A Sampling of Clips for 
March 22, 2005

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Material as Tough as Steel? The Abalone Fits the Bill
New York Times, March 22-When Kenneth Vecchio was a boy in the 70's, racing around Atlantic Beach on Long Island, he could not believe how hard it was to break seashells. Now a mechanical and aerospace engineer at UCSD, Vecchio still marvels at seashells, but he now uses them for practical inspiration. His aim is to create synthetic materials that match what nature has cranked out in stupendous quantities since hard-shelled marine life appeared 600 million years ago. More

High-Tech Photos Show Early Sun Damage
Fox News, March 21-An ultraviolet facial photograph, sun care information, and sunless tanning lotion could inspire people to adopt skin-smart sun strategies, say researchers led by UCSD psychologist Heike Mahler. More

Similar articles appeared in:
Washington Times, March 22
WebMD, March 21

Queen for a Day: Fox Inaugurated
La Jolla Village News, March 10-The finches flitting around his backyard heralded spring and new beginnings - an auspicious omen for the inauguration of Chancellor Marye Anne Fox, according to Donald Tuzin, professor of anthropology at the UCSD and chair of the San Diego Division of the Academic Senate. More

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La Jolla Light, March 10

Off-Broadway Review
Newsday, March 22-"Dessa Rose," based on Sherley Anne Williams' influential novel about the antebellum South, opened last night with all the noble intentions in the musical world. "Dessa Rose" was the only novel by Williams, daughter of migrant farm workers and the first African-American literature professor at the UCSD. More

Schiavo Recovery Impossible, Experts Agree
MSNBC, March 21-Terri Schiavo, at the center of an emotional and political storm over whether she should be allowed to die, will almost certainly never recover from her unconscious condition, neurologists agree. (Quote by Dr. Lawrence Schneiderman, a physician and bioethicist at UCSD.) More

Same articles appeared in:
The Age, March 22
Reuters, March 21

UCSD Reports Record Revenues for 2004
La Jolla Light, Feb. 24-Revenues for UCSD reached a record $1.9 billion in 2004, according to the university's recently released financial report. More

Solar Schools Help Shape Our Future
San Diego Union-Tribune, Richard Louv, March 22-Through a new public-private partnership, the San Diego Unified School District is about to show the rest of the country just how practical and profitable solar photovoltaics can be. (Refers to UCSD CONNECT.) More

Failure to List Wishes
Can Put a Patient in Medical Limbo
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 22-At this very moment, thousands of people throughout San Diego County are suspended in a medical purgatory of feeding tubes and breathing machines because they never signed an advance health care directive. (Quote by Lynette Cederquist, chairwoman of the ethics committee at UCSD Medical Center.) More