A Sampling of Clips for
April
24, 2002
UCSD
faculty and staff may obtain a copy of an article by e-mailing the
University Communications
Office
Scripps
Institution of Oceanography and World Wildlife Fund unite to
preserve life in the oceans
Environmental
News Network, April
23 – World Wildlife Fund and Scripps
Institution of Oceanography
yesterday joined
forces in a bold new program designed to reverse the decline in
the health of the world’s oceans. (Quotes Charles
Kennell, Scripps
director of marine science).
http://www.enn.com/direct/display-release.asp?id=6723
Powerful
research tool unveiled
San
Diego Union Tribune, Oceans
Watch, April
24 – Detlef Stammer,
a scientist at Scripps
Institution of Oceanography,
writes in this Oceans Watch
column that a new center has been established at Scripps
to improve the computing capability for ocean and
atmospheric research. The
new center, called the Center for Observations, Modeling and
Prediction (COMPAS) has formed partnerships with Cal -(IT)2,
the San Diego Supercomputer
Center and IBM. Stammer
will serve as director of COMPAS.
http://www.uniontrib.com/news/uniontrib/wed/currents/news_1c24oceans.html
Plant
power
San
Diego Union Tribune, April
24 – Numerous studies suggest fruits and vegetables can help
prevent cancer. The Women’s Healthy Eating & Living Study is
examining whether a diet rich in produce can help prevent
recurrences in breast cancer survivors who have gone through
standard treatment. UCSD
is one of seven sites participating in the study. (Quotes UCSD
associate professor of medicine and principal investigator Vicky
Jones and mentions Cheryl
Rock, UCSD
associate professor of family and preventive medicine).
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/wed/food/news_mz1f24preven.html
Music
man scores UCSD production
Golden
Triangle News, April
17 – Feature on UCSD
music graduate student Jason
Robinson. (Mentions UCSD
music professors Anthony Davis
and George Lewis).
http://www.sdnews.com/GTNFolder/gtn.html#
