A Sampling of Clips for October 24^th, 2008

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Ready for Another Gas Tied to Warming?
MSNBC, Oct. 23 -- A potent greenhouse gas is at least four times more prevalent in the atmosphere than was previously estimated, a new study reports. Using new analytical techniques, a research team at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography made the first atmospheric measurements of nitrogen trifluoride, which is thousands of times more effective at warming the atmosphere than an equal amount of carbon dioxide (though carbon dioxide is much more prevalent, and therefore still the key greenhouse gas of concern in terms of global warming). More

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Obituary: George Palade
Daily Telegraphy, U.K., Oct. 23 -- George Palade, who died on October 10 aged 95, won the 1974 Nobel prize for Physiology or Medicine (with Albert Claude and Christian de Duve) for his work in establishing the structure and functions of important components of living cells; he was the only Romanian-born scientist to have won a Nobel. Palade left Yale in 1990 to become the first dean for scientific affairs at UCSD. He retired in 2001 at the age of 88 but remained a consultant. More

Link Found Between Physical and Emotional Warmth
Los Angeles Times, Oct. 24 -- Looking to improve your romantic odds? Get your date a steaming cup of coffee. That's the implication of a new study by researchers who wanted to see if there was any connection between physical and emotional heat. (Quotes Piotr Winkielman, a psychology professor at UCSD) More

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Creationists Declare War Over the Brain
New Scientist, Oct. 22 -- A growing "non-material neuroscience" movement is attempting to resurrect Cartesian dualism - the idea that brain and mind are two fundamentally different kinds of things, material and immaterial - in the hope that it will make room in science both for supernatural forces and for a soul. (Quotes UCSD philosopher Patricia Churchland) More

Making Smart Decisions in the New Economy
KPBS, Oct. 21 -- As San Diegans hear negative news about the economy almost daily, investors large and small are wondering how they should best spend and save the money that still is coming into their pockets. (Quotes UCSD economist James Hamilton) More

Prop A Campaign Cash-Strapped, Barely Visible
KPBS, Oct. 24 -- A year ago this week, San Diego County was the scene of deadly fires. Next month, county voters will be asked to approve a new tax to improve firefighting resources. The campaign to pass Prop. A is cash strapped and barely visible. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Steve Erie) More

Californians Offer Opinions on High Speed Rail
KPBS, Oct. 24 – Supporters of Prop 1A are looking for support in San Diego. A panel assembled for a town hall meeting at UCSD yesterday. The high-speed rail ballot measure would borrow nearly $10 billion to build the first phase of a high speed rail project. More

Biotech: Recession Proof?
Voice of San Diego, Oct. 23 -- With nothing but negative news coming from Wall Street, its turning out that next week's 3rd annual BIOCOM Investor Conference couldn't be taking place at a more appropriate time. (Mentions UCSD) More

San Diego Supercomputer Center Expansion Finished
San Diego Daily Transcript, Oct. 23 -- UCSD officials, San Diego Supercomputer Center officials, Barnhart Inc. and EHDD Architecture of San Francisco celebrated the recent completion of an 80,000-square-foot expansion of the San Diego Supercomputer Center. More

UCSD Notes
La Jolla Light, Oct. 22 -- James Hamilton, one of the nation's leading economic analysts, will address the UCSD Social Sciences Supper Club at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 5 at the Faculty Club on the UCSD Campus.More

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