A Sampling of Clips for 
April 19, 2005

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Richard Popkin, Historian of
Philosophy and Skepticism, Dies at 81
New York Times, April 19-Richard Henry Popkin, a historian of philosophy and a former professor of philosophy at UCSD, died on Thursday at a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 81 and lived in Los Angeles. More

Hahn Again Makes Crime the Focus
Los Angeles Times, April 19-Before a largely partisan crowd in the Crenshaw district, Mayor James K. Hahn used his State of the City address to detail L.A.'s progress since 2001. (Quote by Steve Erie, a UCSD political scientist who has written extensively about Los Angeles.) More

Study: Latinos at
Greater Risk for Some Cancers
NBC San Diego, April 18-Cancer can hit anyone of any race at any time, but research suggests that different races are more at risk for different types of cancer. (Quote by Dr. Georgia Robins Sadler, a cancer specialist at UCSD.) More

By the Book
San Diego Union Tribune, April 19-It's not every day that actresses Elizabeth Taylor and Sharon Stone endorse a book. Yet the two actresses wrote the foreword to the newest edition of a textbook co-edited by three San Diegans and two Nebraska doctors. The 1,184-page text, "The Neurology of AIDS," was a three-year project for Dr. Igor Grant, a UCSD professor and director of the HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center. More

Biotech-Big Pharma M&A Trend Will Continue
Voice of San Diego, April 19-The trend of big pharmaceutical companies buying biotechnology companies will continue as the larger companies race to fill their product pipelines. (Quote by Duane Roth, executive director of UCSD Connect.) More

Forum Set on Social Security
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 19-The local chapter of the Financial Planning Association is holding a free public forum on the proposed changes to the Social Security system on Thursday at 6 p.m. at the La Mesa Community Center. Community members can ask questions of the five-member panel, which includes UCSD economics Professor Ross Starr. More