A Sampling of Clips for
March 16 th, 2007
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Could Crazy
Technology Save the Planet?
USA Today, March 16 -- 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 marine physicist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD) More
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Chicago Tribune
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Partying in College Going to Extremes
NBC Nightly News, March 15 -- A new report says that college partying is becoming more extreme, with students binge drinking and abusing prescription drugs more frequently. NBC's Nancy Snyderman reports. (Quotes UCSD psychologist Sandra Brown) More
Sniffing the Air Helps Us Smell Better
MSNBC, March 16 -- Sniffing the air does more than just vacuum odors into your nose. It also ramps up electrical signals from the snout to the brain, helping the schnoz detect even faint scents. (Quotes UCSD neuroscientist Jeffry Isaacson) More
Air Rights Above
L.A. to Go on Sale
Los Angeles Times, March 16 -- The Los Angeles City Council decided to sell developers up to 9 million square feet of extra floor space for downtown condominiums and apartments without first analyzing how the extra growth would affect traffic, sewers and other public services. (Quotes Steven P. Erie, director of the Urban Studies Program at UCSD) More
State's Stem Cell Panel
Distributes $74.5 Million in Research Grants
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 16 -- California's groundbreaking stem cell institute awarded $74.5 million Thursday in its second round of research grants for human embryonic stem cell research, providing the money to support four years of work by 26 experienced scientific teams around the state. UCSD scientists received three of the comprehensive grants, totaling $7.5 million. More
State Pushes Up Presidential Primary
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 16 -- California has moved its presidential primary from June to Feb. 5, but whether the state gains the national clout it seeks is anything but certain. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Gary Jacobson) More
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Contra Costa Times
UC Regents Want Power to Approve
High-end Benefits at Each Campus
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 16 -- The regents of the University of California have ordered the system's 10 campuses, including UCSD, to draw up plans to stop granting pay raises and perks without their approval. More
New 'Airport Czar'
Suggested for Authority Overhaul
Voice of San Diego, March 16 -- San Diego City Council President Scott Peters is asking state Sen. Christine Kehoe to create an "airport czar" job to oversee the airport authority, as part of the senator's proposed legislative overhaul. The airport czar, as envisioned by Peters, would be responsible for planning the future of Lindbergh Field and would be senior to current airport President and CEO Thella Bowens, who oversaw the failed Miramar ballot initiative. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Steven Erie) More