A Sampling of Clips for 
March 05, 2003

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Highways to harm
Financial Times (London), Mar. 5 – Sales of SUVs in the US market have kept breaking records but research shows they put others at risk. SUVs do appear to increase the safety of their occupants - but they make driving, or walking or riding a bicycle, more dangerous for everyone else. (Quotes Michelle White, a professor at the University of California, San Diego).
http://search.ft.com/search/article.html?id=030305000063&query=SUV&vsc_appId=totalSearch&state=Form

Mathematical Models Reveal 'Molten' And 'Glassy' States Of RNA
Science Daily, Mar. 5 – Mathematical models have given physicists a new look at DNA's chemical counterpart, RNA. The models -- showing that RNA behaves differently depending on the temperature of its environment -- may help biologists better understand how life evolved on Earth. (Mentions Terence Hwa, a professor at the University of California, San Diego).
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/03/030305081135.htm

Sloan Foundation Awards Fellowships to 117 Researchers
Chronicle of Higher Learning, Mar. 4 – The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has named 117 scientists and scholars as recipients of its Sloan Research Fellowships for 2003. University of California, San Diego’s recipients include Michael M. Fogler: physics, Jeff Hasty: molecular biology, Daniele Micciancio: computer science, Pamela Reinagel: neuroscience, and Douglas E. Smith: physics.
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