A Sampling of Clips for May 11, 2011

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UCSD Project to Bring HIV Testing to Homes
10News, May 10 -- A unique UC San Diego project will bring HIV testing to local homes. "We will hopefully provide testing to those who have never tested before," said Dr. Susan Little of the UCSD Antiviral Research Center. More

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Bloated Bloodsuckers Swim Right After Eating
ScienceNOW, May 10 -- If you’ve ever been too full to move after a large meal, envy the leech. That darling of medieval physicians and terror of river bathers can gorge as much as it wants and still squirm away, even if it bloats up to 10 times its normal size. Scientists have now figured out what keeps these leeches mobile even when they’re swollen like a balloon: a hormone that’s been linked to happiness in humans. (Quotes neurobiologist William Kristan of UC San Diego) More

UCSD Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Geisel Library
CBS News 8, May 11 - UC San Diego officials and students Wednesday will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the school's main library, named for late-children's book author Dr. Seuss and his widow. More

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Catholic Church Goes Green to Counter Global Warming
KPBS, May 10 -- The Pope reached across the aisle of all denominations and all nations to address the issues of global warming. In a statement on the Vatican website, Pope Benedict XVI made a bold “call to action” for “all people in all nations.” Veerabhadran Ramanathan, is a non-Catholic, glacial and atmospheric researcher at Scripps Research Institution of Oceanography. He is also a member of PAS. Ramanathan and his team of researchers presented the Vatican with details about the impact of melting glaciers. He said fighting global warming is a moral issue. More

El Cajon Woman Sells "Suicide Kits"
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 10 -- Resting on the shaded, leafy porch of her El Cajon house, 91-year-old Sharlotte Hydorn gets right to the point: She says she’s not a merchant of death. Yes, she sells $60 kits through the mail, with medical-grade tubing, a customized plastic bag and an instruction sheet, but she said it’s wrong to call them “suicide kits,” as others have in recent days. (Quotes Mary Devereaux, director of the Biomedical Ethics Seminars program at UC San Diego, who called the sale of the kits “an extremely misguided enterprise”) More

'Palestine Week' at UCSD Raises Tensions
10News, May 10 -- On Tuesday, UC San Diego campus police made it a point to keep both sides of the issue separated. On one side were pro-Israel demonstrators who sang songs, held signs and flags. On the other side, about 50 yards away, were Palestinian students a wall that has been deemed controversial. More

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