A Sampling of Clips for 
June 17, 2005

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Sleep Disorders
NPR, June 16-Americans don't sleep very well and sometimes even the experts ignore good sleep habits. (Quote by Sonia Ancoli-Israel, a professor of psychiatry at UCSD.) More

S/he Speaks; We Believe
Los Angeles Times, Opinion, June 17-Theater review of "I Am My Own Wife" playing at the La Jolla Playhouse at UCSD. More

Calif. Lawmakers Want Stop to Human Pesticide Testing
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 17-A UCSD experiment that included spraying a toxic chemical in the nostrils and eyes of young adults is one of 22 questionable research projects sparking calls for a national moratorium on human pesticide testing. UCSD officials said their research, which ended in 2004, met all legal and ethical standards and participants were fully informed. More

Rate Boosts Likely On Horizon
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 16-As the first anniversary of its rate-raising campaign approaches, the Federal Reserve sees a brightening economic picture --- which almost certainly means more rate increases. (Quote by economist James Hamilton of UCSD.) More

Japanese TV
Journalism gets a Celebrity Makeover
Christian Science Monitor, June 16-When Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi abruptly canceled a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and left Japan late last month, many people viewed it as another sign of the deepening rift between Asia's two big powers. (Quote by Ellis Krauss, a professor at UCSD.) More

Series of Quakes Has Many Fearing Big One
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 17-With all the shaking going on, it's easy to think the Big One is on the way. (Quote by Debi Kilb, a seismologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.) More