A Sampling of Clips for
May 11, 2004
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Tuna and Shark
New York Times, May 11- Jeanine
M. Donley of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
and other researchers have studied how mako sharks swim, down
to the particular muscle movements, and found that there are
remarkable similarities to tuna. The researchers placed newly
caught short fin makos in a swim tunnel, a kind of endless pool
for fish. They embedded piezoelectric sensors deep within the
flesh to detect muscle movements.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/11/science/11OBSE.html
Currents
Cited for Big Waves at Surfing Spot
Los Angeles Times, May 11- A 2 1/2-month
study by scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
has helped uncover why a stretch of San Diego coast known as
Black's Beach has waves that attract surfers and are a hazard
for inexperienced swimmers. (Quote by Robert T. Guza,
a research professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sbriefs11.6may11,1,7330866.story
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NBC
San Diego, May 10
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/3288597/detail.html
KFMB San Diego,
May 10
http://www.kfmb.com/printstory.php?storyID=25153
Associated Press,
May 10
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City News,
May 10
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From Techo
Buffs to Mini Tycoons
The Times (London), May 10- Successful
technology entrepreneurs such as Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and
Bill Gates have tended to be "techies" first and business
people second. The challenge today is to find a way to bridge
the yawning chasm of interest and understanding. What is needed,
many believe, is a more integrated approach to business and
technology. The most high-profile initiative in this area is
the new Rady School of Management at the University
of California, in San Diego.
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Nicholas Christenfeld Discusses
a Study that Examines Whether Dogs Look Like Their Owners
National
Public Radio, May 10- If you're someone who believes
that dogs and their owners come to look like each other over
time, you're bound to be sorely disappointed by this next conversation.
Two researchers at the University of California, San
Diego, spent some time studying whether that apparent
convergence of appearance between dog and owner is based on
provable fact. They took photographs of 45 dogs and their owners
separately. They had student judges try to match the dog with
the owner. UCSD psychology Professor Nicholas
Christenfeld explains what they found out.
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Policy and
Politics of Embryonic Stem Cell Research
National Public Radio, May 10- One
of the most exciting developments in the last decade has been
the isolation of human embryonic stem cells. Scientists say
these cells can in theory be used to treat a variety of diseases
from diabetes to Alzheimer's. (Interview with Larry
Goldstein, professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
at the University of California, San Diego
School of Medicine.)
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Peterson
Prosecutors Call Any Move to L.A. a Bad Trip
San Francisco Chronicle, May 11- Publicity-hungry
jurors eager to sneak their way onto Scott Peterson's jury and
frenzied media coverage of the case are far more likely to be
a problem in Los Angeles than in Redwood City, prosecutors said
in arguing against a defense change-of-venue motion. (Quote
by Ebbe B. Ebbesen, a psychology professor
at the University of California at San Diego.)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/05/11/BAG856JEFT1.DTL
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Contra
Costa Times, May 11
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/8638432.htm?1c
ABC News Channel 7,
May 11
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/news/peterson/print_051104_nw_peterson_trial.html
Monterey Herald,
May 11
http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/8639181.htm
Associated Press,
May 11
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Surfing
Premiere to Aid Cancer Center
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 11- Solana
Beach filmmaker Ira Opper will premiere his newest surfing movie,
"Hang," at 7 tonight at the La Paloma Theater in Encinitas
as a benefit for the UCSD Cancer Center. Surfing
legends Nat Young, Donald Takayama and Joel Tudor are scheduled
to attend the event, which will be preceded by a reception at
the theater, 471 First St.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20040511-9999-7m11briefs.html
'Wicked'
Leads Field with 10 Tony Nods
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 11-UCSD
grad Jefferson Mays is honored with a Tony nomination for his
refined, witty and moving solo performance as the German transvestite
who survives the Nazi and Soviet eras in "Wife." With
subtle shifts of posture and voice, Mays also plays 37 other
distinct characters.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20040511-9999-1c11tonynoms.html
Startups
Suffering a Drought of Dollars
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 11-Though
many platform biotechs quickly reinvented themselves as drug
discovery companies - using the tools to discover their own
drug candidates - those that didn't move fast enough or weren't
lucky enough to get a potential medicine into human testing
continue to find it difficult to raise money. In recent weeks,
a handful of San Diego biotechs have said they are closing or
being sold, often at fire-sale prices. (Quote by Alan
Paau M.D., assistant vice chancellor, Technology Transfer
at UCSD.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20040511-9999-1b11biotechs.html
Women and
Heart Disease: The Role of Diabetes and Hyperglycemia
Medical News Today, May 11- In a special
article in the May 10 issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine,
Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, M.D., of the University
of California, San Diego, and colleagues explore the
role of diabetes among women with cardiovascular disease (CVD).
According to the article, CVD is the primary cause of death
in women, and women with type 2 diabetes mellitus are at a greater
risk of CVD compared to nondiabetic women.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/index.php?newsid=8161#
An American
Tradgedy
Asia Times, May 11-It is radioactive.
It is a PR Pearl Harbor. But most of all, the Abu Ghraib scandal
is an American tragedy. The Bush administration's key talking
point - repeated ad infinitum for days by everybody from Condoleezza
Rice to a gallery of generals - is that the "abuse"
was an aberration by a group of rogue soldiers. (Quote by Chalmers
Johnson, professor emeritus at the University
of California, San Diego.) http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Front_Page/FE11Aa05.html
From Grid
to Growth
InformationWeek, May 10- North Carolina
has one of the nation's largest high-tech concentrations. But
it has a poor record for commercializing its inventions. That
may be about to change. During the past few months, top computer-science
researchers from the San Diego Supercomputer Center
have moved to the Tar Heel State to take advantage of a stream
of state and private investment in high-performance computing
that's meant to try to reverse some of North Carolina's heavy
job losses of the past few years, attract a new wave of investment
to Research Triangle Park, and make companies across the state
more competitive.
http://www.informationweek.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=20000060
