A Sampling of Clips for
May 20, 2004
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Bills Pile
Up as Federal Policy Fails
Los Angeles Times, Opinion, May 19-
In yet another example of the inept cat-and-mouse game played
by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, 90 illegal
immigrants were found Monday when agents raided a Canoga Park
"drop house" believed to be used by smugglers. Agency
officials say they're now switching the focus of their investigations
from Arizona to Southern California, and they're going after
the leaders of these smuggling rings. Wayne Cornelius,
a UC San Diego authority on immigration policy,
told me there are two things we ought to get straight here in
California. (Quote by Wayne Cornelius, director
of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at UCSD.)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lopez19may19,1,4025284.column
UCSD Picked
for Smallpox Vaccine Project
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 20- UCSD
and a local immunology research group have been selected as
part of a national project to develop a safer smallpox vaccine.
The effort, launched by the National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases, seeks to reduce the risk of eczema vaccinatum,
or EV, a severe and potentially deadly reaction to conventional
smallpox vaccines. (Quote by Richard Gallo,
associate professor of medicine at UCSD.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20040520-9999-2m20skin.html
Area Students,
Faculty Protest
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 19-Hundreds
of students and faculty members from San Diego area colleges
gathered at the University of California San Diego
yesterday to protest the fee increases and budget cuts proposed
for next fiscal year. University police estimated the crowd
at 200, while organizers said there were closer to 300 participants.
Students marched through campus to a busy La Jolla intersection,
where several of them knelt in the middle of the street, blocking
traffic. Police, who accompanied the students, arrested seven
and cited them for blocking the intersection. Some said yesterday
that they hoped their actions would draw attention to their
plight.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20040519-9999-1m19demo.html
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article appeared in:
Associated Press, May 19
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Security at Your Fingertips
Scientific American, June 2004-Mark
Alpert writes about fingerprint recognition technologies and
mentions Digital Persona, a company co-founded by Serge
Belongie, an assistant professor of computer science
and engineering at UCSD and an academic participant
in Cal-(IT)².
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Test to Look at Drug for
Peanut Allergy
St. Petersburg Times, May 19- In most
ways, Matt Sox is a perfectly healthy 13-year-old. But everywhere
the New Tampa teenager goes, an emergency shot and dose of allergy
medicine go with him. He's allergic to peanuts, and ingesting
even a tiny amount can make his throat tighten, his lips swell
and his breathing difficult. Without speedy treatment, he could
die. USF/Tampa General is one of 20 sites in the country testing
whether Xolair, a drug approved last year to treat asthma, also
helps peanut allergy. (Quote by Stephen Wasserman,
M.D., professor of medicine at the University of California
at San Diego)
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/638941141.html?MAC=
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FT&FMTS=FT&date=May+19%2C+2004&author=LISA+GREENE
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