A Sampling of Clips for
February 15th, 2007
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New Study: Amniocentesis Safe for Expectant Mothers
10 News, Feb. 14 -- For many pregnant women, some doctors recommend an amniocentesis test to check for genetic abnormalities like Down syndrome. However, many have heard the test could raise the risk of miscarriage. Now, new scientific evidence shows amniocentesis is much safer than what has been believed for decades. (Quotes Dr. Steven Thomas, a high-risk obstetrics specialist at UCSD) More
Some of Ken Burns’ World War II Heroes Are Missing in Action
New America Media, Opinion, Feb. 15 -- The efforts of professor Maggie Rivas-Rodríguez at the University of Texas, Austin, have led to an incredibly rich archive of materials known as the U.S. Latino & Latina WWII Oral History Project. Now we learn that next September PBS will premier "The War," Ken Burns' seven-part documentary on World War II. According to all reports, Mr. Burns' film completely erases the Mexican-American experience in that worldwide conflict from our national consciousness. (Written by Jorge Mariscal, a veteran of the U.S. war in Vietnam and professor of literature at UCSD) More
Unique Online Fish Library Will Aid Studies and Allow Digital Dissections
Richmond Times-Dispatch, Feb. 15 -- Oceanographers are using a new tool to make 3-D images and catalog the world's fish species, putting them on the Internet for all to see and study. Anyone with Internet access can see a growing list from more than 2 million specimens that began with the marine vertebrate collection at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD. The collection contains 90 percent of all known families of fish. More
Art of Living to honor 'Heroes of Humanity'
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 15 -- The San Diego chapter of the Art of Living Foundation will honor people Saturday for efforts toward creating a more peaceful society. The “Heroes of Humanity” event is from 3 to 5:30 p.m. in Hojel Auditorium of the Institute of the Americas on the UCSD campus. More