A Sampling of Clips for 
February 20, 2003

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VA, UCSD study finds newer AIDS drugs don't cause cardiac ills
Copley News Service, Feb. 20 – Newer AIDS drugs that have kept hundreds of thousands of patients alive do not cause premature heart attack or stroke as many suspected, a study by San Diego Veterans Affairs and University of California San Diego researchers has found. The drugs can elevate cholesterol and cause other side effects in some patients, but whether that translated to more cardiovascular problems had been unclear.
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Global warming problems 'enormous,' scientists warn
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 17 – According to one of the nation’s senior atmospheric scientists, powerful computer models show an alarming picture of a warming global climate into the next century. The so-called Asian Brown Cloud that cascades over the Indian Ocean and migrates throughout the world is the subject of intense study at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla. (Quotes Scripps researcher Nancy Knowlton)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/mon/news/news_1n17climate.html

Lake Tahoe on shaky ground
Tahoe Daily Tribune, Feb. 17 – The fault lines in Lake Tahoe create earthquakes strong enough to generate a tsunami every 3,000 to 4,500 years. Data collected by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography indicate the faults are moving 0.4 to 0.6 millimeters each year. Scripps, however, is still working to determine when the last major seismic event occurred. (Quotes Graham Kent, a researcher at Scripps).
http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Site=TD&Date=
20030217&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=302170103&Ref=AR

Analysis: IMF entrenched in Latin America
United Press International, OPINION, Feb. 19 – The International Monetary Fund is said to have alternately vilified and lauded for its huge stakes in many of Latin America's stagnant economies. One of the most pressing problems for Latin American countries -- and the reason they're reliant on IMF loans -- is the complete dearth of private international credit. (Quotes Richard Feinberg, former president of the Inter-American Dialogue and now director of the APEC study center at the University of California, San Diego).
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Anatomy of a Chemistry Class
Chemical and Engineering News, Feb. 10 – University of California, San Diego was the nation's largest producer of chemistry bachelor's degrees in1999-2000. UCSD also ranked highest, according to a table accompanying the article (see PDF file), in the racial diversity of its graduates.
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/topstory/8106/8106chemistryclass.html