A Sampling of Clips for
July 08, 2004
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A Minnow Among Minnows
The Times (London), July 8-Australian
scientists have discovered the world's smallest fish, which
is tiny enough to hide under a single mushy pea. The stout infantfish,
or Schindleria brevipinguis, has no teeth, fins or scales and
lives for around two months. A researcher first collected a
specimen of the fish in 1979 from a coral lagoon in north Queensland,
but it was not classified until two American researchers, William
Watson, of the National Marine Fisheries in La Jolla, California,
and H. J. Walker, of the Scripps Institution
of Oceanography at the University of California,
San Diego, confirmed it was a separate species.
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articles appeared in:
Discovery Channel, July 8
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/afp/20040705/infantfish.html
Associated Press,
July 7
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The Times of India,
July 7
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/769582.cms
Independent Online
(South Africa), July 7
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=143&
art_id=qw1089182700428B223
Ottawa Citizen,
July 8
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No link available online.
The Gazette (Montreal,
Quebec), July 8
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No link available online.
Local Scientists Search For Better Malaria
Vaccine
San Diego Channel 10,-University
of California, San Diego researchers are working with
scientists deep in the tropics of Peru to battle malaria. Humans
can get malaria from the bite of a malaria-infected mosquito.
A malaria parasite goes into the blood and it multiplies in
the body. (Quote by Joseph
Vinetz M.D., a researcher at UCSD.)
http://www.thesandiegochannel.com/health/3502744/detail.html
Chancellor's
House Closed by University
San Diego Union-Tribune, Diane Bell, July
8-UCSD has closed its chancellor's residence
as uninhabitable. The 54-year-old house, which sits on a 6.7-acre
ocean-view estate near campus, has served as the official residence
and reception hall for University of California, San
Diego chancellors since John Galbraith in 1967. Seismic
deficiencies, along with plumbing, electrical and structural
problems, caused university engineers to reassess the 12,000-square-foot
home's condition at the urging of former Chancellor Bob
Dynes, who is now UC president.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/bell/20040708-9999-1m8bell.html
Star Power
Can Influence Girls' Smoking, Study Says
Dallas Morning News, July 7-A new
report by UCSD researchers supports the notion
that adolescent girls may be inclined to smoke if their favorite
movie stars light up on screen. The study is one of the few
to interview adolescents before they have ever tried smoking.
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UNC Could
Oppose Use Of Private Money To Boost Chancellor Pay
NBC News Channel 17, North Carolina,
July 8-Universities in many states use private money to boost
the compensation package offered to prospective presidents or
chancellors, driving up the price of academic talent in a competitive
market. But it doesn't appear that North Carolina will join
that group. The University of North Carolina Board of Governors
will likely make a statement this week opposing the use of private
funds to boost salaries for leaders of the system's 16 campuses.
The issue emerged in recent months at North Carolina State University,
as trustees started searching for a replacement for Marye
Anne Fox, who is leaving to lead the University
of California at San Diego.
http://www.nbc17.com/news/3505909/detail.html
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article appeared in:
Charlotte Observer, July 8
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/9103500.htm?ERIGHTS=-2343588284543389050charlotte
Associated Press,
July 8
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