A Sampling of Clips for 
August 06 - 08, 2005

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News Briefs from San Diego County
San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 7-The president of Colombia was recognized by the UCSD Institute of the Americas for his work fighting drug trafficking and terrorism in his country. More

Same article appeared in:
San Jose Mercury News, Aug. 7

Fitness Tip
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 5-The tight runner is not a light runner. Kevin McCarey, a coach for the UCSD masters athletics program, offers suggestions on helping runners relax. More

Group Files Lawsuit to Halt Research at Stem Cell Institute
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 6-A national anti-abortion group yesterday served the administrators of California's stem cell institute with a federal lawsuit seeking to stop their work on the grounds that the civil rights of frozen embryos are violated by stem cell research. The lawsuit was delivered during a monthly meeting of the institute's oversight committee at UCSD. More

For Jefferson Mays, 'Wife' Role 'is Like a Bespoke Suit'
San Diego Union-Tribune, Q & A, Aug. 7-In the summer of 2001, the UCSD-trained actor Jefferson Mays came to La Jolla Playhouse with playwright Doug Wright and director Moises Kaufman to find the second act for "I Am My Own Wife." More

Grunion Runs Spawn a Mad Rush
San Diego Union-Tribune, Peter Rowe Column, Aug. 7-Recently, I've encountered several articles with zingy headlines along the lines of: "Grunion: Summer's Sexy, Sandy Spectacle." The authors insist this is as much fun as a hot tub, a vat of margaritas and a troop of party-hearty orangutans. They exaggerate. (Refers to research by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.) More

Staring Down a Revolution: Questions for Sid Karin
Voice of San Diego, Aug. 8-Since helping to found the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UCSD in the 1980s, Sid Karin has distinguished himself as a national expert on digital technology and its possibilities for scientific research. More

Economy Demands More University Graduates
North County Times, Opinion, Aug. 7-Even as San Diego County will need a more highly educated work force, the available pool of college graduates is steadily decreasing. The potential for a local economic crisis is alarming. (Mentions UCSD.) More