A Sampling of Clips for
May 13, 2005
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A Mirror
to the World
Economist, May 12-Empathy with others
seems to be due to a type of brain cell called a mirror neuron.
(Refers to research led by Vilayanur Ramachandran
and his colleagues at UCSD.) More
Similar
article appeared in:
Science
Magazine, May 12
Tsunamis
Lay Await in Lake Tahoe
Discovery Channel, May 13-Faults hidden
beneath the waves of one of the world's deepest lakes may occasionally
trigger large quakes that could set 30-foot tsunamis sloshing
mercilessly back and forth, according to a new study by the
Scripps Institution of Oceanography. (Quote
by Graham Kent of the Scripps Institution
of Oceanography.) More
Rain Sends
San Diegans
Running for Umbrellas, Cocktail Sauce
Los Angeles Times, May 13-What with
a pension fund scandal, a mayor resigning and two councilmen
being tried on corruption charges, things have seemed fishy
for some time in San Diego. (Quote by Bob Burhans,
curator of the Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution
of Oceanography.) More
Taser Hails
Safety Study, Shares Jump
ABC News, May 13-Taser International
Inc. on Friday welcomed a small, pilot medical study that showed
its stun-guns had no ill effects on heart rhythms of healthy
people, sending its shares sharply higher. (Quote by Ted
Chan, medical director of the emergency department
at the UCSD Medical Center.) More
Same article
appeared in:
Reuters,
May 13
North Sea
Fish Head for Cooler Waters
Discovery Channel, May 12-Almost two-thirds
of the bottom-dwelling fish species studied in the North Sea
are showing signs of heading for cooler climates as the water
temperatures warm, a survey says. (Quote by biological oceanographer
David Checkley of the Scripps Institution
of Oceanography.) More
Atmosphere
May Cleanse
Itself Better than Previously Thought
Innovations Report, May 14-A research
team from Purdue University and UCSD has found
that the Earth's atmosphere may be more effective at cleansing
itself of smog and other damaging hydrocarbons than was once
thought. More
Similar
article appeared in:
Medical
News Today, May 14
Part Four:
College Admissions
and the SAT, A Personal Perspective
Voice of San Diego, May 13-Last March,
the College Board unveiled the newly revised SAT, which now
features an essay and other additions suggested by Richard Atkinson,
former president of the University of California, who played
an integral role in the reshaping of the national standardized
test. More
Similar
article appeared in:
Voice
of San Diego, Part Three, May 12
Heartwork
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 10-Cardiovascular
disease is the leading cause of death in American women, killing
1 in 2.5. Breast cancer, on the other hand, still the most feared
disease by many women according to the American Heart Association,
kills 1 in 30. (Quote by Dr. Denise Barnard,
cardiologist and director of UCSD's Women's
Cardiovascular Health Program.) More
New Buzz
in the Immigration Debate
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 13-Civilian
volunteers spent last month patrolling the border in Arizona
looking for undocumented immigrants to turn in. (Quote by Wayne
Cornelius, director of the Center for Comparative Immigration
Studies at UCSD.) More
