A Sampling of Clips for June 3^rd, 2008

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Glowing Spray Lets CSI Operatives 'Dust' for Explosives
New Scientist, June 3 -- Some explosives can already be looked for using portable devices that detect vapors released in even trace amounts. But most modern explosives must be detected by directing a puff of air at a surface and collecting samples to be tested in a lab. A new spray developed at UCSD can instead detect those substances at the scene and even distinguish between different explosives. More

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Multiple College Majors are Latest Weapon in Tightening Job Market
Los Angeles Times, June 3 -- Eclectic academic tastes are increasingly evident this college graduation season as students seek extra credentials to help them compete in a tightening job market. U.S. Department of Education statistics show an 85 percent rise in the number of bachelor's degrees with double -- and the relatively rare triple -- majors over the last decade. Schools showing significant increases in double majors include UCSD, Wesleyan University and the University of Washington in Seattle. More

Effects of Prop. 13 Subject of UC Berkeley Conference
Contra Costa Times, June 2 -- The effects of Proposition 13 since its passage 30 years ago is the subject of a conference Friday sponsored by the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley. The conference is co-sponsored by the UCSD department of sociology, James Irvine Foundation and Stanford University. More

Barton Named Principal of Troubled Preuss School
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 3 -- The educator who has led a public charter school at UCSD through its darkest period has been named principal of the campus. More