A Sampling of Clips for
September 14th, 2006
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Gas Prices on the Way
Down after Record Highs
NPR, Sept. 13 -- After a year of seemingly endless price hikes, gasoline prices are dropping. The average price at the pump across the United States has dropped about 40 cents a gallon in the last few weeks. Day to Day senior producer Steve Proffitt reports on why the cost of gas is going down, and on whether it might continue to decline. (Quotes UCSD economist James Hamilton) More
Expanding the Ranks of Vertebrate Genomes
The Scientist, Sept. 14 -- When the brown Norway rat 1 and the red jungle fowl 2 joined the ranks of the sequenced in 2004, two unsung heroes of experimental biology finally got their due. Although the projects met with some resistance at the start, a genetics toolbox has been assembled that is worthy of these animals' research status, and scientists are starting to succeed in applying its contents. (Quotes UCSD researcher Glenn Tesler) More
When It’s Personal
Nature, September 2006 -- Disruptions to your personal life can take you away from the bench for significant chunks of time or cause ongoing distractions. Some issues simply require an adjusted work schedule. Others can be life-changing and, as a result, goal-changing. There are no one-size-fits-all strategies for dealing with rough patches that affect life both in and out of the lab. (Quotes Jeanne Manese, a psychologist in UCSD’s counseling services department) More
Reconstructing Lebanon
San Diego Union-Tribune, Opinion, Sept. 14 -- On Monday al-Qaeda labeled U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon “enemies of Islam.” That must be a sign that the U.N. is doing something right, and indeed there's good news these days coming from south Lebanon. (Written by Eli Berman, associate professor of economics at UCSD and director of security studies for the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation) More
Five Benchmark Issues
Point to November Victories
News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Sept. 14 -- After primaries Tuesday, the line between many Republicans and Democrats is now drawn. But many questions remain about an important midterm election season. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Gary Jacobson) More
Economic Impacts of Illegal Immigration
KPBS, Sept. 12 -- Critics of the United States' policy toward illegal immigrants often cite the costs of undocumented residents on the nation's health care system and public schools. But immigrant rights groups say no discussion of the subject is complete without factoring in the contributions of undocumented workers through the jobs they hold in fields like agriculture, construction, service industries and childcare. (Quotes UCSD economist Gordon Hanson) More Click here to watch the broadcast
U.S.-Mexico Relationship
Deteriorating Since 9/11
KPBS, Sept. 13 -- In the fall of 2001, almost a year into Mexican President Vicente Fox's administration, it looked like the United States had a new best friend on its southern border. But as KPBS Border Reporter Amy Isackson explains the terror attacks of 9/11 triggered dramatic changes that have taken a toll on the U.S. Mexico relationship. (Quotes UCSD professor Wayne Cornelius) More Click here to listen to the piece.
Digital Genius
San Diego CityBEAT, Sept. 13 -- Tucked within the labyrinth of ultra-modern corridors of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, or Calit2, at UCSD, is an unlikely cluster of artist studios. Although you won’t find easels or paint-splattered walls, you will find exciting artists on the cutting edge of contemporary art. Visual arts professor Sheldon Brown’s “Scalable City” pieces together art, technology and urbanization. More
Shell Pitches 'Energy Security'
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 14 -- Shell Oil executives said yesterday that the company's first supplies of liquefied natural gas to fuel Baja California and California power plants will start arriving at a Baja California re-gasification facility by the third quarter of 2008. (Quotes Jeremy Martin, director of the energy program at the Institute of the Americas at UCSD) More
Experts Warn of Effects
from Cholesterol Medication
10News, Sept. 14 -- Cholesterol-lowering drugs are used by millions of Americans. Although the drugs are highly effective in lowering cholesterol, some experts said they pose some serious risks many people, including doctors, may not be aware of. (Quotes UCSD statin researcher Beatrice Golumb) More
McCarthy Building
Completes $17 Million Biomedical Library
The San Diego Daily Transcript, Sept. 13 -- McCarthy Building Companies Inc. recently completed interior construction for the expansion and renovation of the $17 million Biomedical Library at UCSD, on the La Jolla campus. More
Daily Business Report
San Diego Metropolitan, Sept. 7 -- UCSD-TV's new documentary, "San Diego Canyonlands," will introduce viewers to the network of local canyons and the people working to protect and restore them. The documentary will premiere Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. on UCSD-TV and will be rebroadcast throughout the month. More
The State of Higher Education
San Diego CityBEAT, Sept. 13 -- At noon Friday, Sept. 15, join a panel discussion with UCSD Chancellor Mary Anne Fox, SDSU president Stephen Weber and SDCC chancellor Constance Carroll at the Catfish Club. More