A Sampling of Clips for November 20^th, 2008

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How a Camera Can 'Steal' Your Keys
MSNBC, Nov. 19 -- Scientists at UCSD have developed a software algorithm that automatically creates a physical key based solely on a picture of one, regardless of angle or distance. The project, called Sneakey, was meant to warn people about the dangers of haphazardly placing keys in the open or posting images of them online. More

Darwin 200: Let's Make a Mammoth
Nature, Nov. 19 -- If you want to bring a species back to life, the mammoth would be almost as dramatic as a dinosaur. And unlike Tyrannosaurus rex, the mammoth has close living relatives to lend a hand. (Quotes Douglass Forbes, professor of cell and developmental biology at UCSD) More

US Biz School Absorbs China Scholars Focusing on Innovation
China Daily, Nov. 20 -- The MBA program at the Rady School of Management at UCSD was designed with focus on innovation. As a result, the program has attracted many scientists and doctors from China, who want to learn how to move from medical and scientific roles into business. More

Magazine Names UCSD Third-Best Surfing College
10News, Nov. 19 -- A surfing magazine has named UCSD the third best surfing college in the nation, the university announced Wednesday. More

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UC to Trim Freshman Enrollment if Budget Nixed
San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 20 -- Pie in the sky or reality test? That was the question the University of California Board of Regents debated Wednesday before its finance committee approved a budget proposal for the 2009-10 school year that would increase its core operating funds by $815 million, or 15 percent. (Quotes Marye Anne Fox, chancellor of UCSD) More

Building on a Feeling
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 20 -- “Scalable City” at UCSD’s Calit2 is not one thing, but several. It's a short film; it's game-style animated imagery; it's an installation that encourages your input; it's small scale sculptures; and, implicitly at least, it's a form of visual social commentary. More

Five Found Dead in San Clemente Home Had Suicide Pact
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 19 -- Five family members whose decomposed bodies were found in a San Clemente home earlier this year – including twin daughters who had attended UCSD – apparently made a suicide pact, a sheriff's department spokesman said Wednesday. More

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Earthquake Research Brings Down the House
La Jolla Light, Nov. 19 -- Testing a building to see how strong an earthquake it can withstand is a more delicate process than it sounds. "If we shake it down all at once, we wouldn't get all the data we want," said Benson Shing, a structural engineering professor at UCSD. More

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