A Sampling of Clips for 
May 19, 2005

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Study: More Pollution Cleaners in Air
UPI, May 13-Researchers from UCSD and Purdue University have discovered that the atmosphere may be better at ridding itself of pollution than scientists had believed. (Quote by Amitabha Sinha, a researcher at UCSD.) More

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New Website Forecasts Probability of Quakes
Los Angeles Times, May 19-A digital map created by seismologists calculates the day's chances of a temblor anywhere in California. It is best at predicting aftershocks. (Quote by Duncan Agnew, a professor at UCSD's Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics.) More

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Villaraigosa Leads L.A. Mayor's Race
Sacramento Bee, May 18-City Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa appeared likely Tuesday to become the first Latino in modern times to be elected Los Angeles mayor as he led incumbent James Hahn in a bitterly fought grudge match between the two former combatants. (Quote by Steven Erie, a professor at UCSD.) More

UC Officials Say Employee Strike Could Be Illegal
KFMB, May 18-The University of California's director of labor relations says a possible strike by the union representing nearly 10,000 research and technical employees would be illegal. More

La Jolla Cancer Researchers Win Grant
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 19-The National Cancer Institute has awarded $14.4 million to a group of La Jolla researchers studying unique "zip codes" inside blood vessels that feed tumors, an effort they hope will find drugs that can attack the cancer's bull's-eye alone, sparing healthy cells. (Refers to research by David Cheresh at UCSD.) More