A Sampling of Clips for
July 9, 2003
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Flora of
the deep
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 9 -
Scientists have found in a common Caribbean seaweed a naturally
occurring antifungal chemical the plant uses to protect itself
from microbes that inundate sea water. (Quote by Paul
Jensen, a research specialist at the Scripps
Institution of Oceanography.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/wed/currents/news_mz1c9kelp.html
Ride steers
girls toward math, science
Sacramento Bee, July 8—Sally
Ride took a leave this year from her teaching position
at the University of California, San Diego,
to develop the online Sally Ride Science Club
for her company, Imaginary Lines.
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No Benefit
Found in Plan to Modernize LAX
Los Angeles Times, July 9—Mayor
James K. Hahn's proposal to modernize Los Angeles International
Airport would cost about $9 billion but provide no discernible
benefit for the local economy beyond the short-term jobs created
during construction, according to an economic analysis to be
released today. (Quote by Steven Erie, a UC
San Diego political science professor.)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lax9jul09,1,7037538.story
Letters
to the Editor
Hartford Courant, July 8—In
the Courant’s June 29 article implying that Howard University
College of Medicine provides substandard education for its students,
the Courant ignored experiences of other colleges of medicine
including the University of California, San Diego.
http://www.ctnow.com/news/opinion/letters/hc-letters0708.artjul08.story
State exit
exam may be delayed
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 9—
California's incoming 11th-and 12th-graders are expected to
get a reprieve from the requirement that they pass the state's
exit exam before they are granted diplomas. The Sweetwater Union
High School District canceled exam prep courses in expectation
of the state's decision today, but GEAR UP, a federal and state-sponsored
college prep program run by UCSD, operates
an exit exam summer academy at Sweetwater High.
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