A Sampling of Clips for
August 22, 2002
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Peering
into the bubbling surf
CNN.com, Aug. 22– Scripps Institution of
Oceanography physicists Grant Deane and Dale Stokes
are using a “bubblecam” to better understand the acoustics
of ocean waves breaking on the beach. The finding, published in
the August 22 issue of Nature, is an essential step in understanding
how the ocean absorbs greenhouse gases.
http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/08/21/bubblecam.ocean/index.html
Related
article appeared in:
ABCnews.com, Aug. 22
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/DailyNews/bubbles020822.html
Science
Now, Aug. 21
http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2002/821/3
Former astronaut participates in program to encourage girls in
science
Associated Press, Aug. 22 – Sally Ride,
UCSD professor of physics and former astronaut, will be
in Michigan next month for the Sally Ride Science Club
Festival, a hands-on science fair aimed at girls in fourth through
eighth grades.
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No link available online.
Scientists
weigh merits of pot as pain reliever
North County Times, Aug. 21 – Several research
projects on the painkilling properties of marijuana and drugs
derived form it are underway at UCSD, which is home to
the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research. (Quotes Mark Wallace,
chief of the Center for Pain and Palliative Medicine at UCSD).
http://www.nctimes.net/news/2002/20020821/52651.html
Shark discovery
days at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
National Television Coverage, No links available,
August 5-6 – The Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution
of Oceanography’s annual exhibit Shark Discovery Days
affords children the opportunity to pet and see sharks and learn
why they have more to fear from us than we do from them. This
highly acclaimed educational program and exhibit uncovers the
truth about sharks and dispels many, popular shark myths.
For more information see
http://aquarium.ucsd.edu/divein/SHARKS/sharks.html
The
patriot act may be a hassle, but it can help reduce ID theft
American Banker, Viewpoints, Aug. 22, Pg. 6 – According
to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and a study by UCSD,
identity theft costs consumers an average of $808, and the cost
to the bank is $1,800 per incident. Dennis Behrman questions the
ability of the USA Patriot Act to help prevent identity theft
and terrorism.
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