A Sampling of Clips for March 26^th, 2008

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Soot in the Greenhouse, and Kitchen
The New York Times, March 26 -- Now a new study by
V. Ramanathan of UCSD, published online this week in Nature Geoscience, finds that soot may be more than twice as potent a warming influence as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimated last year. More

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Genetic Mapping Tool Could Improve Tumor Treatment
Forbes, March 25 -- A genetic mapping tool that may help improve diagnosis and treatment of common tumors has been developed by UCSD researchers, Agence France-Presse reported. More

UCSD Sweeps Twin Bill, Lifts Coach O'Brien to Top
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 25 -- The 14th-ranked UCSD baseball team swept a doubleheader against Sioux Falls yesterday afternoon at Triton Baseball Field, getting six shutout innings from Matt Rossman (5-2) in a 10-1 first-game triumph. Head Coach Dan O'Brien became the winningest coach in program history. More

Scripps Starts Center Focused on Stem Cells
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 26 -- Scripps Research Institute, renowned for its work in drug development and medicinal chemistry, is making a bigger commitment to stem cell research. (Mentions UCSD) More

Conference Gives Pep Talks to Encourage Women in Technology
San Diego Business Journal, March 26 -- Women in technology industries and academia across the nation convened at the sixth annual Grace Hopper Celebration of “Women in Computing” conference. (Quotes Fran Berman, director of UCSD’s Supercomputer Center) More