A Sampling of Clips for 
July 01, 2003

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Saving our oceans
Seas are in trouble, affecting all of us
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 29— After sifting through the interviews and evidence, the Pew Oceans Commission has described a crisis developing unseen beneath the waves in their recently released report. The report describes how and why too many of our marine ecosystems are in serious decline. (Written by Charles Kennel, director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sun/opinion/news_mz1ed29kennel.html

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Universities here top U.S. in degrees to minorities
Oakland Tribune, June 30—California's public universities dominate the top 10 of a national listing by an academic journal that ranks colleges based on the number of bachelor's degrees conferred to minorities. UC San Diego is among other California campuses that rounds out the top 10 in the ranking based on the number of bachelor’s degrees conferred to minorities.
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Other schools may try UC admissions system
Sacramento Bee, June 30—As higher education officials nationwide scrutinize the legality of their admissions policies, the race-neutral system used by the University of California could become a model for large public colleges that must redesign the way they select students. One example they might follow is the computerized scoring systems currently used at UC San Diego, that help single out applications.
http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/education/story/6950301p-7899498c.html

Our diplomatic snubs of Latin America
The Miami Herald, June 28— Repeated rounds of preposterous bickering between Democratic and Republican senators – mostly centering on U.S. policy toward Cuba – have prevented the United States from having a congressionally approved chief diplomat for Latin America since Jeffrey Davidow left that job to become ambassador to Mexico in 1998. Davidow has recently become president of the Institute of the Americas – a nonprofit group at the University of California San Diego that promotes private sector projects in Latin America.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sat/opinion/news_1e28oppen.html

Taiwan SARS Fight Aided By Telescience
Science Daily, July 1—In February, more than 8000 cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and 600 deaths have been reported to the World Health Organization. When Taiwan began looking for ways to help combat the spread of the virus, they recognized the potential value of Telescience technologies developed by UCSD affiliates, and contacted the National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research for help. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/06/030630111426.htm

Innercool and UCSD Collaberate
Life Science, June 30— Innercool therapies today announced it is collaborating with the University of California, San Diego Stroke Center in a clinical trial to improve the treatment of acute ischemic stroke patients. The trial will be funded by a $5 million, 5-year grant from the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, a division of the NIH. http://www.thetsector.com/displayarticle5223.html

Southern politics is settling into a pattern of two parties--one black and one white; Republicans are reaping the benefits
Governing Magazine, July 1— Since white voters constitute more than two-thirds of the state electorate, it is arguable that a polarized racial politics means guaranteed Republican legislative majorities for years to come. (Quote by political scientist Gary Jacobson, of the University of California, San Diego.)
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Urgent call made for process tie-in -- Chip design, manufacturing must link up fast, say experts
Electronic Engineering Times, June 30— There is no longer time to speculate about integrating IC physical design, mask making and process engineering into a single flow. “If something isn't done fast, the semiconductor industry will grind to a halt,” was the main message discussed at the Advanced Reticle Forum. Driving it home was keynoter Andrew B. Kahng, a professor at the University of California at San Diego.
http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20030630S0019

Sonialupien
Maclean’s, July 1— A Ph.D. in neuroscience from the Universite de Montreal, followed by three years post-doc at the University of California, San Diego and New York's Rockefeller University, has landed Sonia Lupien a career at the Montreal’s Douglas Hospital.
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