A Sampling of Clips for 
January 17, 2006

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Sharing Broadband to Increase Speed
New York Times, Jan. 15 - Two West Coast start-up companies have built new wireless technologies that take to heart Benjamin Franklin's exhortation to hang together rather than hang separately. Both Mushroom Networks, which was started at UCSD, and WiBoost Inc., based in Seattle, have built prototypes of simple wireless systems that make it possible for groups of neighbors to share their D.S.L. or cable Internet connections. More

No Loud Voice for Expats in Mexican Vote
Los Angeles Times, Jan. 14 - When election season opens Thursday, Mexico's three leading presidential candidates are expected to take turns bashing Washington's tough new immigration reform proposals like revelers at a piñata party. But those most affected, including millions of Mexicans living abroad illegally, will have little influence on the debate. (Quote by Wayne Cornelius, director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at UCSD) More

Similar story in the Washington Post

Where 'can' and 'should' face off
Los Angeles Times, Jan. 16 -- The cherry-red spots on the baby boy's retina told a tale of genetic catastrophe: Conner Hopf, 11 months old, almost surely will not live to see his fifth birthday. He has a rare degenerative disease known as Tay-Sachs, which once principally struck children of Eastern or Central European Jewish heritage. (Quote by Dr. Michael Kaback, a professor of pediatrics and reproductive medicine at UCSD's School of Medicine and director of California's Tay-Sachs prevention program) More

Port Truckers Like the Idea, but ...
Los Angeles Times, Jan. 16 -- California truckers support Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal to borrow billions of dollars to build new highways and curb pollution in the coming decade. But they don't want to pay for it - especially if it would mean paying tolls to finance construction of special truck-only lanes on the congested Interstate 710, the Long Beach Freeway. (Quote by Steven P. Erie, a UCSD expert on transportation and public works projects) More

Housing and Help -- Under One Roof
Los Angeles Times, Jan. 16 -- Confronted with the worst regional homeless problem in the nation, Los Angeles city housing officials hope to build thousands of heavily subsidized apartments for the most intransigent street people, placing them in buildings that will also offer medical care, counseling and job training. (Mentions research by UCSD) More

Altruism, better health drive patients to trials
Reuters, Jan. 16 -- The opportunity to help others and the possibility of improved health are two of the factors that motivate rheumatoid arthritis patients to participate in clinical trials, new research from UCSD shows. More

Regents will meet at UCSD campus
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 17 -- For the first time in several years, the University of California regents will hold their bimonthly board meeting at the UCSD campus, beginning today. Over three days, the 26-member board will discuss several matters, including major building projects at UCSD and revising the salary structure for the university's highest-paid officials. More

A Glimpse of the Future
Voice of San Diego, Jan. 17 -- Today San Diego takes another patient stride forward, accelerated by the symbiosis of science and higher education. The newest effort is the announcement this morning of an unprecedented joint venture of three San Diego institutions to undertake advanced research on marine ecosystems that some scientists believe will create a new science. The three institutions are UCSD's Calit2 ; CEOA, the Center for Earth Observations and Applications at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, led by John Orcutt; and the J. Craig Venter Institute, founded by a UCSD graduate who was prominent in the first decoding of the human genome. More

John Newport, 54;
cell biologist known for innovative work
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 17 -- John W. Newport approached science like an explorer navigating daunting and uncharted territory. Dr. Newport, who began investigating the basic processes of the cell at UCSF before becoming an internationally recognized cell biologist during 22 years at the University of California San Diego, died Dec. 26 in his Del Mar home. He was 54. More 

Mexico's vote-signup deadline strikes
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 16 - Mexican citizens who waited until the last minute to register to vote in this year's presidential election spent yesterday morning lined up for hours shivering outside a shopping center in the blustery weather. (Mentions research by UCSD's Center for Comparative Immigration Studies and quotes center director Wayne Cornelius.) More

Housing costs - higher, slower, lower - to control economy
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan, 14 -- High housing costs will remain the top challenge to the local economy in 2006, although the rate of appreciation is likely to slow or even go into reverse, a panel of economists and civic leaders predicted yesterday. (Quote by UCSD economist Ross Starr) More