A Sampling of Clips for
January 10th, 2007
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Record Warmth (Again) in 2006
Los Angeles Times, Jan. 10 -- On the fever chart of rising temperatures, 2006 was the warmest year on record for the 48 contiguous states, pairing a lethal summer heat wave with a winter so mild that in some places daffodils bloomed out of season and bears forgot to hibernate, government climate experts reported Tuesday. (Quotes climate expert Tim Barnett at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD) More
Local Organization Receives NASA Grant For Mars Research
10News, Jan. 10 -- The Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD will use a $750,000 grant from NASA to develop an instrument that can be used to probe for life on Mars, it was announced Tuesday. More
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UCSD Named on Kiplinger's 'Best Value' List
The San Diego Daily Transcript, Jan. 9 -- UCSD has been named one of the top 10 "Best Values in Public Colleges" in the February 2007 issue of Kiplinger's Personal Finance. More
Fate of Former Filipino Market Still Undecided
San Luis Obispo Tribune, Jan. 10 -- The Pismo Beach Planning Commission has yet to decide the fate of the former Philippine Islands Market on Ocean View Avenue in the downtown area. Bing Aradanas, a Lompoc native and ethnic studies graduate student at UCSD, previously asked that the entire facade of the building be preserved. More