A Sampling of Clips for 
March 13 - 15, 2004

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

$7.5 Million Given for UCSD Brain Research
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 13-UCSD has been awarded $7.5 million to advance brain research, the university announced. It is one of seven institutions to receive awards from the Kavli Foundation, an Oxnard-based philanthropic group established by former industrialist Fred Kavli that supports research in cosmology, the life sciences and nanoscience. A new institute at the University of California San Diego will be called The Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind at UCSD and will focus on how genes influence behavior, how brains repair themselves, and the biological underpinnings of memory, learning, consciousness and attention. (Quote by Marsha A. Chandler, Acting Chancellor of UC San Diego.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/education/20040313-9999-news_7m13brain.html

Medicine
Los Angeles Times, March 15-The safety of zinc gluconate nasal sprays taken to ease symptoms and shorten the duration of the common cold is under review following reports that people lost their sense of smell after using the products. The reports involve people who used Zicam Cold Remedy nasal gel or Cold-Eeze Cold Remedy nasal spray, both of which are sold over the counter. (Quote by Terence M. Davidson M.D., director of UC San Diego's Nasal Dysfunction Clinic.)
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-031504spain_wr,1,6618302.story?coll=la-home-headlines

Charter Schools Interest Colleges
Contra Costa Times, March 15-Although California's 471 charter schools are often considered competition to traditional public schools, they need the approval of a district, county or state board of education to open and operate. This rule strikes many charter school advocates as counterproductive. A public school board, after all, might not have the best interests of the charter school in mind if it views the school as a siphon of students and much-needed funding. Some universities, such as UC San Diego, already partner with school districts and community organizations to help run charter schools.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/8189995.htm

Same article appeared in:
San Jose Mercury News, March 15
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/8190102.htm

Eschewing the Fat
Copley News Service, March 15-Thanks to science and savvy marketing, it's now possible for dieters to have their cake (or pasta or ice cream) and avoid it, too. Over the last 20 years, food manufacturers responded to followers of low-fat eating plans by dumping the fat in hundreds of products. Now, with an estimated 50 million people on the low-carbohydrate Atkins and South Beach diets, carbs are being chucked in dozens of new foods. (Quote by Cheryl Rock, professor of nutritional science at the University of California San Diego's Department of Family and Preventive Medicine.)
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Federal Policy Failing to Stop Illegal Immigrants
North County Times, March 15-In the 1990s, the number of illegal immigrants estimated to live in the nation more than doubled from about 3.4 million in 1992 to an estimated 7 million in 2000, according to immigration authorities. The number continued to grow despite tough new laws that have eliminated many social benefits and despite increases in enforcement at the U.S. border with Mexico. President George W. Bush in recent months has initiated a national debate about how to address the issue. (Quote by UC San Diego professor Wayne Cornelius.)
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/03/14/news/top_stories/3_13_0418_52_47.txt

Incumbents, Challengers Eye Encinitas Race
North County Times, March 15-Red-light cameras, a desire to improve the environment and an eagerness to stay in office are among the motivations of least five candidates expected to join the race for City Hall in November. Potential candidates last week answered "yes," "no" and "maybe" to inquiries about their plans to run for City Council. One person saying "yes" to a City Council bid is Robert Wilder, an environmental lecturer from Olivenhain who teaches international environmental law at UC San Diego's Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies.
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/03/14/news/coastal/3_13_0421_46_51.txt

Scripps Science is on the Quiet Side
San Diego Union-Tribune, Neil Morgan, March 14-If any of the 5 million of us who live in San Diego and Tijuana talks about going to Scripps, do you have any idea where it is? Is it one of numerous Scripps hospitals (including Mercy)? Is it Scripps Ranch, Scripps Park, Scripps Clinic, or Scripps Institution of Oceanography? Could it be the Scripps aquarium, Scripps Bank, Scripps Inn or Scripps Landing? The name of the benevolent Scripps family sprawls over three pages of the White Pages.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20040314-9999-news_1m14morgan.html