A Sampling of Clips for
March 24, 2005
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Why Some
See Colours in Numbers
BBC News, March 23-UCSD
scientists say they can explain why some people 'see' colours
when they look at numbers and letters. (Quote by UCSD
researcher Vilayanur Ramachandran.) More
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articles appeared in:
Medical
News Today, March 23
News
Medical Net, March 23
Partners
Chief Issues Call to Cover Uninsured
Boston Globe, March 24-The head of
Partners HealthCare System, the state's largest and most influential
hospital and physician network, today issued a public appeal
for higher taxes and mandates on employers to cover millions
of uninsured Americans. (Quote by Richard Kronick
of UCSD.) More
Temperatures,
Oceans to Rise
Even if Gas Levels Steady, Studies Show
Kansas City Star, March 23-The effects
of global warming will be felt for several centuries even if
the world's nations could somehow immediately stabilize the
amount of heat-trapping "greenhouse" gases in the
atmosphere, two new computer modeling studies suggest. (Quote
by Tim Barnett of the Scripps Institution
of Oceanography.) More
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articles appeared in:
Kentucky
Herald, March 24
Monterey
Herald, March 24
Schiavo
Parents Knocked Back by Latest Court Ruling
Reuters, March 24-A U.S. appeals court
has twice rebuffed a bid by the parents of brain-damaged Florida
woman Terri Schiavo to have her feeding tube restored, putting
the highly charged case on a path to the highest court in the
land. (Quote by Dr. Lawrence Schneiderman,
a bioethicist at UCSD.) More
Sport or
Science: Who's Winning?
Sydney Morning Herald, March 25-Superhuman
athletes created by gene therapy may not be too far away. (Quote
by Theodore Friedmann, director of the gene
therapy program at UCSD.) More
Honoring
the Feats of Women in History
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 24-To
showcase the accomplishments of local women, the Women's History
Museum will hold the fourth annual Women's Hall of Fame event
Saturday at UCSD, in partnership with the San
Diego County Commission on the Status of Women, UCSD's
Women's Center and the SDSU Department of Women's Studies. More
Six Women
Who Made a Difference
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 24-The
following women will be recognized for their positive impact
on society at the fourth annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
at 6 p.m. Saturday. The event at UCSD's Price
Center Ballroom is presented by the San Diego Women's History
Museum, the San Diego County Commission on the Status of Women,
UCSD's Women's Center and the SDSU Department
of Women's Studies. More
