A Sampling of Clips for
June 21, 2006
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Is Global Warming
Fueling Western Wildfires?
ABC News, June 21 — This year, wildfires have already burned more than 3 million acres -- more than three times the average at this time of year. Many scientists say that these fires fit exactly into the pattern predicted for global warming and that it's likely to get, on average, even drier and hotter. (Quotes Anthony Westerling, a researcher at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More
California Primed
for a Big Quake Near L.A.
CNET, June 20 -- When will California experience its next big quake along the San Andreas Fault? It's hard to say, but conditions are ripe for a big one near Los Angeles and San Diego. The southern section of the fault, which crosses through Palm Springs and San Bernardino, has not experienced a major earthquake in at least 300 years, according to Yuri Fialko of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD. More
A Better Toxicity Test for Drugs
MIT Technology Review, June 19 -- A new method of sensing slight changes in the structure of liver cells, based on the way they scatter light, could provide a faster, more efficient way to test the toxicity of drugs and the harmful effects of environmental pollutants. The new device was developed by Michael Sailor, professor in the department of chemistry and biochemistry at UCSD, and Sangeeta Bhatia, associate professor in the department of health sciences and technology and the department of electrical engineering and computer science at MIT. More
Vitamin D's Ray of Hope
Newsday, June 19 -- A team of Norwegian researchers has produced provocative clues about bone density, vitamin D and breast cancer. At the recent annual convention of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the largest meeting in the world of cancer specialists, Dr. Per Lonning of Haukland University Hospital in Bergen, Norway, said that low vitamin D levels could be a risk factor for the malignancy. (Mentions UCSD) More
UCSD Announces Cancer
Luau & Longboard Invitational
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 21 June -- The Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center today announced the 13th annual Luau & Longboard Invitational will be held at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography on August 20, 2006 beginning at 7 a.m. The event brings together some of the most respected men and women in surfing history with business leaders, scientists, physicians and cancer patients to increase awareness and raise much-needed funds for cancer research. All of the proceeds from the Luau & Longboard Invitational are donated to the center's leading-edge research programs. More
For These Kids, Helping
Other Children Is Not Just an Act
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 21 – Nora King was 11 when she decided to carry on her family's tradition of giving by forming a theater troupe and turning over the performance proceeds to children's charities. The budding philanthropist enlisted a friend, hired a director and raised $500 from the performance of “A Holiday Story” for San Pasqual Academy, a resident high school for foster teens. (Mentions UCSD) More
