A Sampling of Clips for 
August 27 - 29, 2005

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Dean is Named to UCSD Arts Division
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 27 -- Michael A. Bernstein, an economist and historian, has been named the University of California San Diego's dean of arts and humanities. Bernstein, 50, who has taught on campus for 17 years, will serve as one of 11 deans on the La Jolla campus. He will oversee academic, personnel and budgetary decisions for history, literature, philosophy, music, visual arts, and theater and dance. More

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Pacific Ocean: Thriving Coral Reef Thrills Marine Research Group
San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 29 -- Marine scientists sailing the central Pacific to study its remote coral reefs have reached an underwater Eden even more pristine than they had hoped for. Two dozen of the world's leading specialists on coral reefs and fisheries are participating in the expedition, which is led by UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography. More

Getting Answers on Tape
Los Angeles Times, Aug. 29 -- An experimental skin test using a special adhesive could provide more accurate screening results for prostate cancer. The new test, inspired by recent research at UC San Diego, uses skin samples to test for prostate cancer. More

Something to Declare; From the Civil War to Iraq, Congress has been losing its grip on a vital responsibility
The Washington Post, Book Review, Aug. 28 -- A review of Peter Irons's book, "War Powers." Irons is A political science professor at UCSD. More

Eye disease leads to lifestyle changes
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 28 -- With a pocketful of dog treats and grasping her white cane, Coronado resident Flo Feerick takes a two-mile walk each day along the bay even though she can't see the ships or the happy dog faces. She just knows they're there. Feerick participated in a group research program through the UCSD Shiley Eye Center with others who also had advanced macular degeneration. The program helped improve her quality of life and made her not feel so alone. More

Cause of morning sickness still medical mystery
Copley News Service, Aug. 28 -- Morning sickness? Try all day, all night sickness!" is the likely response. (Quotes by Kerin Asher-Galloway, a certified nurse midwife at University of California San Diego and Dr. Jamie Resnik, a UCSD obstetrician and gynecologist. More

One Side Fits All; On-campus Ideologues Smother Academic Freedom by Choking off Critical Thinking
Los Angeles Times, Editorial, Aug. 28 -- Most Californians, including most University of California professors, think that they know the meaning of the term "academic freedom." They assume it's the equivalent of free speech and therefore that it is bestowed on faculty by the 1st Amendment to the Constitution. Because they conflate academic freedom and free expression, they assume that academic freedom is immutable and eternal and exists without responsibilities. (Mentions UCSD). More

School bells signal return of Campaign 3 p.m.
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 27 -- Designed to keep idle minds active during after-school hours, The Boys & Girls Club of San Dieguito's annual Campaign 3 p.m. program for elementary and middle school children returns for the new school year. (Discusses program offered in partnership with UCSD). More

Navy base closure a welcome move in San Diego
National Public Radio, Aug. 26 -- Interview with UC San Diego historian Abe Shragge. More