A Sampling of Clips for 
November 20, 2003

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Fed Program Helps Curb Smoking
MSNBC, Nov. 20- In 17 states that participated in a $128 million government program to discourage tobacco, the prevalence of smoking dropped nearly a percentage point faster than in the rest of the country, a study found. At $128 million, the program spent about $1,200 for each smoker who kicked the habit. Elizabeth A. Gillian, a University of California, San Diego, researcher and a co-author of the study, called that cost "a real bargain."
http://www.msnbc.com/news/995559.asp

Regents Begin Debate on Admission Policies
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 20-University of California regents and faculty will begin debating difficult and important questions today: Who should be eligible for admission and how should it be decided? UC eligibility and admissions will be discussed today in the first meeting of a 17-member committee appointed by UC President Robert Dynes. It is expected to make recommendations to the regents in March. (Quote by Mae Brown, director of admissions at UC San Diego.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/thu/news/news_1n20uc.html

UCLA, Cal Rejections Baffle High SAT Scorers
Los Angeles Times, Nov. 20-Despite strong grades and SAT scores above 1400, high school seniors have been rejected by Berkeley or UCLA, the University of California's top two campuses. These schools have grown both more selective and more unpredictable in recent years, as applications have surged and factors besides grades and test scores have been given more weight in admissions than before. UC administrators say they are trying to encourage geographic and socioeconomic diversity, without running afoul of the state's 1996 ban on affirmative action.
http://www.latimes.com/la-me-reject20nov20,1,2258912.story

Robert Engle's Arch Thinking - Blazing Trails
Investor's Business Daily, Nov. 19-Last month, former UC San Diego professor Robert Engle received a Nobel Prize in economics for his work developing a way of forecasting volatility, a technique that laid the groundwork for financial institutions to better gauge the risk of their portfolios. Engle, who shared the Nobel with Clive W.J. Granger, a longtime colleague at UCSD, discovered that changes in the volatility of financial assets are predictable. Engle's groundbreaking research originated from his practice of questioning the work of those who came before him.
More see attached file...Engle

Scripps Institution of Oceanography Plunges into Nearshore Canyons in Search of Answers
La Jolla Light, Nov. 20-Although many are drawn to the natural beauty of the La Jolla coastline, at least one group of scientists and oceanographers are drawn to our beaches because of the beautiful and dramatic landscapes hidden under the waves. Almost directly offshore from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography pier, an enormous deep sea rift splits into two, at a depth of about 900 feet, making an ideal spot for researchers to study the effect of submarine canyons on wave and tide flow. (Discusses research by Bob Guza, a researcher at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.)
http://www.lajollalight.com/2003/11/20/n031120scripps_institute.html

Science at the Surface: The Skin You're In
La Jolla Light, Nov. 20-Burned over 27 percent of his body while fighting the recent San Diego fires, Capt. Doug McDonald was rushed to the UCSD burn center in Hillcrest, where Dr. Daniel Lozano attended to his wounds. When he entered the burn center, McDonald was in critical condition, but he survived and is now doing very well, according to Lozano. Lozano, who treated 23 survivors of the San Diego fires, partially attributes McDonald's improved condition to a new application for the treatment of burns called Transcyte, developed by Advanced Tissue Sciences in La Jolla.
http://www.lajollalight.com/2003/11/20/n031120science_surface.html

Why Not Rocket Science?
Oregonian, Nov. 20-Sally Ride, who became the first American woman in space 20 years ago, recently spoke to students at St. Mary's Academy in Portland, Oregon, about how she became an astronaut and her time in orbit aboard the shuttle Challenger. Ride, currently a professor at UC San Diego, urged the students to explore the avenues open to them in science, math and engineering, where women are underrepresented.
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/portland_
news/1069333784270330.xml

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