramachandran, director of the Center for Brain and Cognition at UCSD) More
4-year Contract Keeps
Kyoto Prize Lectures in San Diego
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 15 -- For four more years, the Kyoto Prize's home away from home will be San Diego. A group headed by Malin Burnham, a local real estate magnate, formed the Kyoto Symposium Organization. A new four-year contract with this outfit; the University of San Diego, UCSD and San Diego State University; and the Inamori Foundation was announced at last night's gala launching the 2007 symposium. More