A Sampling of Clips for 
April 23 - 25, 2005

* UCSD faculty and staff may obtain a copy of an article by e-mailing the University Communications Office

Study: Cells May Slow Alzheimer's
Los Angeles Times, April 25-Injections of genetically altered cells into the brain appear to nourish ailing neurons and may slow the cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer's disease, UCSD scientists reported Sunday in the online journal Nature Medicine. The experimental approach aims to rejuvenate brain cells by providing a steady supply of a nerve-nurturing hormone secreted by the injected cells. (Quote by study leader Mark H. Tuszynski, director of UCSD's Center for Neural Repair.) More

Similar articles appeared in:
NBC, April 24
New York Times, April 25
ABC News, April 24
CBS News, April 25
Washington Post, April 25
BBC News, April 25
UK Times, April 25
Xinhua, China, April 25
New Zealand Herald, April 25
Reuters, April 24
Forbes, April 24

Studies Revive Debate Over What Adult Stem Cells Can Do
Los Angeles Times, April 24-Several recent scientific studies suggest that adult stem cells can produce a range of tissues, reviving prospects that many benefits of embryonic stem cells could be realized without the accompanying moral and regulatory pitfalls. (Quote by Larry Goldstein, who studies embryonic stem cells at the UCSD School of Medicine.) More

Oil's Lesser Role In U.S. Economy
Limits Damage From High Prices
New York Times, April 23-Not long ago, the notion that crude oil prices would ever reach $50 a barrel, much less surpass that, was a distant prospect. (Quote by James D. Hamilton, a professor of economics at UCSD.) More

Art on the Move
Los Angeles Times, April 24-Computers have become integral to expression. Change and energy are tools. In this kinetic landscape, artists, museums and collectors all scramble to adjust. (Refers to visual arts program at UCSD.) More

At Microsoft, a Smart Guy Has His
Hands Full With the Smart Phone Business
New York Times, April 25-With Windows-powered mobile devices lagging behind the Palms and BlackBerrys of the world, the Microsoft Corporation has brought an electrical engineer from China -- a master of the strategy game Go -- to put them back in the race. (Quote by Michael Kleeman, a policy researcher at UCSD.) More

Illegal Immigration Fears Have Spread
Los Angeles Times, April 25-The armed volunteers patrolling the Arizona-Mexico border may be the starkest sign of frustration with the nation's immigration laws, but across the country there is a growing populist movement also taking matters into its own hands. (Quote by Wayne Cornelius, director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at UCSD.) More

A Monster or a Medical Genius?
Los Angeles Times, Book Review, April 24-Book review of "The Lobotomist: A Maverick Medical Genius and His Tragic Quest to Rid the World of Mental Illness," by Jack El-Hai. (Review written by Andrew Scull, chairman of the department of sociology at UCSD and author of "Madhouse: A Tragic Tale of Megalomania and Modern Medicine.") More

Academic Isolation
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 24-For a combination of reasons, UCSD has the smallest population of black students among the university system's eight undergraduate campuses. UCSD is an extreme example of a phenomenon that university leaders across the country are puzzling over. (Quote by UCSD Chancellor Marye Anne Fox.) More

Chancellor's Manse Might Be Sold
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 23-Faced with few alternatives, a university committee has recommended that the historic UCSD chancellor's house in the La Jolla Farms neighborhood be sold and that a replacement be built on campus. More

Composer's Work Now Online
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 25-Want to know more about composer Roger Reynolds, UCSD's Pulitzer Prize-winning music professor? Information is only a few computer clicks away, thanks to the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. More