A Sampling of Clips for 
March 19, 2004

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Health Tips ... from UPI
United Press International, March 19-Scientists have identified the mechanism the bacteria that cause anthrax, bubonic plague and typhoid fever use to avoid detection and destruction. Such escape from the immune system can lead to life-threatening bacterial infections. The researchers at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine report in the journal Nature the lab-culture research with mouse cells identifies a protein kinase called PKR that causes the death of macrophages, the large white blood cells that act as the body's first defense against invaders.
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UC regents Reprimand Moores
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 19- The high-stakes debate over University of California admissions reached a crescendo yesterday when a majority of regents publicly reprimanded their chairman, John Moores, who has repeatedly said that the university is violating the law by considering race in admissions. In an unusual move, the regents censured Moores by voting 8-6 to pass a resolution stating that the views he expressed in a Forbes magazine opinion piece aren't the views of the board. (Quote by Barbara Sawrey, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UCSD.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20040319-9999-news_2n19uc.html

UCSD Forum Looks at Art, Architecture, Science
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 19-San Diego architects Teddy Cruz and Alison Whitelaw, UC San Diego professor Kim MacConnel and composer Roger Reynolds are among the speakers who will join neuroscientists, biologists and educators at a free half-day symposium tomorrow. "Inner and Outer Space: Architecture, Art and Neuroscience" will explore how neuroscientists and architects are building bridges for intellectual exchange through the new Academy for Neuroscience in Architecture; designers' views on the interplay of inner and outer space at home; and visual and performing artists' views on how they use space in their music, dance and stage design.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20040319-9999-news_1c19event.html

William R. Brooks Sr.
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 18-William R. Brooks Sr. took well-deserved pride in the historic Pioneer 10 spacecraft's far-reaching success. Before the craft was launched in March 1972, sending it on a course to become the first manmade space probe to leave the solar system, Mr. Brooks played a key role in preparing its power supply system. Serving as an aerospace technician on a team organized by the astrophysics department at the University of California, San Diego, he wound transformers by hand in working out some of the bugs that stalled the project. Mr. Brooks, whose career in electronics spanned three decades and took several twists, died Saturday at a son's Oceanside home of complications from a stroke. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/obituaries/20040318-9999-1m18brooks.html

Spring Blossoms with Brave New Ideas
San Diego Union-Tribune, Neil Morgan, March 19-In Balboa Park today, trumpet trees preen in pink, announcing spring to a city that is immune to seasons. Flowering peach trees line the Laurel Street entrance. Cymbidium are in lush bloom. At Alcazar Place, geranium buds are about to burst into flower. We enter spring tomorrow, but then San Diego has been blooming all winter, hasn't it? The indomitable Mary Walshok, as associate vice chancellor for UCSD's University Extension believes this mood is the precursor of far better times for San Diego.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/morgan/20040319-9999_1m19morgan1.html

Oil Prices Cloud Economic Outlook
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 19-The recent spike in oil prices has put a burden on local businesses, forcing them to absorb extra costs and consider raising prices at a time when the economic outlook is already shaky. The burden does not uniformly affect all businesses - trucking firms, for instance, tend to get hit hardest while other businesses might have no increase in costs. But economists say that if oil prices stay high for long it will further muddle the overall economic outlook and depress job growth. (Quote by Ross Starr, a professor of economics at the University of California, San Diego.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20040319-9999-news_1b19oil.html

For Different Reasons, Locals Flock to 'Passion'
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 19-Last week, totals for "The Passion of the Christ" equaled $270 million and the film has taken the No. 1 spot for three weeks in a row, beating Depp's thriller, "Secret Window." The movie is still attracting church-going audiences, but with it being discussed on the news and all over the Internet, "The Passion" has become a pop-culture phenomenon. (Quote by Stephen O'Riordan, a film librarian at the University of California, San Diego.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20040319-9999-news_1c19movie.html

USC Spends Big to Boost a Weak Academic Link
Los Angeles Times, March 19- At a time when many other universities are hamstrung by budget cutbacks and worried about raiding of their faculty, USC is in the midst of an ambitious hiring campaign. The Los Angeles campus is flush with money from a record-setting $2.85-billion fundraising campaign concluded a year ago, and it is using $100 million of that to snag high-profile scholars, including professors Susan L. Forsburg and Judith Halberstam of UC San Diego.
http://www.latimes.com/la-me-usc19mar19,1,6826710.story

Ride 4 AIDS Charity Bike Ride
San Diego Daily Transcript, March 18-Ride 4 AIDS, a one-day charity bike ride, will be held on Sunday, March 21. Proceeds will go to HIV/AIDS research at the UCSD AIDS Research Institute and Being Alive San Diego, a nonprofit direct service organization helping those who are affected by the disease.
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