A Sampling of Clips for May 28^th, 2009

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The Interview: 'Goode Family' Creator Mike Judge
The Washington Post, May 27  -- As animator/filmmaker  and UCSD alumnus Mike Judge nearly wraps up his long-running Fox cartoon "King of the Hill," he also embarks on a beginning: Tonight's debut (9 p.m. on ABC) of his new nuclear family-centered animated comedy, "The Goode Family." More

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Dowling's Season Ends at D-II College World Series
Newsday, May 27 -- Dowling's historic baseball season came to end with a 13-1 loss to UCSD at the double-elimination Division II College World Series Wednesday in Cary, N.C. The Golden Lions (35-18), ranked 21st in the nation, were in the College World Series for the first time. Top-ranked UCSD broke open a 2-1 game with a six-run, two-out rally in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the Tritons (41-14) outhit Dowling, 21-3. More

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Green-Glowing Monkeys Have Green-Glowing Babies
Reuters, May 27 -- Japanese researchers have genetically engineered monkeys whose hair roots, skin and blood glow green under a special light, and who have passed on their traits to their offspring, the first time this has been achieved in a primate. (Mentions UCSD researcher Roger Tsien, who won the Nobel Prize last year for his work on the green fluorescent protein) More

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Giant Whale Thieves Caught on Video -- A First
National Geographic, May 27 -- At depths of 328 feet (100 meters), the massive mammals were shown plucking the fishing line at one end to free the tasty black cod at the other end—like shaking apples from a tree, scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography say. More

Investigators Drop Probe of Oakland Politician
The Wall Street Journal, May 28 -- Federal officials on Wednesday announced they won't file charges against a former California state leader after a five-year corruption probe by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The clearance bolsters the future political career of Don Perata, who served as leader of the state Senate from 2004 to 2008, when he left because of term limits. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Thad Kousser) More

Researchers Head to Pacific Trash Vortex
ABC7, San Francisco, Calif., May 27 -- A crew of sailors is preparing for an unusual voyage to find one of the world's largest piles of floating garbage. (Quotes Jim Dufour of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD, an advisor to the trip) More

Pond-Powered
Site Selection Energy Report, May 2009 — If the number of companies blooming across the U.S. with ambitious plans to extract oil from algae is any indication, pond scum may indeed be the next big thing in biofuels. The San Diego area is emerging as a cluster of algae-related research with the recent establishment of the San Diego Center of Algae Biotechnology, or SD-CAB, whose director is UCSD Dean Steve Kay. More

UCSD Releases Career Trend Study
10News, May 27 -- From developing games for cell phones to working on making businesses "green," there are jobs in San Diego for those about to acquire new skills, according to a career trend study released Wednesday by UCSD Extension. More

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In Studio: Chamber Ensemble Camera Lucida
KPBS, May 27 -- Imagine some of San Diego's finest musicians in the spotlight, performing at the peak of their abilities, in the center of a lighted room, a camera lucida. The Camera Lucida chamber music series now heads to the new Conrad Prebys Concert Hall on the UCSD campus for a performance that promises to make good use of that hall's exquisite acoustics. More

Che Underground Resurfaces for Reunion
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 28 -- When it comes to influential musicians, San Diego has quite an impressive roster. But less known are those from the Che Underground, a collective of bands that helped form the punk and activist movement at UCSD's Che Cafe in the early 1980s. More

Tri-City Cedes Market Share to Palomar
North County Times, May 27 -- North County's two flagship public hospitals are locked in a fierce business struggle, with Tri-City Medical Center losing money and patients to competitors while Palomar Medical Center surges ahead, a North County Times special report shows. (Quotes Dr. James Dunford, the City of San Diego medical director and a UCSD professor of emergency medicine) More

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