A Sampling of Clips for
June 29th, 2007
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Some Say Bush Now on Sidelines of Issue
USA Today, June 29 -- Embattled by Iraq and moving toward a constitutional showdown with Congress, President Bush on Thursday watched the breakdown of what seems destined to be his last major domestic initiative. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Gary Jacobson) More
Two Come Forward in Hit and Run
MSNBC.com, June 28 -- Authorities have questioned an 18-year-old woman and a 17-year-old boy in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident over the weekend. Liberty Jaswal, a fourth-year philosophy doctoral student at UCSD, died two hours after the accident. More
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Orange County Register
Birth Defect-Antidepressant Link Found
Los Angeles Times, Opinion, June 28 -- Infants born to women taking commonly prescribed antidepressants during the first trimester of their pregnancies have an increased risk of serious birth defects, though the danger remains tiny, according to two studies published today. (Quotes UCSD epidemiologist Christina Chambers) More
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Fox News
Panel to Weigh in on Sewage Plant
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 29 -- A panel of top local scientists will help San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders decide whether to spend up to $1.5 billion to upgrade the region's main sewage treatment plant or seek another exemption. The science panel includes experts in marine biology and microbiology from UCSD and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. More
How to Unlock the Female Libido
Full Focus - KPBS, June 28 -- It's no longer taboo to talk about the sexual dysfunctions of men. But women rarely talk about the problem among themselves. Researchers here in San Diego are trying to better understand the female libido. (Interview with Tien Dam of UCSD Family and Preventative Medicine) More
UCSD Researchers Work on Animal Genome Project
San Diego Daily Transcript, June 28 -- Researchers at the UCSD are among the teams of scientists nationwide charged with a four-year, $57 million project to build a comprehensive catalog of two animal genomes. More
Preuss Seniors Finish Year in Blaze of Glory
La Jolla Village News, June 28 -- As the class of 2007 prepares to graduate today, Newsweek magazine has named the Preuss School at UC San Diego one of the top ten public high schools in the U.S. More
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Academically Gifted Siblings Move on to Their Next Chapters
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 28 -- Last week, Anastasia, 21, and Alex, 18, graduated from UCSD's Revelle College. Esther and her husband, Ted, knew their children were gifted, but they didn't expect them to start racking up college degrees in their teen years. More