A Sampling of Clips for
September 1, 2006
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Smart Buildings Make Smooth Moves
Wired News, Aug. 31 -- What if buildings could function like living systems, altering their shapes in response to changing weather conditions or the way people use them? That's the vision of a new breed of architects who are working on what they think is the future of architecture -- "responsive structures" that observe their internal and external environment and change form to suit any situation. Robert Skelton, director of the Structural Systems and Control Laboratory at UCSD, is developing a new branch of mathematics to understand the structural equations that drive any natural construction. More
Abe, Set to Succeed
Koizumi, to Find Next Vote Harder
Bloomberg , Sept. 1 -- Shinzo Abe is the odds-on favorite to succeed Junichiro Koizumi this month as Japan's prime minister. Boosting his party's majority in an election next July won't be as straightforward. (Quotes Ellis Krauss, professor of Japanese politics and policy at UCSD) More
“A Critical Step” on Warming Impact
San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 1 -- California's new effort to curb greenhouse gases is likely to be a catalyst for other states and the federal government to curtail fossil fuel emissions and will spur development of innovative technologies and policies, experts said Thursday. Dan Cayan, director of the climate research division of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD, called the law's passage "a critical step.'' More
Slaughter in the Water
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 31 -- The numbers are “Jaws”-dropping: More than 100 million sharks killed each year. One billion pounds of shark fins imported annually into China alone – for soup. Of the 390 known species of shark, 110 classified as endangered, threatened or vulnerable. (Quotes Jeffrey Graham, a marine biologist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD) More
Priest Shortage
Fox 6 News, Aug. 30 -- Worldwide, there are more Catholics than ever before. However, the number of priests continues to dwindle. Fox-6 News reporter Sherri Palmeri reports, the priest shortage is a reality that is altering the lives of some Catholics. (Quotes UCSD sociologists Richard Madsen and John Evans) More
New Study Finds
Californian's Lack Faith in Government
KPBS, Aug. 31 -- The Public Policy Institute of California has released its latest Statewide Survey. Maureen Cavanaugh finds out what it says about how people in California are feeling about California's future. Guests are Mark Baldassare, research director for the Public Policy Institute of California and Thad Kousser, assistant professor of politics at UCSD. More
Viva Pedro! A Celebration
of Spanish Filmmaker Pedro Almodovar
KPBS, Aug. 31 -- Guest host Maureen Cavanaugh talks about the films of Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar with KPBS film critic Beth Accomando and UCSD professor of literature Luis Martin-Cabrera. More
Paradise Valley's Radiology Probed
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 1 -- How could Paradise Valley Hospital perform mammograms on at least 6,000 women for nearly two years after being told by state officials to shut down its service and more than a year after being cited for poor quality by a national accreditation group? (Quotes Dr. Chris Comstock, director of breast imaging at UCSD) More
Aguirre Takes Aim at Global Warming
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 1 -- San Diego City Attorney Michael Aguirre yesterday issued a 36-page report that said the city should do more to reduce global warming and prepare for its effects. Yesterday evening, climate-change experts from UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the San Diego Regional Energy Office spoke at a community forum Aguirre organized. More
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Barnhart Focuses on Education
Construction, Finished Product
San Diego Daily Transcript, Aug. 31 -- Douglas Barnhart is CEO of Barnhart Inc., which currently has at least 11 high-profile educational projects under construction in San Diego, and since 1996 has been ranked as the largest privately-owned commercial building firm in the county by The Daily Transcript. High-profile San Diego projects currently under construction include UCSD’s Hopkins Parking Structure/Supercomputer Center expansion and Lincoln High School reconstruction. More
