A Sampling of Clips for
February 02, 2005
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Minds
of Their Own: Birds Gain Respect
New York Times, Feb. 1-The common
notion is that birds' brains are simple, or so scientists thought
and taught for many years. But that notion has increasingly
been called into question as crows and parrots, among other
birds, have shown what appears to be behavior as intelligent
as that of chimpanzees. (Quote by Dr. Harvey Karten,
a neuroscientist at UCSD.) More
FDA
Puts StemCells Trial on Hold
Forbes, Feb. 1-StemCells Inc. said
Tuesday that regulators have placed on hold its proposed phase
I trial of a stem cell treatment for a degenerative brain disease
until the company provides additional information about the
therapy. (Refers to recent stem-cell study at UCSD.)
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Toyota
Revs Up its Plant in Mexico
Kentucky Herald, Feb. 2-Toyota Motor
Corp. didn't rely just on the help-wanted section in the newspaper
here when it was ready to begin staffing the assembly line at
its newest factory. It also plastered fliers on fences and poles
and dispatched a sound truck to neighborhoods in southeastern
Tijuana and the nearby town of Tecate. (Quote by Gordon
Hanson, an economist at UCSD.) More
Surgeries
Bumped by Babies
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 2-Palomar
Medical Center needs more operating-room staff to improve patient
care and safety, retain employees and improve workplace morale,
according to a petition signed by at least 144 physicians and
hospital employees. (Quote by Dr. Gary Vilke,
an emergency room physician at the UCSD Medical
Center.) More
College
Textbook Price Report Stirs Dispute
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 2-The
age-old debate over the high cost of college textbooks heated
up yesterday, when a report criticizing "skyrocketing prices"
was released by a California student advocate group. (Quote
by Derlin Hsu, a junior at UCSD.)
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UCSD
Study: More Homeless Mentally Ill than Thought
North County Times, Feb. 1-Fifteen
percent of the homeless in San Diego County suffer serious mental
illness -- a rate higher than anticipated, according to research
released Tuesday by UCSD's School of Medicine.
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