A Sampling of Clips for 
February 12 - 14, 2005

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A Mop That Talks and Other Creative Liberties
New York Times, Feb. 13-Tim Hawkinson has spent the past two decades making a vast variety of things -- sculptures, collages, room-size installations--that do many things, often as surrogates of the artist. Among his most ambitious projects is a 20-foot bear constructed from eight granite boulders that will be installed next month on a quadrangle surrounded by engineering buildings at UCSD. More

Scientists: More HIV
Testing Would Save Money
NPR, Talk of the Nation, Feb. 10-A group of health experts from Duke, Yale, Harvard and Stanford universities have published studies on the feasibility of routine HIV testing in the United States. In their article in the New England Journal of Medicine, they say testing would not only save lives, but would also save money. (Interview with Samuel A. Bozzetti, a medical professor at UCSD.) More

Hearts and Minds
Boston Globe, Feb. 14-Science is reinforcing the poets and songwriters in this season of love, announcing in prestigious journals that the heart can break and the heart can mend. (Refers to research conducted by UCSD.) More

Genetic 'Doping' Imminent Problem
Florida Ledger, Feb. 12-The 2008 Olympics are still a long way away but worries are already growing about whether it will become the first genetically enhanced competition in amateur sports. Dr. Theodore Friedmann, a top adviser to the World Anti-Doping Agency and director of gene therapy at UCSD, said the arrival of so-called "gene doping" to enhance performance is "inevitable." More

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Scientists Probe Antiquities Linked to Bible
CTV, Canada, Feb. 13-An ancient fortress, a burial box and a piece of cloth --- historical remains related to the Bible never cease to provoke heated debate, whether the discoveries are thought to be tantalizing clues, cynical hoaxes or just archeological mistakes. (Refers to research by Thomas Levy of UCSD.) More

Big Hopes for Toyota Plant in Mexico
Miami Herald, Feb. 13-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. (Quote by Gordon Hanson, an economist at UCSD.) More

Love -- It Does a Body Good
Indianapolis Star, Feb. 14-If a medicine existed that was safe, improved our health, extended longevity, and was considered one of the greatest pleasures in life, no doubt, we'd all clamor for a prescription. Love, sex, and marriage -- the trio we celebrate each year on Valentine's Day -- may all fit the bill, research suggests. Studies show that healthy doses of all three confer many health benefits. (Quote by Thomas Rutledge, assistant professor of psychiatry at UCSD.) More

Numbers Game
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 13-Whether it's the Big Four - Deloitte & Touche, KPMG, Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers - or any of the hundreds of regional firms, the additional workload caused by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has accounting firms scampering to fill increased demand, add staff and collect more fees. (Quote by Michael Willoughby, an accounting professor at UCSD.) More

Journey to Higher Education
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 13- One Saturday morning a month about 75 black students from throughout San Diego County gather at Westview High School in Rancho Penasquitos to learn about black history, discover how to be better students and hear inspirational words from black professionals. The group's name reflects those aims - College Bound. The program was initiated by a few parents concerned about the achievement gap among black students and their white and Asian counterparts, including Darlene Willis, who works in the office of the vice chancellor of student affairs at UCSD. More

A Valentine to San Diego's Arts & Culture
Ranch & Coast Magazine, San Diego, Feb. 2005-In the spirit of Valentine's Day appreciation, this month we acknowledge the best of the best in arts and culture. Providing intellectual and cultural programming on a continual basis, many would be bereft without UCSD-TV. Whether the subject is dramaturgy, dance, the human genome, books, historical interviews, or political rhetoric, UCSD-TV lets it all fly. The only requirement of viewers is the possession of intellectual curiosity. More

Taxing Questions
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 13-With property values skyrocketing, some wonder why local agencies still feel budget crunch. (Quote by Steve Erie, a political scientist at UCSD.) More

Applied Micro Names Director
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 12-Applied Micro Circuits Corp. named Julie H. Sullivan to its board of directors. Sullivan is a professor at the UCSD Rady School of Management, where she teaches financial accounting and financial statement analysis for MBA students. More