A Sampling of Clips for
May 18th, 2007
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As a Carbon 'Sink,' Southern Ocean May Be Plugged
Los Angeles Times, May 18 -- The Southern Ocean, a massive storehouse for carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, is slowly losing its capacity to buffer the world from rising concentrations of the greenhouse gas, researchers reported Thursday. As a result, the study said, carbon dioxide could accumulate in the atmosphere faster than expected over the coming decades. (Quotes Ralph Keeling, a geochemist at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More
Simple Tests May Predict Progression to Alzheimer's
Scientific American, May 17 -- Simple cognitive tests can help predict the likelihood that a person with mild cognitive impairment will progress to Alzheimer's disease, Dr. Adam S. Fleisher from UCSD and associates report in the journal Neurology. More
Archaeology: Blast in the Past?
Nature, May 17 -- Why did the New World's most sophisticated hunters of the time suddenly vanish? A team of researchers is invoking an out-of-this-world cause. On 24 May, at the American Geophysical Union's meeting in Acapulco, Mexico, some two dozen scientists will present multiple studies arguing that a comet or asteroid exploded above or on the northern ice cap almost 13,000 years ago — showering debris across the continent and causing temperatures to plunge for the next millennium. (Quotes Jeff Severinghaus, a palaeoclimatologist at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More
California Announcement Could Help Governor Earn Money, Recognition
The Albuquerque Tribune, May 18 -- Gov. Bill Richardson has so many reasons to announce his presidential campaign in California, it almost doesn't make sense to consider any other location, political scientists say. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Thad Kousser) More
Southern California Grocery Prices Spiking
News8, May 17 -- Gas prices are at all time highs all over California, and they could be affecting your wallet in more ways than one. Gas prices are causing grocery prices to spike all over San Diego. (Quotes UCSD economist Gordon Hanson) More
Not All Agree Single Payer Health Care is Cure for Ailing System
KPBS, May 17 -- The governor and other state lawmakers say reforming the state's troubled health care system is a top priority this year. One of the proposals they're looking at would create a single payer, universal health care system in California. (Quotes Dr. Joseph Scherger, a clinical professor of family medicine at UCSD) More
Artists' 'Moments in Time' Made for Memorable Alzheimer's Gala
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 18 -- The Alzheimer's Association's Reagan Legacy Award was presented posthumously to Dr. Leon Thal. He was the chair of neurosciences at UCSD School of Medicine and director of the UCSD Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. The award was accepted by his widow, Dr. Donna Thal. More