A Sampling of Clips for September 9^th, 2009

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Scientists Spot Clue to Cancer's Aggressiveness
U.S. News and World Report, Sept. 8 – Researchers say they have gained insight into whether certain aggressive cancers -- including those that attack the pancreas, breast and skin -- will respond to a certain anti-cancer drug.
The key appears to lie in a molecular signature inside tumors, researchers reported in the Sept. 6 online issue of Nature Medicine. Researchers at UCSD found that a receptor on the surface of some tumor cells can start a process that leads cells to become more aggressive. An anti-cancer drug called dasatinib (Sprycel), approved for treating a form of leukemia, blocks the process. More

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Bringing China's Economic Boom to Rural Students Left Behind
Christian Science Monitor, Sept. 6 -- Liyuan surprised herself with her passion for teaching English as a volunteer in northwest China's impoverished Qinghai Province, not far from where she grew up as the daughter of a rural schoolmaster. The Tsinghua University junior was initially ambivalent about the program that her school, one of the top universities in China, had set up to help educate farmers bypassed by China's 30-year economic boom.  (Mentions UCSD) More

UCSD to Receive Funds for Ocean Monitoring System
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 8 -- UCSD last week said that after a two-year delay, it expects to receive the first installment of a $32 million grant this month to develop a system that will give scientists up-to-the-minute information about oceans around the world. Researchers said the “cyberinfrastructure” will link remote sensors that will be deployed over the next five years. It will allow them to better analyze climate variability, ocean circulation and marine acidification at coastal, open-ocean and seafloor locations. More

UC San Diego Researchers are Trying to Find out
How Pollution Travels in the Ocean off of Imperial Beach
KPBS, Sept. 9 -- UCSD researchers are trying to find out how pollution travels in the ocean off of Imperial Beach. The area has a history of water quality problems after rainstorms.
The researchers are using a non-toxic pink dye to track how pollution travels in the ocean from the border to the southern boundary of Silver Strand State Beach. The area has a history of water quality problems after rainstorms. More

UCSD Vaulter Remembered as One Who Lived ‘Rich’ Life
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 9 -- Leon Roach spoke French. He was a college athlete. He motorcycled from Mexico to Canada. He played the guitar and piano. “His life was so rich,” said Roach's half-brother, Curtis Hendrick. “He had so many adventures that we really don't feel like he missed out on anything.” More

Qualcomm Donation to Support Engineering Education at SDSU
San Diego Business Journal, Sept. 7 — Qualcomm granted San Diego State University $450,000 to support its science and engineering programs. Qualcomm’s donation will be distributed among the Improving Student Achievement in Mathematics, Project Lead the Way, the College of Engineering and the President’s Leadership Fund. (Mentions UCSD) More

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