A Sampling of Clips for 
May 28 - 31, 2005

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Stroke Patients' Responses to the Abstract Yield Brain Clues
Wall Street Journal, May 31-In a finding that sheds light on how the brain is able to processes abstract thoughts, UCSD researchers led by V.S. Ramachandran, have found a region of the brain that, when injured, prevented some stroke patients from understanding proverbs and metaphorical statements. More

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Hindustan Times, May 31

Out of Nowhere, a Volcano
New York Times, May 30-Scientists have documented the rapid growth of an undersea volcano in the Pacific near the Samoan Islands. The scientists, from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and elsewhere, discovered the volcano growing out of the caldera of an existing underwater volcano. More

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Discovery Channel, May 31

Runnin' with the Grunion
Los Angeles Times, May 31-To ichthyologists, grunion are a mystery. To the rest of us, they're the best show on the beach. (Refers to research by Boyd W. Walker, a marine biologist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.) More

There's No Point in Flailing at This Piñata
Los Angeles Times, Op-Ed, May 29-Mexico is eager for the U.S. to liberalize its immigration policy but sees no reason to change its own. (Article written by Wayne A. Cornelius, a professor of political science and director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at UCSD.) More

Senate Setbacks Test Frist's Influence
Washington Post, May 29-For someone with the lofty title of Senate majority leader, Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) has had a terrible week. (Quote by Gary Jacobson, a congressional and presidential authority at UCSD.) More

11 Steps to a Better Brain
New Scientist, May 28-It doesn't matter how brainy you are or how much education you've had - you can still improve and expand your mind. (Quote by Sean Drummond, an assistant professor at UCSD.) More

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UK Guardian, May 29

A Lightning Rod Takes on California Schools
Christian Science Monitor, May 31-Faced with the difficult task of reviving California's ailing education system, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has turned to perhaps the most controversial reformer in the state - a prosecutor-turned-schools-superintendent whose battles with parents and teachers have divided this city. (Quote by Julian Betts, a professor of economics at UCSD who specializes in education issues.) More

A `Consummate Artist' Leaves UCSD
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 29-One musical era will end and another begin when Jimmy Cheatham steps down from his teaching post at UCSD this week after 27 years. More

No Man's Land
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 29-College campuses can pose a challenge for combat veterans. (Quote by Abe Shragge, an American history professor at UCSD.) More

Unsung Heroes of San Diego's Scientific Community
San Diego Union-Tribune, Opinion, May 27-Saturday, there was an obituary in the San Diego Union-Tribune for Jack Borchers, 94, who for 60 years exerted an extraordinary, but not always recognized, influence on the directions of San Diego's economy and civic infrastructure. (Article written by Mary L. Walshok, an associate vice chancellor for public programs at UCSD.) More

Power, Propaganda and the Promised Land
San Diego Union-Tribune, Opinion, May 29-Euphemisms thwart understanding and resolution of Israeli/Palestinian issue. (Article written by Gary Fields, a professor of communications at UCSD.) More

Crude Awakening
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 29-The world's thirst for oil has increased significantly in 10 years, and consumption shows no sign of slowing, creating a demand that is likely to keep oil and gas prices high. (Quote by James Hamilton, an economist at UCSD.) More

Recession Still a Possibility, Economists Warn
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 30- If history is any guide, the U.S. economy should be sliding into a recession right now, after being hit with one of the biggest jumps in oil prices since the 1970s. (Quote by James Hamilton, an economist at UCSD.) More

A Love of Screwball Films Spurs `Beach'
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 29-It has all the makings of a screwball comedy straight out of the Preston Sturges playbook: Former ballet dancer teams with high-flying lawyer and quiet songwriter on a zany quest to launch a musical and take it all the way to Broadway. That's the story of "Palm Beach: The Screwball Musical," which begins previews at the UCSD La Jolla Playhouse on Tuesday. More

Soledad Issue May Affect Race for Mayor
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 29-Conservative Christian activist James Hartline predicts people like him will storm San Diego's polls in two months to save the Mount Soledad cross -- and swing the mayor's race by voting for someone who shares their views. (Quote by John Evans, a sociology professor at UCSD.) More

Official says Mexico Congress Needs Change
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 29-Three years before he was named president of Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute in 2000, Luis Carlos Ugalde wrote a book in which he listed five steps that Mexico's Congress needed to take to become an effective institution. So far, only one of them has been taken, said Ugalde, who was the keynote speaker Wednesday at the 25th anniversary celebration for the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at UCSD. More