A Sampling of Clips for 
January 28, 2005

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Nervous System Development Detailed
Forbes, Jan. 27--Research in mice and fruit flies offers the first evidence that a group of proteins called phosphatases play an important role in nervous system development, says a study by UCSD and the Salk Institute in the Jan. 28 issue of Science. More

Parks, Villaraigosa Mayoral Campaigns Get Funding Boosts
Los Angeles Times, Jan. 28- Los Angeles Councilmen Bernard C. Parks and Antonio Villaraigosa each raised more than twice as much as any of the other top mayoral candidates in the first three weeks of January. (Quote by Steven P. Erie, director of the urban studies and planning program at UCSD.) More

UC's Women Scientists
San Francisco Chronicle, Editorial, Jan. 28-Harvard President Lawrence Summers' recent comment on whether genetic differences between men and women might explain the low representation of women in the sciences seems especially misplaced in relation to the University of California, where women scientists have risen to highest echelons of the academic community. Last August, Marye Anne Fox, an organic chemist, became chancellor at UCSD. More

Versatility of Viagra
Baltimore Sun, Jan. 28-Famed for its effects on one organ, Viagra is showing promise in helping another. (Quote by Lewis Rubin, a pulmonologist at UCSD.) More

Genetic Regions Influencing
Male Sexual Orientation Identified
Medical News Today, Jan. 28-In the first-ever study combing the entire human genome for genetic determinants of male sexual orientation, a University of Illinois at Chicago researcher has identified several areas that appear to influence whether a man is heterosexual or gay. Other researchers involved in the study were Nicholas Schork and Caroline Nievergelt, both at UCSD. More

Scientists Respond to Crichton's
Global Warming Data, Studies
San Jose Mercury News, Jan. 27-Here are some of the studies and data that Michael Crichton cites in his book "State of Fear" and what climate scientists say about them. (Quote by Jeff Severinghaus, a geosciences professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.) More

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'Foreign Affairs' Finds
Replacement, Finally, for Editor
Who Quit in Dispute Over Kissinger's Role
Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 27-Eight months after Kenneth R. Maxwell angrily resigned from the editorial staff of Foreign Affairs, the magazine has appointed UCSD professor Richard E. Feinberg to take over Maxwell's former duties as book-review editor for the Western Hemisphere. More

Rady School Piques Interest with
Industry Focus, Private Financing
San Diego Daily Transcript, Jan. 27-The UCSD Rady School of Management is attracting considerable interest from universities and communities across the country seeking ways to copy Rady's industry-partnership model, according to Dean Robert Sullivan. More