A Sampling of Clips for 
March 08, 2005

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Joint Implants Can Weaken With Time
Forbes, March 7-Tiny particles released by the wear-and-tear of titanium joint implants can weaken the bonding of knee and hip replacements, UCSD researchers report. (Quote by senior author K.L. Paul Sung, UCSD professor of orthopedic surgery and adjunct professor of cellular bioengineering.) More

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Innovations Report, March 7
Health Central, March 7
Medical News Today, March 8

Safe at the Plate
Atlanta Journal Constitution, March 8-As tens of thousands of metro Atlanta kids start baseball season, parents and coaches for both Little League and church leagues are taking steps to prevent accidents and injuries. (Quote by Dr. Robert Pedowitz, chief of sports medicine at UCSD.) More

Researcher Describes New Type
of Strong, Lightweight Metallic Material
Innovations Report, March 7- Kenneth S. Vecchio, an engineering professor at UCSD has described in the March issue of JOM (the Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society) the unique properties of a new type of metallic laminate that can serve as armor and as a replacement for beryllium, a strong but toxic metal commonly used in demanding aerospace applications. More

U.S. Group Decries Overfishing in Gulf
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 8- One of the nation's largest environmental groups is sounding the latest in a long series of alarms about how shrimping, overfishing and lax enforcement of regulations are threatening marine life in the Gulf of California. (Refers to research conducted by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.) More

The Next Industrial Revolution
San Diego Union-Tribune, Richard Louv, March 8- You can see or hear the new mantra, "the next industrial revolution" in newspaper and magazine articles, or those breathless cable shows with the word "tech" in their titles. (Refers to the San Diego Supercomputer Center.) More

That Final Semester is No Time to Slack Off
San Jose Mercury News, March 7-In June 2004, Matthew Nguyen graduated from W.C. Overfelt High School in San Jose with multiple college acceptance letters in hand -- including one from the college of his dreams, the University of California, San Diego. Two months later, everything came crashing down. More