A Sampling of Clips for May 12, 2011

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Study Links Autism to Mother's Health Issues
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 11 -- Women with diabetes, obesity or high blood pressure during pregnancy are at far greater risk of having children with autism or other developmental delays, according to a new study presented this week at an international conference of autism researchers at UC San Diego. More

Blowback: Charging Varying Tuition Would Threaten UC's Character
Los Angeles Times, Opinion, May 11 -- UC Irvine film studies professor Peter Krapp, the immediate past chairman of the UC system Academic Senate's University Committee on Planning and Budget, responds to The Times' May 9 article, "University of California weighs varying tuitions at its 10 campuses." (Mentions UC San Diego) More

UCSD Baseball, Softball Teams Claim CCAA Titles
Patch.com, May 10 -- The seventh-ranked UC San Diego baseball team swept its four-game series with Cal State San Bernardino to run its winning streak to 17 straight and in the process wrapped up its third consecutive California Collegiate Athletic Association regular season title. More

County Honors Scripps Oceanographer Walter Munk
La Jolla Light, May 11 -- Tuesday May 10th was proclaimed “Walter Munk Day” by the County Board of Supervisors honoring the renowned La Jolla Scripps Institution of Oceanography scientist for his distinguished career and voluminous body of work. More

UCSD Professors Named to National Academy of Sciences
La Jolla Light, May 11 -- Three UC San Diego professors have been elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors bestowed on U.S. scientists and engineers. More

Playful Public Art Comes to Downtown
Patch.com, May 11 -- Did you notice something new on Broadway? The first utility box in the “Living Well in Lemon Grove” art project has made its debut featuring a fun and colorful design by Crystal Nguyen, a research assistant in child development and community health at UC San Diego. If you want to paint a box, too, there’s still time to apply. More

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