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March 23, 2005
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Wrinkle
Fears May Help Prevent Skin Cancer
ABC News, March 22-When grim cancer
warnings fail, researchers say showing young people photographic
evidence of sun-linked skin damage motivates many to better
protect their skin. California college students handed special
UV photos that revealed underlying skin damage linked to their
sun exposure were more likely to slather on sunblock at the
beach later on, according to a UCSD study.
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Forbes,
March 22
County
OKs Review of Indigent Care
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 23-County
supervisors yesterday voted unanimously to launch a major study
of whether the region's hospitals, trauma centers, emergency
rooms and outpatient facilities will be able to serve poor patients
for the next 20 years. The report was prompted by UCSD's
announcement in February that it plans to move acute and trauma
care from its Hillcrest campus to its Thornton Hospital in La
Jolla by 2025. (Quote by Dr. Vivian Resnick,
a pediatrician at UCSD.) More
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San
Diego Union-Tribune, March 22
North
County Times, March 22
Students
Turn into Lobbyists on Annual Trip to Capitol Hill
Chronicle of Higher Education, March
23-More than 250 students from across the country visited Capitol
Hill on Tuesday to lobby for the continuation of student-aid
programs that President Bush has proposed cutting in his budget
for the 2006 fiscal year. (Quote by Jenn Pae,
president of the Associated Students of UCSD,
who took part in Lobby Day.) More
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Cool Tonik
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 23-Tonik,
a new health care plan by Blue Cross, is one of the first efforts
by an insurance company to make health care coverage appealing
to young adults. (Refers to a study by UCSD.)
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Artist
Uses Computer to Create Quilt Designs
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 23-Writing
a textbook on computer graphics led Dan Olfe into quilt making.
The retired UCSD engineering teacher worked
on an art quilt in his Julian studio in preparation for the
current exhibit at Santa Ysabel Art Gallery. More
Mock
Terrorist Attack Staged at Fairgrounds
North County Times, March 22-Victims
of a mock terrorism attack Tuesday morning were "decontaminated"
during a demonstration at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. (Quote by
Dr. Theodore Chan, a team member from the UCSD
Medical Center.) More
