A Sampling of Clips for
October 27th, 2006
* UCSD faculty and staff may obtain a copy of an article by e-mailing the University Communications Office
Marine Natural Products:
Drugs from the Deep
Nature, Oct. 26 -- Walk downhill towards the ocean from UCSD, and you'll see bungalows draped in bougainvillea, tanned youths unloading surfboards from station wagons, and at the bottom, William Fenical's lab at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD. The chemist has white sand and palm trees both on his screensaver and outside his window. And beyond them — the sea. More
The Humanistic and Religious
Foundations of Deep Time
Science, Oct. 27 -- How did we come to understand the great expanse of geological time and the complexity and subtlety of geological history? Martin Rudwick, the world's foremost historian of geology, addresses this question in "Bursting the Limits of Time." (Book review written by Naomi Oreskes, a professor history and science studies at UCSD) More
AstraZeneca Stroke
Drug Fails in a Clinical Trial
The New York Times, Oct. 27 -- An experimental drug that AstraZeneca had hoped could protect the brain from the damage caused by a stroke has failed in a large clinical trial, the company said yesterday. (Quotes Dr. Justin A. Zivin, a professor of neuroscience at UCSD, who helped design the trial) More
Waste DNA a Possible Cause of Arthritis
ScienceNOW, Oct. 27 -- DNA may be the basis for all life, but it can also be a toxic waste product. According to a new study, mice will develop symptoms characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis if they can't break down and dispose of unwanted DNA. The findings suggest a new cause for the disease in humans. (Quotes UCSD arthritis expert Gary Firestein) More
Global Warming Group:
'What's Happening Here?'
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 27 -- Four prominent San Diego institutions, including the Birch Aquarium at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, have joined forces to combat global warming and reduce its impact on the county. The partners' efforts will include lectures, an exhibit and about $350 million for research grants and rebates for solar panels. More
Eviction Delayed for UCSD Publication
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 27 -- A group of UCSD students stood their ground in their office yesterday and waited in vain to protest their eviction. More
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Who Says Opera's Old-fashioned?
North County Times, Oct. 25 -- San Diego Opera will become one of the first opera companies in America to market its 2007 season productions with a series of podcasts for iPod users, including several video podcasts of the 30-minute television programs "San Diego OperaTalk!," which are produced in conjunction with UCSD-TV More