A Sampling of Clips for 
February 25, 2005

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Nerve Cell 'Traffic Jam' May Trigger Alzheimer's
Forbes, Feb. 24-Like cars backed up on a freeway, blockages in nerve cell signals may lead to the neurological traffic jam that is Alzheimer's disease, according to research led by UCSD professor Lawrence Goldstein. More

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Tests of Faith
London Guardian, Feb. 24-Religion may be a survival mechanism. So are we born to believe? (Refers to research by UCSD neuroscientist VS Ramachandran.) More

Mayoral Hopefuls Ready for Ad Blitz
Los Angeles Times, Feb. 25-Los Angeles Mayor James K. Hahn and Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa have enough money to dominate the crucial television ad battle in the final 11 days of the mayor's race as a third contender, former Assembly Speaker Bob Hertzberg, struggles to keep pace, according to finance reports released Thursday. (Quote by Stephen P. Erie, a professor of political science at UCSD.) More

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KTLA, Feb. 25

Scientists Unravel Genetic Tricks of an Intestinal Parasite
National Public Radio, Feb. 24-Scientists are bringing the research tools of the developed world to bear on diseases of the developing world. (Q & A with Sharon Reed, a pathology professor at UCSD.) More

Super-HIV Man Had Sex Binge with 100
New York Daily News, Feb. 25-The New York man who sparked fears of a powerful new strain of HIV had drug-fueled, unprotected sex with more than 100 men in the months before his diagnosis, a top researcher said yesterday. (Quote by Dr. Douglas Richman of UCSD.) More

Experts Question Danger of 'AIDS Superbug'
Science Magazine, Feb. 25-"NEW AIDS SUPER BUG: Nightmare strain shows up in city," blared the February 12 headline on the front page of the New York Post, a tabloid not known for understatement. But immediately AIDS researchers around the world began to question just how new or dangerous this supposed superbug really is. (Refers to research led by Susan Little and Douglas Richman at UCSD.) More

Last Two Workshops on College Aid Slated
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 25-The final two workshops in the state's "Cash for College" financial aid assistance project will be held tomorrow, one at Palomar College. Eddie LaMeire, a UCSD employee and chief organizer of the workshops, said the two events come at a critical time because the deadline for students to apply for a grant is Wednesday. More

San Diego Universities See Endowment Growth in 2004
San Diego Daily Transcript, Feb. 24-National University, UCSD Foundation, USD and SDSU & Foundation all had a growth in endowments for 2004, according to the National Association of College and University Business Officers' (NACUBO) 2004 survey of the nation's leading 741 college and university endowments. More