A Sampling of Clips for 
July 28, 2005

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Blending the Human Genome with Art
New York Times, July 27-A collaboration between artists and scientists has led to a "human search tool" that they hope will shed more meaningful light on how one becomes what one is. (Refers to research by Ruth West, director of visual analytics and interactive technologies at the UCSD National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research.) More

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CNET, July 27

Humans Learn Without Explicit Thought
Nature, July 5-Humans can learn skills without remembering what they have done, according to a study of patients with severe amnesia led by UCSD. More

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Medical News Today, July 26

S.D. Runoff Foes Vow Clean Race
Los Angeles Times, July 28-Though Democrat Frye took 43% of the vote in Tuesday's election, experts say up-for-grabs GOP votes could benefit runner-up Sanders. (Quote by Steve Erie, a political science professor at UCSD.) More

Age and Sleep Play Catch-Up
USA Today, July 27-A good night's sleep? Apparently it's a pipe dream for many baby boomers. And as baby boomers hit the prime ages for sleep trouble, specialty sleep clinics are mushrooming. (Quote by psychologist Sonia Ancoli-Israel, a sleep expert at the UCSD School of Medicine.) More

Finding Could Mean Extended Fertility
Boston Globe, July 28-Blood and bone marrow contain stem cells that can produce new eggs, researchers reported yesterday, suggesting that someday, women may be able to extend their fertility simply by freezing their blood while young and then defrosting it decades later. (Quote by Dr. R. Jeffrey Chang, director of reproductive endocrinology at UCSD.) More

San Diego Mayor Contenders
Come Out Swinging After Vote
San Jose Mercury News, July 26-The two candidates heading into a November runoff for mayor of this troubled seaside city set an aggressive tone a day after the election Wednesday, with the Republican former police chief accusing the Democratic surf shop owner of being part of politics as usual. (Quote by Steve Erie, a political scientist at UCSD.) More

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San Francisco Chronicle, July 27

Housing Homeless Costs Taxpayers Less
San Francisco Examiner, July 27-County officials are calling for an end to warehousing the homeless and have joined forces with area businesses and nonprofits in an effort to stamp out the problem. (Refers to research by UCSD.) More

UCSD Price Center Project Wins Award
San Diego Daily Transcript, July 27-UCSD announced Wednesday that its project to expand the Price Center has garnered the 2005 American Architecture Award from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design. More

Local Hospitals Ranked Low on Care
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 28-San Diego-area hospitals scored in the lowest 12 percent in a national, first-of-its-kind survey of whether heart and pneumonia patients received lifesaving treatments such as timely medication. (Quote by Dr. Joseph Scherger, director of the San Diego Center for Patient Safety at UCSD.) More