A Sampling of Clips for 
June 20, 2003

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Los Alamos can't find two vials of plutonium
San Francisco Chronicle, June 18—The Los Alamos National Laboratory, which is managed by the University of California, has lost track of a small quantity of plutonium, raising new questions about the New Mexico nuclear weapons lab's handling of radioactive material. The missing plutonium is more bad news for UC, which is battling to keep its long-held contract to manage Los Alamos. (Quote by newly designated President Robert Dynes)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/06/19/MN129174.DTL

Seamus Martin
The Irish Times, June 19—Seamus Martin has made an outstanding contribution to our understanding of apoptosis or programmed cell death. Studies in this area have focused on its involvement in inflammation and cancer. He has worked at NUI Maynooth, at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology in the US, at the University of California, San Diego, and as a research fellow at University College London.
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Fewer Foreign Students Enroll in U.S. Programs This Summer
Chronicle of Higher Education, June 18—Far fewer foreign students plan to attend intensive English-language programs at colleges in the United States this summer, in what some officials fear is a harbinger of falling foreign enrollments in other programs because of tightened U.S. visa restrictions. (Quote by Peter Thomas, director of international programs at the University of California at San Diego Extension)
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UCSD program deadline next week
North County Times, June 19—Exposing young American Indians to a wide range of academic pursuits while helping them develop good diet and exercise habits is the focus of this summer's Young Native Scholars Program at the University of California, San Diego. The program, which includes instruction in Web page design and video production, is a free, two-week residential experience on campus from August 10-23 for eighth-graders and high school students in San Diego and Imperial counties.
http://www.nctimes.net/news/2003/20030619/71754.html

Latino youth on the rise
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 20—To complete college is the goal of the 30 young Latinos who meet Tuesday nights at the Hispanic Presbyterian Church in Golden Hill. They are part of the Reality Changers, an after-school, faith-based college prep program. All the participating students were honored at a banquet recently for their work and fourteen students each received scholarships of about $3,000 to attend Academic Connections, a summer immersion program at the University of California San Diego.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/fri/metro/news_1m20success.html

SD Summer Tips
City News Service, June 19—With summer at hand, UCSD today offered tips for staying healthy in the great outdoors. The UCSD Regional Burn Center recommended that sun worshippers avoid severe burns by covering up, never falling asleep in the sun and applying sunscreen with an SPF of 25 or higher.
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PROFILE Elizabeth Frame, runner
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 20— At the June 1 Suzuki Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, Elizabeth Frame she won her age group in 2 hours, 56 minutes, 53 seconds in the 26.2-miler. Frame, currently pursuing a doctorate in biological oceanography at UCSD, had quit running competitively after high school, but recently found renewed motivation to start again. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/fri/sports/news_mz1s20pro.html

Editorial: A very big job ahead
Contra Costa Times, June 16— It is difficult to imagine many tougher undertakings than to become the president of the 10-campus University of California system at a time such as this. But that is exactly what Robert C. Dynes has done.
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Institution's centennial year celebrates innovation, discovery
The Daily Transcript, June 18—This month sees UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography taking center stage at the San Diego County Fair, which carries the theme "Commotion in the Ocean." With a hall full of tributes to innovation and discovery, Scripps' neighbors are bestowing upon it an unprecedented public recognition in its centennial year.
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