A Sampling of Clips for 
July 24 - 26, 2004

* UCSD faculty and staff may obtain a copy of an article by e-mailing the University Communications Office

Voters Are Very Settled, Intense and Partisan, and It's Only July
New York Times, July 25-Rarely has a presidential campaign been this intense, this polarized, this partisan, this early. The conventions historically begin the general election season, ending a lull after the primary season has wound down. But for months now, the general election battle has been fully joined. (Quote by Gary C. Jacobson, a political scientist at the University of California, San Diego.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/25/politics/campaign/25VOTE.html

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Herald Tribune, July 25
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?
AID=/20040725/ZNYT02/407250837

Florida Ledger, July 25
http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?
AID=/20040725/ZNYT02/407250469

Stem Cells to Take Focus at Convention
Los Angeles Times, July 26-Stem cell research, a topic that long ago spread beyond the laboratory and into politics, will catch the spotlight briefly on Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention. (Quote by Lawrence Goldstein, a professor at the University of California, San Diego.)
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/ats-ap_health12jul26,1,7995790.story?coll=sns-ap-tophealth

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ABC News, July 26
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Living/ap20040725_628.html

Newsday, July 26
http://www.nynewsday.com/news/health/wire/sns-ap-stem-cell-progress,0,2389713.story?coll=sns-ap-health-headlines

Associated Press, July 26
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Florida Sun-Sentinel, July 26
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/ats-ap_health12jul26,0,5522644.story?coll=sns-ap-tophealth

Baltimore Sun, July 26
http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/health/ats-ap_health12jul26,1,6825229.story?coll=sns-health-headlines

Florida Ledger, July 26
http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040726
/APA/407260647

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 26
http://www.ajc.com/health/content/shared/health/ap/ap_story.html/Health/AP
.V2423.AP-Stem-Cell-Progr.html

Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 26
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apscience_story.asp?category
=1500&slug=Stem%20Cell%20Progress

Science
Washington Post, July 26-Biologists have identified what appears to be the smallest animal with a backbone on Earth -- a minuscule creature they dubbed the stout infantfish. Only six specimens of the fish have been found, exclusively from around Australia's Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Sea. The largest is the only female, which measures about one-third of an inch in length -- no longer than the width of a pencil, H.J. Walker Jr. of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego and William Watson of the National Marine Fisheries Service in La Jolla reported last week in the latest issue of the journal Records of the Australian Museum.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14228-2004Jul25.html

Redefining Democratic Fundraising
Washington Post, July 24-John F. Kerry has created the most effective fundraising machine in Democratic Party history by tapping disparate interests -- trial lawyers, financial services executives, social liberals, teachers, Hollywood figures and others -- united by their antipathy to President Bush. (Quote by Gary Jacobson, a political scientist at the University of California, San Diego.)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10265-2004Jul23.html

Kerrying Biz Bucks
New York Post, July 25-Stock and bond traders hedge their bets on investments every day, but during a presidential election so do the companies that employ them. Recent data shows big businesses, including those in the finance, communications, electronics, and health sectors are giving more money to presidential hopeful John Kerry and the Democratic Party when compared to Al Gore's failed bid for the White House in 2000. (Quote by Gary Jacobson, professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego.)
http://www.nypost.com/business/27945.htm

El Nino, La Nina Affect Deep-Sea Animals
United Press International, July 23-California scientists have found climate changes at the oceans' surface profoundly impact larger animals living more than 13,400 feet below. The study, by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, has been summarized in the latest issue of the journal, Science.
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Firms Commit Millions to Fund Computer Networking Center
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 24-Four technology giants, including Qualcomm, are contributing $9 million over the next three years to a new center for computer networking at UCSD. AT&T, Alcatel and Hewlett-Packard are also contributing to the university's Center for Networked Systems. Officials at the University of California, San Diego announced the alliance between the university and the high-tech companies yesterday.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/computing/20040724-9999-1b24ucsd.html

The Pulse
The Weekend Australian, July 24-Using a combination of therapies and cell grafts, a team of University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers has promoted significant regeneration of nerve cells in rats with spinal cord injury. The therapeutic approach successfully stimulated new nerve fibres called axons to grow and extend well beyond the site of the injury into surrounding tissue, following surgically induced spinal cord damage. (Quote by Mark Tuszynski, professor of neurosciences at UCSD and senior author of the study.)
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Global Economy Sails into a New Era of Higher Oil Prices
Chicago Tribune, July 26-Today's expensive oil prices may represent the world's entry into an era of permanently higher energy costs, analysts say. The price of a barrel of crude oil closed above $ 41 last week, as it has several times this year. There was a period in the late 1990s when that same barrel cost less than $ 11. (Quote by James Hamilton, a professor of economics at the University of California, San Diego.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/printedition/chi-0407250339jul25,1,553020.story?coll=chi-printperspective-hed

Regents to Name New UC Berkeley Chief on Tuesday
Oakland Tribune, July 24-University of California, Berkeley's new chancellor will be named Tuesday at a special meeting of the UC Board of Regents. UC officials would not discuss details about the selection, but a source close to the university said it's a "safe bet" the top job will go to University of Toronto President Robert Birgeneau. http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82~1726~2292333,00.html#

Interstate 5 Running into Trouble
Tri-Valley Herald, July 25-Detours and disruptions on Interstate 5 are becoming increasingly common and costly. A vital commercial artery that crosses three states and links three countries, Interstate 5 is outdated, worn out and overwhelmed with traffic along much of its 1,381-mile length. (Quote by Steve Erie, a professor at the University of California, San Diego.)
http://www.trivalleyherald.com/Stories/0,1413,86~10669~2293788,00.html#

No Rest for Sleep Research
Copley News Service, July 26-Companies that serve people with sleep disorders want more physicians to wake up to the role sleep plays in a person's overall health. Since the late 1980s, the general public has slowly awakened to problems such as sleep apnea, a condition that causes a person's slumber to be disrupted repeatedly during the night because the airway constricts or closes. A study released earlier this year by researchers from the University of California, San Diego found diagnosis of sleep apnea may have prevented 567,000 vehicle crashes, 980 deaths and saved $11.1 billion a year.
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Kerry Needs Convention to Introduce Self, Blunt GOP Attack
Copley News Service, July 23-John Kerry is counting on the Democratic National Convention this week to do what a year of campaigning and millions of dollars worth of television advertising have not yet accomplished and "introduce" him to the interested but still-skeptical nation that he wants to lead. (Quote by Sam Popkin, who teaches at University of California, San Diego.)
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Cholesterol-Lowering Statins May Need Closer Scrutiny
Copley News Service, July 26-A growing number of cardiologists and heart-disease researchers are saying you can't have too low an LDL, also known as low-density lipoprotein. The so-called bad cholesterol is necessary for the body in small amounts to make cell membranes and hormones. (Quotes by UC San Diego researchers, Beatrice Golomb M.D. and Theodore Ganiats M.D.)
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Paralyzed, but He Pedals a Bicycle
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 24-Pete Flynn's bicycle is cutting-edge technology that may one day help him walk, a stunning feat for a quadriplegic who lost feeling in his legs in a car crash two years ago. But Flynn, 22, is limited by his doctors to using the bike three hours a week, so he and his mother are hoping to raise money to buy a truck and trailer to take it to the homes of other people paralyzed by trauma. One fundraiser will feature Mark Tuszynski M.D., a University of California San Diego professor who last week published a study showing that laboratory rats with spinal cord injuries re-grew nerve cells through therapy and cell grafts.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20040724-9999-1mc24flynn.html

Environmentalist Enters Race for Seat on Encinitas Council
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 24-Entrepreneur and environmental lecturer Robert Wilder will run for one of three City Council seats to be decided in November, he announced last week. Wilder lectures on environmental policy and marine conservation at the University of California San Diego and runs the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Institute, a nonprofit that provides education and information about clean energy.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20040724-9999-1mc24wilder.html

Ewell Names New Members to Data Board
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 26-San Diego City Manager Lamont Ewell has named a new board of directors to tighten controls on the city's data processing corporation, including Mary Zoeller, technology and business adviser to the Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California, San Diego.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20040726-9999-1m26dpc.html