A Sampling of Clips for May 13^th, 2009

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Experts Urge Caution in
Bringing Mars Samples to Earth
New Scientist, U.K., May 13 - If NASA aims to bring Mars samples back to Earth, it should prepare for the possibility that the samples could include organisms that might endanger humans and other terrestrial life, a new report by the US National Research Council says. (Quotes Jeffrey Bada of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, who says the best approach is to conduct more science on the Martian surface) More

Taking Names
Washington Times, May 11 – It must have been a sweet night for author Joseph O'Neill. Just days after he discovered that President Obama was reading his novel "Netherland," he traveled from New York to Washington to accept the 29th PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction — his first, but unlikely to be last, literary prize. (Mentions Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, a finalist for the prize and a member of the UCSD literature faculty) More

UC San Diego Graduate
Aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis
CBS News 8, May 12 -- A woman who earned her doctorate at UCSD is among seven astronauts aboard the shuttle Atlantis which blasted into space today. More

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Documentary Tracks Local Efforts
in Alzheimer's Research
10News, May 12 -- Filmmakers and scientists are collaborating to fight Alzheimer's disease by creating awareness through a special documentary. (Quotes Dr. Paul Aisen of UCSD, who is featured in the documentary) More

Local Doctor Survived
Cambodia's Killing Fields
KPBS, May 13 -- Dr. Sopheap Ly, professor of medicine at UCSD and physician with the VA of San Diego and her family were caught up in the national nightmare that overtook Cambodia in the 1970s - the takeover by the Communist Khmer Rouge. Dr. Ly lived through the nightmare and has now written her own book, about her survival and her unstoppable dream of achieving a better life. More

No Flash, No Dash – and No Excuses
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 13 -- In a college baseball season dominated by Stephen Strasburg, another team on the opposite side of the city is quietly enjoying its best season. UCSD heads into the NCAA Division II Western Regionals this weekend ranked No. 2 in the nation. More

Mexico is Applauded for its War on Cartels
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 13 -- A retired U.S. Army general who late last year warned that Mexico is in danger of becoming a narco-state yesterday praised the country's efforts against drug traffickers. Barry R. McCaffrey, former U.S. drug czar, lauded President Felipe Calderón and high-ranking members of his administration as he addressed the opening of the Latin American Energy Conference, an annual event organized by the Institute of the Americas at UCSD. More

"Provenance" Ambitious, Yet Repetitive
Denver Post, May 11 -- Through a fusion of diverse influences — cultural, musical and theatrical — Maya Beiser delivered an ambitious artistic experiment at Gates Concert Hall on Saturday. (Mentions Shahrokh Yadegari, who is on the UCSD music faculty) More

World Record, Wind Die at Local Discus Event
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 13 -- Gerd Kanter, the reigning world and Olympic champion in men's discus, was at the UCSD track stadium yesterday afternoon, competing in an informal discus event before maybe 150 fans, including about 15 transplanted Estonians waving the country's blue, black and white flag. More

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