UCSD News

A Sampling of Clips for
February 16^th, 2007

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Network of Lakes Discovered Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet
USA Today, Feb. 15 -- Beneath the snow, ice and bitter cold of Antarctica, scientists have discovered a network of lakes that fill and empty with rapidly flowing water. It's a finding that may improve understanding of the interaction between global warming and the melting of Antarctic ice, which could contribute to a worldwide rise in ocean level. Lead author Helen Fricker of UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography said the researchers were surprised by how fast things were moving. More

The North Korea Nuclear Deal
San Diego Union-Tribune, Opinion, Feb. 16 -- After years of delay and missed opportunities, the diplomatic process has yielded a deal that could finally lead to the end of North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Yet instead of applauding the accomplishment, critics are charging that the White House conceded too much. (Written by Stephan Haggard and Susan Shirk, professors in the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at UCSD) More

Clifford Shults, 56; Neurologist Studied Parkinson's Effects
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 15 -- A professor of neurosciences at the UCSD School of Medicine and neurologist at the VA Medical Center, Dr. Clifford Shults was well-known for his work with Parkinson's disease. Dr. Shults, a resident of La Jolla, died Feb. 7 of complications from cancer. He was 56. More

Paralyzed Surfer Makes Large Donation to UCSD Program
10News, Feb. 15 -- UCSD received a $17,000 donation from a paralyzed local surfer to help fund spinal cord regeneration research, university officials announced Thursday. Tony Mezzadri's gift will go to UCSD's Center for Neural Repair and the Translational Spinal Cord Regeneration Research Program. More

Board to Hand out Stem Cell Research Grants
San Diego Union-Tribune, Opinion, Feb. 16 -- The board of California's Institute for Regenerative Medicine today is expected to award the first round of research grants funded by the state's groundbreaking $3 billion stem cell initiative. People around the world will be watching. (Quotes UCSD stem cell researcher Larry Goldstein) More

Moonlight Magic
Popular Science Magazine, March 2007 -- Richard Chapin, the founder of a lucrative Arizona swap meet, has spent the past four years and $2 million of his personal fortune building the world’s first and only therapeutic moonbeam catcher, a 30-ton array of mirrors called the Interstellar Light Collector. Although he has no medical training, Chapin is convinced that his invention can help people conquer depression, arthritis and even some types of cancer. (Quotes Michael Gorman, a UCSD biopsychologist) More