A Sampling of Clips for 
February 26, 2004

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New Coral Family Identified in Atlantic
National Geographic News, Feb. 25-Until now, all Atlantic coral families were believed to be close relatives to distinct coral families in the Pacific Ocean. But a new study directed by Nancy Knowlton, a marine biologist with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD, for the first time identifies a family of corals found only in the Atlantic. According to the study, at least one third of the corals that thrive in the Atlantic Ocean are free of any family ties to corals in the Pacific Ocean. The study could transform how the marine organisms are viewed, classified, and conserved.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/02/0225_040225_coralfamily.html

Similar article appeared in:
Washington Times, Feb. 25
http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040225-025801-5663r.htm

Oh, the Places You'll Go!
San Diego Union-Tribune, Night and Day, Feb. 26-In 1933, four years before Theodor Geisel-more famously known as Dr. Seuss-published his first children's book, he did illustrations for a volume of amusing puzzles and intelligence tests that carried the title, "Are You a Genius?" The spirit of the question - and the book-were wry. As for Geisel himself, though, we know how to answer it. He gave children many reasons to love reading more and trust in their imagination. This was his mission. Now comes the centennial of his birthday, which is the catalyst for a memorial figure on the UCSD campus by his stepdaughter Lark Drey Dimond-Cates, depicting Geisel and is iconic cat. The statue will be unveiled on his birthday, near the library that bears his name.
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/eclips/PDF/seuss_nightandday.pdf

UCSD Extension Collaboration Gets Grant
San Diego Daily Transcript, Feb. 25-The nonprofit U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Foundation has awarded a $150,000 grant to foster a relationship between University of California, San Diego Extension and the Technion Israel Institute of Technology. The money will fund research at both institutions into possible commercialization of biotechnology and technology, according to UCSD Extension Marketing Director Monica Doyle.
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ADHD No Longer Just For Kids
TheSanDiegoChannel.com, Feb. 25-Does it take you longer to a finish a project than your spouse or friends? Do you constantly start tasks but don't finish them because you're off to the next thing? You could have adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Until recently, doctors didn't realize this well-recognized childhood condition could persist into adulthood. University of California, San Diego psychiatrist David Feifel M.D., is an expert on ADHD, and says drug companies are realizing the need for adult ADHD medication.
http://www.thesandiegochannel.com/health/2874173/detail.html

Brain: Heard and Misunderstood
Psychology Today, Jan/Feb 2004-Every kid has played with optical illusions, such as the silhouetted vase that turns into two opposed faces. Equally bizarre but much less familiar are the tricks that can be played on the ears. Perceptual and cognitive psychologist Diana Deutsch of the University of California at San Diego has cataloged dozens of perplexing aural illusions and recently collected 18 of them on a new CD, Phantom Words and Other Curiosities.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/htdocs/prod/PTOArticle/pto-20040209-000014.asp

'It's OK, I'm on the AIDS Pill'
Wired Magazine, Feb. 26-Hundreds of healthy people in Africa, Cambodia and two U.S. cities will begin taking doses of a powerful AIDS drug as part of a series of studies into the use of medicine to stop HIV infection before it starts. If the studies produce promising results, the world may end up with a daily pill to keep AIDS at bay. (Quote by Douglas Richman M.D., an AIDS expert at the University of California at San Diego.)
http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,62436,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_4

FDA orders bar codes on medications within 2 years
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 26-Within two years, the packaging on most medications and blood products administered by hospitals will be required to carry bar codes, the Food and Drug Administration ruled yesterday. The new rule aims to reduce medical errors and limit hospitals' liability. It is also expected to be a boon for manufacturers of bar code technology, used now in only a fraction of the nation's hospitals. UCSD Medical Center has acquired some software and plans to have a bar code system in place within a year.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20040226-9999-1b26barcodes.html

Taxpayer Group Backs Hotel Tax Hike
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 26-A March 2 ballot measure that would raise the tax on visitors who stay in the city's hotel and motel rooms is enjoying the support of perhaps an unlikely ally: the San Diego County Taxpayers Association. Proposition C increases the transient occupancy tax from 10.5 percent to 13 percent and would generate about $26 million in additional revenue. Most of the funds would be reserved for public safety services, tourism and improved roads and parks. (Quote by Steve Erie, director of the Urban Studies and Planning program at UC San Diego.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20040226-9999-7m26tot.html