A Sampling of Clips for 
June 28, 2005

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Cuddly Robot Teaches Preschool
Discovery Channel, June 27-RUBI the robot and its robotic partner QRIO are teaching preschoolers daily and receiving appreciative hugs at the Early Childhood Education Center on the UCSD campus, where the robots were born. More

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MSNBC, June 27

UCSD to Tackle Globe's Environmental Issues
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 28-UCSD will launch an initiative to examine the most pressing environmental problems facing the planet, from rising global temperatures and falling biodiversity to worldwide hunger and health epidemics. The effort is intended to make science a powerful tool in governmental policy-making, and it will marshal three of UCSD's biggest academic strengths: earth sciences, information technology and biomedicine. More

Higher Profile, Closer
UCSD Ties Wave of the Future for Scripps
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 28-The planned departure of Charles Kennel as director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography comes at a turning point in its 102-year history. More

EPA Criticized for Pesticide Testing Rules
Los Angeles Times, June 28-A proposed policy on experiments on human volunteers is inadequate and could lead to abuse by industry, California lawmakers charge. (Refers to research by UCSD.) More

Villaraigosa Sets a Style: 'Hands-On'
Los Angeles Times, June 28-Even before he takes office, the mayor-elect is busy in public and behind the scenes. A major question: Can he keep the focus on goals? (Quote by Steven P. Erie, a Los Angeles politics expert at UCSD.) More

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KTLA, June 28

Oil Breaks $60 Level
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 28-Fueled by concern about Persian Gulf oil, the price of crude hit another record Monday, breaking through $60 a barrel for the first time. (Quote by Ross Starr, an economist at UCSD.) More

Up in Smoke
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 28-While California's adult smoking rate has fallen to a historic low - just 15.4 percent still smoke - 70 percent of those want to quit. Today's smokers have more tools and aids to help them stop the nicotine habit than ever before, but until they find the right one or combination that suits their personality and lifestyle, chances are they'll keep on puffing. (Quotes by John Pierce, professor of cancer prevention at UCSD and Gary Tedeschi, a licensed psychologist and clinical director of the California Smokers' Helpline, a telephone counseling service headquartered at UCSD.) More

Part Two: Struggling to Maintain
Diversity at the University of California
Voice of San Diego, June 28-Richard C. Atkinson was president of the University of California when affirmative action was banned with the passage of Proposition 209. In this condensed version of a speech that he gave last month at the University of Michigan, he describes UC's experience and lessons learned, and makes recommendations for the future. More