A Sampling of Clips for
July 10, 2006
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Higher Temperatures
Cited for Increase in Wildfires
Wall Street Journal, July 7, 2006 -- New research suggests that higher regional temperatures have contributed to an increase in large and costly wildfires that have hit the Western U.S. in recent years. "Summer arrives earlier and lasts longer, so the vegetation dries out more" and becomes more flammable, said Anthony Westerling, who conducted the research with two of his colleagues from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD, and a fourth scientist from the University of Arizona. More
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Autism Reveals Social Roots of Language
NPR, July 9 -- People with autism often struggle to learn language, and they also struggle with personal relationships. Scientists say that's probably not a coincidence. There's growing evidence that language depends as much on the brain circuits that help us navigate a cocktail party as those that conjugate verbs. (Quotes UCSD neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran) More
Vision That Inspires Some
and Scares Others: Aztlan
Los Angeles Times, July 7 -- In the churning debate over immigration, there are perhaps no words as loaded or controversial as Aztlan, the name of the mythical Aztec homeland. For many it carries potent political overtones, for others it is a romantic ideal, and to those most opposed to illegal immigration it represents a strategic effort to reclaim land that was once part of Mexico. (Quotes UCSD demographer Wayne Cornelius) More
The Ambiguities of "Cut and Run"
History News Network, July 10 -- Karl Rove's recent "cut and run" accusations against the Bush administration's Democratic opponents ought to be answered. What one person sees as "cut and run" might be seen by another person as a responsible decision; it's all in the eye of the beholder. Let's examine some relevant recent history. (Article by Thomas Michael Holmes, a historian at UCSD) More
The Brand Plan
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 10 -- UC San Diego is dealing with an identity problem. It is a science and engineering powerhouse, but it wants to be known as more than that. It attracts students with solid academic qualifications, but it wants to also be considered a place for fun. More
More than Just Latinos
Illegally Call U.S. Home
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 10 -- They are among the estimated 2.5 million undocumented immigrants in the United States who are not from Latin America but from Asia, Europe, Canada, Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere. They make up nearly a quarter of the nation's undocumented population, yet in the current immigration debate, they have been all but invisible. (Quotes Wayne Cornelius, director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at UCSD) More
