A Sampling of Clips for March 20^th, 2008

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Transfusions of "Older" Blood More Deadly?
CBS News, March 20 -- Heart surgery patients were more likely to die or suffer problems if they received transfusions of blood that is more than two weeks old rather than fresher blood, according to a new study that adds to the debate about the shelf life of blood. The findings bolster the argument of those who believe that older blood should be avoided, wrote Dr. John Adamson of UCSD, in an editorial accompanying the study in this week's New England Journal of Medicine. More

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For Amputees, an Unlikely Painkiller: Mirrors
CNN, March 19 -- Dr. Jack Tsao, a Navy neurologist with the Uniform Services University, was looking for ways to help soldiers like Paupore, who lost a limb. He remembered reading in graduate school a paper by UCSD’s Dr. V.S. Ramachandran that talked about an unusual treatment for amputees suffering "phantom limb pain," using a simple $20 mirror. More

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U. of Texas Chancellor May Get Top Post at UC
Los Angeles Times, March 20 -- The chancellor of the University of Texas system is the leading candidate to become the next president of the University of California and may be named to that post as soon as today, according to several knowledgeable sources. (Mentions UCSD) More

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Prize-Winning Seismologist Embraces Earth's Little Faults
Wired, March 20 -- A California Institute of Technology professor emeritus and newly christened Kyoto Prize honoree, Hiroo Kanamori led the earthquake research that resulted in the moment-magnitude scale, a better way to measure quakes than the Richter scale it replaced in the 1970s. (Mentions UCSD) More

Mexican Americans, Assimilations, and Race
KPCC, Los Angeles, Calif., March 20 -- Mexican Americans have not fully integrated into U.S. society, even by the third and fourth generation, according to a new UCLA study covering 40 years. (Quotes Tomas Jimenez, assistant professor of sociology at UCSD, and a research fellow at the Center for U.S.-Mexico Studies) More

The Global Water Crisis: What Can Be Done?
CBS News 8, March 20 -- The San Diego Water Authority is warning that more needs to be done to keep clean drinking water flowing into Southern California. A recent study by a scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography found that some of our key water sources could be drying up. More

UCSD ≠ SCIENCE: The Hidden Talent-trust
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 20 -- It shames me to say this, but when I found out that UCSD has one of the top MFA programs in the nation, I was surprised. The school is synonymous (deservedly so) with the sciences. But our Department of Theater and Dance is a tucked-away secret, and one that boasts some of the most versatile talent selected from across the nation. More

Proposed Budget Has an Increase in Funding for NOAA
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 20 -- For the first time since President Bush took office in 2001, his proposed budget for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration exceeds what was approved the previous year. (Mentions the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD) More

High School Seniors Face College Acceptance Difficulties
10News, March 19 -- It's that time of year -- the sound of envelopes being torn open as high school seniors anxiously await word on college acceptance. In this day and age, getting into a four-year university takes more than just good grades. (Mentions UCSD) More

UCSD Faculty Members to be Honored at Awards Ceremony
The San Diego Daily Transcript, March 19 -- Five UCSD faculty members will be presented with awards for excellence in teaching, research and community service by the UCSD Chancellor’s Associates on March 25. More