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A Scientist's Life: Riding the Rails While Searching the Cosmos
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<description><![CDATA[Meet Allen Shafter, chair of the astronomy department at San Diego State University. Shafter, 56, studies a class of explosive stars known as classical novae. For brief periods, these stars can rival the combined luminosity of millions of regular stars like the sun, making them an object of great fascination for researchers.]]></description>
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<author>http://www.utsandiego.com/staff/gary-robbins/ (Gary Robbins)</author>
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<comments>really cool portrait of allen shafter with harsh lighting from left side, galaxy in background</comments>
<pubDate>12 Jan 2012 11:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
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Discovery Creates New Class of Planetary Systems
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<description><![CDATA[This work establishes that such "two sun" planets are not rare exceptions, but are in fact common with many millions existing in our Galaxy. The work was published on-line today in the journal Nature and was presented by William Welsh of San Diego State University at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Austin, Texas, on behalf of the Kepler Science Team.]]></description>
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<author>gina.jacobs@sdsu.edu (Gina Jacobs)</author>
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<comments>illustration of two suns next to a planet</comments>
<pubDate>11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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TEMECULA: Quarry appeal will be heard in Riverside
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<description><![CDATA[In a Monday letter to the board, Temecula Mayor Chuck Washington, Pechanga Tribal Chairman Mark Macarro and Matt Rahn of San Diego State University asked for at least one appeal hearing to take place at Temecula's Rancho Community Church.]]></description>
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<author>jhorseman@pe.com (Feff Horseman The Press-Enterprise)</author>
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<comments>map showing proposed location of liberty quarry</comments>
<pubDate>10 Jan 2012 15:19:00 -0700</pubDate>
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SDSU Scientist Named AAAS Fellow for 2012
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<description><![CDATA[Carrano, who is also chair of the chemistry department, is being honored for "distinguished contributions in the fields of inorganic and bioinorganic chemistry, particularly for structure, function, reactivity and biology of microbial siderophores." ]]></description>
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<author>grobertson@projects.sdsu.edu(Glenn S. Robertson)</author>
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<comments>Carrano in his chemistry lab </comments>
<pubDate>22 Dec 2011 08:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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The 1,700-Foot Tsunami That Struck Alaska in 1958
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<description><![CDATA[Professor Kim Olsen of San Diego State University (SDSU) and his team created a supercomputer-powered "virtual earthquake" program that allowed them to recreate such an event. This program encompassed the work of scientists from SDSU, San Diego Supercomputer Center at University of California/San Diego, and the U.S. Geological Survey.]]></description>
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<author>http://coyoteprime-runningcauseicantfly.blogspot.com (Casey Kazan)</author>
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<comments>Aerial photo of Lituya Bay taken after July 9, 1958 event.</comments>
<pubDate>20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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