UCSD News

A Sampling of Clips for
May 1^st, 2007

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Fireproofing of Most Overpasses and Bridges Is Costly and Rare
The New York Times, May 1 — They are built in most cases to withstand ferocious winds and, here in California, the heaving of earthquakes. But most major highway bridges and overpasses are not fireproof and probably never will be. (Quotes Frieder Seible, Dean of the Jacobs School of Engineering at UCSD) More

Coral Is Dying. Can It Be Reborn?
The New York Times, May 1 - The Coral Reef Task Force, created in the Clinton administration, regularly assesses coral health. The World Bank, motivated in large part by corals’ importance for ecosystems and ecotourism, has embarked on a global program to assess restoration efforts and to identify tactics to combat their decline. (Quotes Nancy Knowlton, director of the Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at the UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and a leader in the World Bank effort) More

Venezuela Assumes Control of Its Oil Fields
The Washington Post, April 30 -- President Hugo Chavez's government will take control Tuesday of what might be the world's richest oil fields, a huge swath known as the Orinoco Belt that Big Oil has spent a decade and nearly $20 billion developing. (Quotes David R. Mares, a Latin America expert at UCSD) More

Book Is Fictional, but Virus Carries Real Risk
Kansas City Star, April 30 -- Whether through a natural occurrence or a bioterrorist, it’s only a matter of time before the nation again confronts foot-and-mouth disease, said Kate Iola, a scientist-turned-author. “I am trying to remind people this isn’t just going to be about cattle,” said Iola, who has a master’s degree in molecular pathology from UCSD. “The consequences are going to ripple beyond farming.” More

Amy Kiger: A Place on the Edge
The Scientist, UK, May 2007 – Amy Kiger admits to a healthy dose of yeast envy from time to time. Yeast genetics might be faster, easier and better worked out, but for the UCSD researcher one of the most exciting things about science is pioneering the unknown. More