A Sampling of Clips for
April 22, 2004
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Worry Less,
Conceive More: IVF patients told
ABC News, April 22-"Don't worry,
be happy" may sound like patronizing advice to a woman
seeking help in having a baby, but it may be just what the doctor
ordered, according to research published today. A team at the
University of California, San Diego has found that women who
worry about either the medical aspects or the cost of their
assisted reproductive technology (ART) cases are less likely
to become pregnant than women who are less concerned.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1092427.htm
Similar articles appeared
in:
Reuters, April 21
http://www.reuters.com/locales/newsArticle.jsp;:408709f4:c7f9d7b43835b12e?
type=worldNews&locale=en_IN&storyID=4899743
MSNBC,
April 21
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4799590/
CNN,
April 21
http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/04/22/worry.fertility.reut
Big Salary
Increases for UC Top Brass
San Francisco Chronicle, April 22-The
University of California faces its most severe budget shortfall
in years, but that doesn't appear to be a factor when it comes
to setting the salaries of two new top administrators, critics
say. Last week, UC President Robert Dynes recommended, and the
university's Board of Regents approved, hiring Marye
Anne Fox of North Carolina State University to replace
Dynes as chancellor at UC San Diego. Her salary
was set at $350,000 a year, nearly $70,000 more than Dynes made
as chancellor and well above what most of the other campus chancellors
are paid. But UC spokesman Paul Schwartz said the salaries of
UC's senior administrators, including chancellors and the president,
have significantly lagged behind pay at comparable institutions
for several years.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/04/22/MNGHD692E41.DTL
Panel Urges
National Strategy to Manage Oceans
USA Today, April 21-Increased pollution,
threatened fisheries and closed beaches are all red flags that
signal the need for a new national plan to protect the oceans,
according to a commission working for Congress. Among the recommendations
presented at a briefing Tuesday is that the federal government
double the amount it spends on ocean science over five years
to an annual $ 1.3 billion and that officials use that research
to drive decisions. (Quote by Charles Kennel,
director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.)
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Girls in
Science
Washington
Times, April 22-Three Centreville middle school
girls showed off their jewelry projects Saturday to attendees
of the second Sally Ride Science Festival as
they stood in a booth, their lab book nearby. The festival,
open to both students and adults, started with a street fair
with 25 exhibits and hands-on activities, followed by a keynote
speech given by Ms. Ride, America's first female
astronaut and the founder of the festival and a professor at
the University of California, San Diego.
http://washingtontimes.com/metro/20040421-094303-1501r.htm
UC Turns Away Thousands
of Eligible Applicants for Fall
Copley
News, April 21-Four years of state budget cuts
at the University of California have led to a painful juncture
for California students: Admissions for freshmen this fall have
dropped by 7 percent from a year ago. For the first time in
four decades, UC officials were unable to admit all eligible
students, instead offering 7,600 eligible students a guarantee
to transfer as juniors if they complete two years of work at
a community college. UC San Diego received
about 41,300 freshman applicants and admitted about 17,200 students
for fall. The average grade point average of accepted students
rose to 4.05 from 4.04 last year.
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Ethics
Center to Tackle Science, Technology Issues
North County Times, April 21-Local
biomedical scientists and companies are invited to take part
in a San Diego-based institute now forming to examine the issues
arising when science meets up with ethical issues. Michael
Kalichman, director of UC San Diego's
Research Ethics Program, made the pitch Wednesday at a meeting
of Biocom, San Diego's trade association for life science companies.
UCSD is a major sponsor of the institute, the
Center for Ethics in Science and Technology.
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/04/22/special_reports/
science_technology/19_13_194_21_04.txt
Athena Celebrates
First Scholarship Winner's Graduation
San Diego Daily Transcript, April
21-UCSD Athena is proud of its first scholarship
winner, Erin Scott (1999 winner), who graduated from the University
of California at Berkeley with a degree in molecular and cell
biology, with an emphasis in genetics.
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For Accurate
Blood Pressure Readings, the Angle Matters
Ottawa Citizen, April 21-How you position
your arm during a blood pressure check could determine whether
your doctor properly diagnoses and treats your hypertension.
That conclusion comes from a study in which researchers at the
University of California at San Diego placed
patients' arms in slightly exaggerated positions. David
Guss M.D., director of emergency room services at UC
San Diego, oversaw the study of 100 emergency room
patients with signs of cardiovascular problems.
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Traffic
Cops Provide Tourist with a Sporty Ride
San Diego Union-Tribune, Diane Bell,
April 22-The robotics team from UCSD's innovative
Preuss School won the national Engineering Inspiration Award
in Atlanta last weekend. The team was one of 300 vying for the
award that recognizes steps taken to enhance respect and appreciation
for engineering within a school and community.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/bell/20040422-9999-7m22bell.html
Mice Created
Using 2 Female Eggs, No Sperm
Monterey Herald, April 22-Researchers
have created mice using two female eggs and no sperm - a first
in mammals. One of these fatherless mice grew up, mated with
a male, and produced normal offspring, according to a report
Thursday in the journal Nature. (Quote by Larry Goldstein,
a University of California, San Diego, biologist
who heads the public policy committee of the American Society
for Cell Biology.)
http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/nation/8487428.htm
Same article
appeared in:
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April
22
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Finding an Asbestos Compromise
Copley News, April 21-Asbestos litigation
has come to exemplify America's broken litigation system. A
beneficial product harms some of those who breathe it. Efforts
to compensate them spiral out of control, as attorneys troll
for new clients, many of whom aren't even sick. (Quote by Michelle
White, an economist of the University of California
San Diego.)
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