A Sampling of Clips for 
February 19 - 22, 2005

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How Shy is Too Shy?
Los Angeles Times, Feb. 21-Years ago, when parents came to him worried because their kids seemed abnormally shy, Murray Stein, a psychiatrist at UCSD, would tell them not to worry - that most children outgrow periods of intense shyness. "Now we're not so quick to dismiss their concern," he says. More

Fish Shrinkage Threatens Survival
BBC, Feb. 20-The shrinking size of fish due to their overexploitation has dire consequences for the recovery of depleted stocks, scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography have claimed. More

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The Scotsman, Scotland, Feb. 20

A Desperate Injection of Stem Cells and Hope
Los Angeles Times, Feb. 20-BioMark International, who offers a stem cell injection for a variety of illnesses, including Parkinson's disease, muscular dystrophy, depression and ALS, is under investigation by the FBI for charging thousands of dollars for treatments that have not been scientifically found. (Quote by Lawrence Goldstein, a professor of cellular and molecular medicine at the UCSD School of Medicine.) More

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KTLA, Feb. 22

Criminals at the Border Thwarted by Own Hands
Los Angeles Times, Feb. 19-The U.S. Border Patrol has arrested tens of thousands of people with criminal records, including suspected murderers, rapists and child molesters, since the agency last year installed a fingerprinting system that identifies criminals among the 1 million illegal migrants apprehended annually. (Quote by Wayne Cornelius, a professor and immigration expert at UCSD.) More

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KTLA, Feb. 19

Elsinore Man's Trial Moving?
Los Angeles Times, Feb. 21-With surveys showing that at least three-quarters of potential jurors know of the Samantha Runnion case, a judge is expected to decide this week if the widespread knowledge is enough to keep the 29-year-old man accused of killing her from receiving a fair trial in Orange County. (Quote by Ebbe Ebbesen, a psychology professor at UCSD.) More

Wanted: A Water- Walking UC Irvine Chancellor
Los Angeles Times, Feb. 20-UC Irvine is looking for a new leader. It's a tough job now, and it's going to get tougher as the school gears up for a major expansion. More

University Investigates Sex Act on Student TV
Los Angeles Times, Feb. 20-UCSD is investigating whether a student-produced TV show violated campus regulations by broadcasting a 10-minute segment showing a male student having sex with a woman, officials said. More

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MSNBC, Feb. 21
Contra Costa Times, Feb. 22
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 19

Illegal Immigrants
NPR, Ted Robbins, Feb. 20-Many illegal immigrants unable to pay for medical care are leaving more hospitals having to foot the bill. (Quote by Wayne Cornelius, a professor and immigration expert at UCSD.) More

Data Support Warming Signs
Washington Post, Feb. 21-New measurements from the world's oceans give the most compelling evidence yet that man-made global warming is underway and hint at a more dramatic and sudden climate change in the future. (Quote by Tim Barnett, a marine physicist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography who led the research.) More

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San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 19

Older Fish Spawn Better Than Younger Ones
Washington Post, Feb. 20-Recent studies show that larger, older fish produce more eggs and surviving offspring than younger fish, researchers said yesterday, adding that policymakers need to protect broader swaths of the ocean to preserve these efficient spawners. (Refers to research conducted by Jeremy Jackson, a professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.) More

How Do You Feel Now?
MSNBC, Feb. 28-To most people, the human face is a compelling object fraught with meaning. But for autistic children, who can't get a read on other people's emotions, eye contact is terrifying. (Refers to research by Javier Movellan and Marian Stewart Bartlett at UCSD.) More

In Russia, the Cold Shoulder
Newsday, Feb. 22-One of the most famous hockey moments in U.S. sports history has been largely played down by members of that heavily favored Soviet team. (Quote by Robert Edelman, a professor of Russian history at UCSD.) More

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Baltimore Sun, Feb. 22

Jordanian Dig Confirms Biblical Edom
Jerusalem Post, Feb. 22-Just-published evidence from an archeological dig in Jordan led by UCSD professor Thomas Levy, further authenticates the Bible's descriptions of the existence of the ancient nation of Edom during the eras of King David and his son, King Solomon. More

Painful Bladder Condition Relieved by Lidocaine
Reuters, Feb. 18- People with a bladder condition called interstitial cystitis can find immediate relief with a solution developed by a doctor at UCSD. More

New Training Patient No Dummy
Fox News, Texas, Feb. 22- A new patient at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center is helping doctors, nurses and other medical staff improve their life-saving skills. He coughs, talks and breathes, but he's not a real person. More

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Channel 10, Florida, Feb. 22
Channel 10, San Diego, Feb. 22

Heart Disease Remains Leading Cause of Death
KFMB, San Diego, Feb. 21-Women have a greater chance of dying from heart disease than cancer. LOCAL 8 News' cameras followed one woman as she went through a comprehensive cardiac evaluation at UCSD Medical Center. More

Right to Die -- a just Choice or are We Failing the Ailing?
San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 20-Should California give its citizens a right to die? Earlier this month, Assembly members Patty Berg and Lloyd Levine introduced a bill that would allow terminally ill and mentally competent adults with less than six months to live to end their own lives legally. (Quote by Dr. Lawrence Schneiderman of UCSD.) More

In L.A., Rumblings Impair Mayor's Re-Election Hopes
Chicago Tribune, Feb. 19-The man who would be mayor for another term comes from a political dynasty, is struggling with an airport plan and has people close to him under investigation for questionable ethics in public life. (Quote by Steve Erie, a professor of political science at UCSD.) More

`Jim Crow' an Education in Haunting Civil Rights Battles
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 19-Part drama, part documentary, part civics lesson, "The Haunting of Jim Crow" will leave you wanting to know much more about its subjects: civil rights pioneer and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, the long-lived Dixiecrat icon Sen. Strom Thurmond and the mixed-race daughter Thurmond never publicly acknowledged, Essie Mae Washington-Williams. UCSD's Thurgood Marshall College commissioned the play to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision outlawing so-called "separate but equal" schools. More

UCSD Institute Awards Grants to 12
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 19-Studies about memory, hypnosis and learning by infants are among 12 projects that have won grants from UCSD's new Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind, the university announced last week. More

La Jolla Playhouse's `Spectacles'
Explores Kids' Fears, Fantasies
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 19-"Bay and the Spectacles of Doom" premiered recently at La Jolla Playhouse's new Joan and Irwin Jacobs Center, before launching a two-month-long tour of schools, libraries and community centers. The play is the latest in a laudable series commissioned by the Playhouse for its Performance Outreach Program, from established and emerging playwrights. More

Robot Expo Helps Students Show off their Science Skills
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 20-Windy showers outside didn't rust the spirit of the robots gathered at Madison High School in Clairemont yesterday. The expo yesterday didn't include winners or losers but rather was an event leading up to a national high school robot competition sponsored by the nonprofit FIRST, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. Participants included students from the UCSD Preuss School. More