A Sampling of Clips for 
March 10, 2005

* UCSD faculty and staff may obtain a copy of an article by e-mailing the University Communications Office

Portuguese Pull Most Late Nights, Sleep Poll Finds
Washington Times, March 10-Although our cities supposedly never sleep and our suburbs are abuzz 24/7, Americans are not the biggest night owls on the planet. (Refers to research conducted by Daniel Kripke, a psychiatrist at UCSD.) More

Missing the Boat, or Penny-Wise Caution?
Chronicle of Higher Education, March 11-David Lee can do something cool on the Internet that the researchers at your institution probably can't. At UCSD, where he is an applications engineer, Lee has configured the campus network so that some of its researchers can use an emerging Internet technology, called Internet Protocol version 6, that most American colleges have so far ignored. More

Politics, Culture, and the Lab
Chronicle of Higher Education, March 11-Public attitudes toward animals and human embryonic stem cells have fostered different research agendas in Britain and the United States. (Quote by Lawrence S.B. Goldstein, a professor of cellular and molecular medicine at UCSD.) More

Oil Prices to Be Felt at Pump
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 10-Oil prices have continued to shimmy upward, pulling along gas prices. (Quote by economist James D. Hamilton of UCSD, an expert in oil shocks.) More

New Type of Strong, Lightweight Metallic Material
Innovations Report, March 10- An engineering professor at the University of California, San Diego has described in the March issue of 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

UCSD Short of Money for House
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 10- A lag in fund raising has forced UCSD officials to seek a deadline extension for raising $7.2 million to demolish and rebuild its historic University House. (Quotes by James M. Langley, UCSD's vice chancellor for external relations and Fred Lonidier, a UCSD professor and president of the union for lecturers and librarians.) More

UCSD Coaching Fixture Malone Retires
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 10- After 34 years on the UCSD campus, women's basketball coach Judy Malone has announced her retirement. More

Center Gets a Hearty Addition
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 6-The UCSD Cardiovascular Center got a nice financial boost the other night and picked up a brand-new name. More

Two Named to Campaign Finance Panel in Solana Beach
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 10- The national debates over campaign finance loopholes have now come to this tiny coastal city. (Quote by Thad Kousser, assistant professor of political science at UCSD.) More

UCSD Heavyweight, Former Del Mar Councilman Dies at 82
North County Times, March 10-John Silber, a father of eight who combined careers in modern music and community service, died Monday at 82. A trombonist who explored distant reaches of experimental music, Silber was chairman of UC San Diego's budding music department in the early 1970s. He retired in 1991. (Quote by Bert Turetzky, bassist and professor emeritus at UCSD.) More