A Sampling of Clips for 
July 19, 2005

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SIDS Linked to Nitrogen Dioxide Pollution
Reuters, July 18-High outdoor levels of nitrogen dioxide apparently raise the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), according to UCSD researchers. More

Stem Cell 'Alternatives' Fog the Debate
Washington Post, Editorial, July 19-The Senate is on the threshold of a momentous decision: whether to expand research on human embryonic stem cells. In casting their votes, senators must decide whether to support the judgment of a large, bipartisan House majority (and an overwhelming majority of scientists and the public) or to further delay vital medical research. (Article co-written by Lawr nce S.B. Goldstein, a professor of cellular and molecular medicine at UCSD.) More

Signal Spillover New Research Expands
the View of How Nerve Cells Communicate
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 18-A study by scientists at UCSD and by Joel Stiles at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, has found that the operation of brain synapses is not as straightforward as has been depicted in textbooks. More

UCSD Libraries, SDSC
Team Up to Develop Media Library
San Diego Daily Transcript, July 18-The UCSD Libraries and the San Diego Supercomputer Center announced Monday they have teamed up to address media preservation challenges that are fast becoming a "global problem" by developing a media library that will catalogue past programs for future generations. More

Mayor Guilty in San Diego Bribery Scandal
USA Today, July 19-A federal jury on Monday found San Diego's brand new acting mayor guilty of taking bribes from a strip club owner, leaving a community known as "America's Finest City" in disarray. (Quote by Thad Kousser, political science professor at UCSD.) More

Sound of Indian Ocean Tsunami Captured
Discovery Channel, July 18-The Dec. 26 Sumatra-Andaman megaquake did more in the Indian Ocean than make tsunamis - it made a lot of undersea noise that was audible to sea creatures and undersea sound sensors for thousands of miles. (Quote by Catherine de Groot-Hedlin of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.) More

The Biggest Starquake Ever
Space.com, July 19-The biggest starquake ever recorded resulted in oscillations in the X-ray emission from the shaking neutron star. Astronomers hope these oscillations will crack the mystery of what neutron stars are made of. (Quote by Richard Rothschild from UCSD.) More

Med Center Strike Plan Limits Care
Sacramento Bee, July 19-The California Nurses Association, unable to reach a contract agreement with the University of California, plans a one-day strike at the five UC teaching hospitals. (Mentions UCSD.) More

Calif. University Systems
Offering Legal Music, Movie Downloads
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 19-The University of California and California State University systems struck a deal to offer legal music and movie downloading services to curb rampant piracy by students, a newspaper reported Tuesday. More

In Latin America, Rich-Poor Chasm Stifles Growth
Pittsburg Post Gazette, July 18-While researchers have in recent years described limits to class mobility in the U.S. and decried the growing wage gap among Americans, things are much worse just south of the border. (Quote by Gordon Hanson, a Mexico expert at UCSD.) More