A Sampling of Clips for 
June 11 - 13, 2005

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Determined to Succeed
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 12-Let their graduation from UCSD's Muir College stand as proof that determination counts, Amanda Scheffmanand Cheryl Bourne Murray said at the ceremony yesterday. More

How to Make a Big 'Bear'
San Diego Union-Tribune, Opinion, June 12-UCSD's Stuart Collection lands a dramatic, huge work from a 'singular voice' - Tim Hawkinson. More

$50 Million Is Raised for Venture in Wireless
New York Times, June 13-SOMA Networks, a start-up that makes equipment used to deliver high-speed Internet access to homes over wireless networks, plans to announce on Monday that it has raised $50 million in venture capital financing. (Quote by Paul S. Kedrosky, a professor at UCSD.) More

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International Herald Tribune, June 13

Getting Wired Could Help Predict Emotions
Boston Globe, June 13-In a groundbreaking experiment at Massachusetts General Hospital, a handful of patients battling depression have agreed in recent weeks to be wired up for 24-hour-a-day, mobile monitoring of their palm sweat, heart rate, voice dynamics, movements, and location. (Refers to research by UCSD.) More

Calif. Vote Could have Big Impact on Schwarzenegger
Washington Post, June 10-Arnold Schwarzenegger's backers have gathered enough signatures for a special election on three ballot measures, election officials said on Friday, and the vote could have a big impact on the California governor's political future. (Quote by Samuel Popkin, a political scientist at UCSD.) More

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Reuters, June 10

Charting a Course for Schools
Sacramento Bee, June 12-California has the chance to change the path of education, thanks to two little-noticed trends. (Refers to UCSD.) More

A Cure for Adam?
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 13-Parents believe umbilical cord blood injections help their son with cerebral palsy, but doctors warn of ethics violations, faulty science. (Quotes by UCSD faculty Dr. Lawrence Schneiderman, a professor of family and preventive medicine, Lawrence Goldstein, a stem cell researcher, and Michael Kalichman, an ethicist.) More

Division Grows in Stem Cell Debate
San Luis Obispo Tribune, June 13-The battle over embryonic stem cell research may not rank with Iraq or the economy as a burning public concern. But it is fast becoming a fixture of the budget and culture wars in Washington and state capitals across the country. (Quote by Lawrence Goldstein, a stem cell researcher at UCSD.) More

Substance Treatment is Planned at District
1st-Time Drug Offenders will be Sent to Program
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 12-Rather than punishment, San Dieguito district students caught on campus with drugs or alcohol will be receiving help from a counselor. (Refers to research by UCSD.) More

US Economy
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 13-If history is any guide, the U.S. economy should be sliding into a recession right now after being hit with one of the biggest jumps in oil prices since the 1970s. (Quote by James Hamilton, an economist at UCSD.) More

San Diego Executives
Forecast Increase in 3Q Hiring
San Diego Daily Transcript, June 9-Companies plan to hire more employees in the third quarter of 2005, according to a survey of San Diego-based executives conducted by Robert Half International Inc. (Quote by Robert S. Sullivan, dean of the Rady School of Management at UCSD.) More

Internet a Key Tool for Immigration Issue Organizations
North County Times, June 12-When a group of activists against illegal immigration fanned out across the Arizona-Mexico border in April to watch for illegal immigrants in order to report them to the U.S. Border Patrol, hundreds of reporters and TV crews were there to cover the action ---- what there was of it. (Quote by Wayne Cornelius, director of UCSD's Center for Comparative Immigration Studies.) More

USD Classes for Lifelong Learners
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 11-The University of San Diego's Office of Corporate & Professional Education is offering The University of the Third Age (U3A), a program designed to provide thought-provoking speakers and workshops to San Diego County's lifelong learners, 55 years of age or older. Presentations will include UCSD Vice Chancellor Edward Holmes, who will discuss stem cell research. More