A Sampling of Clips for
September 14 - 16, 2002
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Communications Office
Biologists
may have found third species of African elephant
Washington
Post, science notebook, Sept. 16 – UCSD scientists
analyzing DNA extracted from the dung of wild elephants may have
identified a third species of African elephant. (Quotes UCSD
biologist professor David Woodruff).
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No link available online.
similar articles appeared
in:
San Diego Union
Tribune, Sept. 14
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sat/news/news_1n14elephant.html
Environment News Service, Sept. 16
http://ens-news.com/ens/sep2002/2002e-09-16-04.asp
Patches and gum failing
to help stop smoking
Los Angeles
Times, Sept. 16 - John Pierce, director of UCSD’s
Cancer Prevention and Control Program, co-authored a UCSD School
of Medicine study, which reported that over-the-counter nicotine
replacement therapies do not help some smokers quit for the long-term.
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No link available online.
similar article appeared
in:
The Independent
(London), Sept. 16
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No link available online.
Faults
are found to move backward during quakes
San Diego Union Tribune, Sept. 14 – In a study
led by Scripps institution of Oceanography, scientists
have discovered that earthquake faults can move backwards, and
that rock inside a fault may be softer and more pliable than surrounding
rock.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sat/metro/news_6m14quake.html
similar article appeared
in:
Environment News
Service, Sept. 13
http://ens-news.com/ens/sep2002/anchor4
Scientists
lend talents to war on terror
Copley News Service, Sept. 16 – Features UCSD’s
efforts in homeland security and in the war on terror.
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No link available online.
San
Diego Seattle
Seattle Times, Sept. 15 – San Diego and Seattle,
have vast similarities, but it’s their differences that affect
the quality of life for residents. One city is experiencing a
deep and lasting economic decline while the other is missing the
downturn hurting the rest of the country. (Mentions UCSD
and Scripps Institution of Oceanography).
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=sandiego15&date=20020915
We the
mutants
U.S. News & World Report, Sept. 16 – Scientists
are now sequencing the genome of chimpanzees, our closest living
relatives. Comparing it with our own genome should make it easier
to find the genetic mutations that could account for human nature.
(Quotes UCSD, scientist Ajit Varki).
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No link available online.
Redistricting
lets parties slash spending on Calif. Campaigns
Associated Press, Sept. 16 – Recent redistricting
allows political to parties spend less on their campaigns. (Quotes
UCSD’s political scientist, Gary Jacobson).
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No link available online.
San
Diego gets OK to give sewage partial treatment
Los Angeles Times, Sept. 14 – State officials
and the EPA allow the ongoing practice of pumping partially treated
effluent into the sea after hearing from Scripps Institution
of Oceanography’s researchers.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sewage14sep14.story?null
similar article appeared
in:
San Diego Union
Tribune, Sept. 14
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sat/metro/news_7m14waiver.html
James
DeSilva; visionary collector of art for UCSD
San Diego Union Tribune, Sept. 14 – James DeSilva,
a visionary art patron whose partnership with UCSD spawned
the acclaimed Stuart Collection of sculpture and environmental
works, died Thursday at his Rancho Santa Fe home. He was 83.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sat/metro/news_1m14desilva.html
The
future from Torrey Pines hill
San Diego Union Tribune, Sept. 15 – Feature
on Chuck Nathanson, director of UCSD’s San
Diego Dialogue. Cites his hopes for the future of San Diego Dialogue.
(Quotes UCSD associate vice chancellor Mary Walshol,
and mentions Professor Michael Schudson).
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sun/opinion/news_1e15louv.html
