A Sampling of Clips for
July 20 - 22, 2002
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the University Communications
Office
Scientists
blame deadly Africa famine on pollution from North America,
Europe, Asia
Seattle
Times, July 22 – Nearly two decades after one of
the world’s most devastating famines in Africa, scientists
are pointing a finger at pollution from industrial nations as
one of the possible causes. (Quotes UCSD's V. Ramanathan,
Center for Atmospheric Sciences director and professor of climate
and atmospheric science and mentions the global pollution study
he co-authored).
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/text/134497948_drought22.html
Article
also appeared in:
Dallas Morning News, July 22
Orange
County Register, July 22
San
Diego Union Tribune, July 22
St.
Louis Post-Dispatch, July 22
Montreal
Gazette, July 22
Lawrence
Journal, July 22
KFMB.COM,
July 22
Archeologists
uncover Bronze Age copper factory of the Middle East in southern
Jordan
Agence France Presse, July 22 – A team of
archeologists led by UCSD anthropology professor Thomas
Levy discovered an Early Bronze Age copper factory in southern
Jordan.
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No link available online.
Engineering
might leg power put to test
Los Angeles Times, July 20, Pg. 8 – Nine
teams of students from universities including UCSD competed
at the Human Powered Submarine Contest.
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No link available online.
With
old design, Japanese supercomputer beats top U.S. machine
Associated Press, July 22 – The Earth Simulator
supercomputer built in Japan with an “old” design
runs five times faster than the previous record holder, a machine
that simulates nuclear tests at Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory. (Quotes San Diego Supercomputer Center director
Fran Berman).
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No link available online.
Researching
mother nature from afar
San Diego Union Tribune, July 21 – San Diego
State University, which operates the 4,334-acre preserve straddling
the Riverside and San Diego county line, has teamed with the
San Diego Supercomputer Center to incorporate real-time
sensor technology and outdoor field research to create an unusual
outdoor laboratory. (Quotes San Diego Supercomputer Center
senior scientist John Helly mentions Supercomputer Center
scientists Hans-Werner Braun and Frank Vernon
and Scripps Institution of Oceanography IGPP director
and John Orcutt).
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20020721-9999_2m21marg.html
Hormone
drug news puts doctors in quandary
San Diego Union Tribune, July 21 – Many San
Diego County doctors are skeptical and confused in the aftermath
of an alarming national study linking hormone replacement drugs
to a higher risk of heart disease, breast cancer, blood clots
and stroke. (Quotes UCSD professor of reproductive medicine
Robert Resnik and UCSD family and preventive medicine
professor Elizabeth Barrett-Connor).
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sun/news/news_1n21hormone.html
UCSD
Medical Center director set to retire
San Diego Union Tribune, July 21 – Sumiyo E.
Kastelic, director of UCSD Medical Center has announced
her retirement effective January 1. (Quotes UCSD School
of Medicine dean and vice chancellor for health sciences Edward
W. Holmes).
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20020721-9999_1m21ucsd.html
Venture
capital outlook grim
San Diego Union Tribune, Don Bauder column, July
19 – William R. Stensrud spoke of the grim outlook of venture
capital at the UCSD Economics Roundtable. UCSD
professor of economics Ross Star introduced Stensrud.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/bauder/20020719-9999_1b19bauder.html
