A Sampling of Clips for 
July 07, 2005

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Bloodstream Fat Linked to Heart Problems
New York Times, July 7-New research led by Dr. Sotirios Tsimikas at UCSD gives the first solid evidence that a type of fat in the bloodstream can trigger the earliest steps that lead to clogged blood vessels, the top cause of heart attacks. More

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Baby's Nose Knows Mom's Smell
Fox News, July 6-Babies learn their mother's smell early in life, wiring the scent into their brains, new research shows. Smell is one way that newborn animals (including humans) forge strong ties to their mothers, say researchers Kevin Franks and Jeffry Isaacson, who work in the neurosciences department of the medical school of UCSD. More

Hurricane of the Eye
Los Angeles Weekly, Review, July 8-Since his debut at Ace in 1988 while still a UCLA grad student, Tim Hawkinson has stood out as that rarest of breeds - a professional artist incapable of repeating himself. (Mentions Hawkinson exhibit at UCSD.) More

UC Chancellors Discuss Dropping Merit Program
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 7-In a highly anticipated move, University of California chancellors discussed their concerns over the National Merit Scholarship program yesterday and said they had all but decided to stop participating in the prestigious program, officials said. (Quote by UCSD Chancellor Marye Anne Fox.) More

Nobel Prize Winners to Speak at UCSD
San Diego Daily Transcript, July 6-Clive Granger and Robert Engle, UCSD research professors and 2003 Nobel Prize winners in economics, will address the UCSD Economics Roundtable on July 13, and discuss their path-breaking innovations in time series econometrics. More

Walgreens Keeps Error
Rates Secret, but Says Public is Safe
Chicago Daily Herald, July 7-Forget the fond image of a sage veteran pharmacist, patiently using mortar and pestle to grind and measure your particular prescription. (Quote by David Phillips, a professor of sociology at UCSD.) More

Red Tide Delivers Spectacular
Light Show Along Coast at Night
North County Times, July 7-The red tide has turned North County's crashing waves into brilliant, rolling splashes of neon blue. (Quote by Peter Franks, a professor of biological oceanography with Scripps Institution of Oceanography.) More