A Sampling of Clips for 
November 30, 2004

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Britain Wins Eight Places in World List of 50 Best Universities
London Times, Nov. 4-The University of California, San Diego placed 24th among the world's list of 50 best universities, according to a new global ranking published by The Times Higher Education Supplement (THES).
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0%2C%2C591-1343946%2C00.html

The Mirror at the End of the Leash
Newsday, Dec. 1-When it comes to life's hairiest questions, sometimes even great men of science disagree. (Refers to research by Nicholas S.J. Christenfeld and Michael M. Roy, both at UCSD.)
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/columnists/ny-etcolumn4059875dec01,0,6476813.column?coll=ny-entertainment-columnists

Minipartículas Ven y Trasladan Lo Invisible
El Mercurio, Chile, Nov. 29-Chile's largest daily newspaper ran a front page story yesterday on UCSD chemistry professor Mike Sailor's self assembling smart dust robots.
http://diario.elmercurio.com/2004/11/29/ciencia_y_tecnologia/ciencia_y_
tecnologia/noticias/828A0D5F-9295-4263-8254-9658FFC4377D.htm?id={828A0D5F-9295-42

Smart Dust Next Wave
Science Magazine, Nov. 26-When many people hear the word "dust," they immediately think of a powdery substance with little intrinsic value. But my work with my adviser Michael Sailor, a professor at the University of California, San Diego and my advisor, demonstrates that dust-sized devices may have important scientific applications. (Article written by Jamie Link, a chemistry graduate student at UCSD.)
http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2004/11/24/1

Sleep Disorders Traced to Genes
Wired News, Nov. 30-Researchers at UCSD and Washington State University suspect that night owls inherit their sleep patterns, and they're launching a study that could lead to new gene therapy for everyone from insomniacs to early birds who can't help but hit the sack before prime time.
http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,65839,00.html

Crossing Bay Bridge Finish Line a Formidable Task
Tri-Valley Herald, Nov. 29-Pressure is mounting to change the signature part of the new Bay Bridge -- its unique self-anchored suspension tower. (Quote by Frieder Seible, dean of UCSD's Jacobs School of Engineering and a member of the Bay Bridge design panel.)
http://www.trivalleyherald.com/Stories/0,1413,86~10669~2566732,00.html

Same article appeared in:
San Mateo Count Times, Nov. 29

Diane Bell's Column
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 30-Students at Preuss School, a charter school on the UCSD campus that prepares low-income kids for college, knew exactly what to ask new UCSD Chancellor Marye Anne Fox when she addressed them recently. When it came time for questions, one student spoke right up: "Can you help me get into UCSD?"
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/bell/20041130-9999-1m30bell.html

An Unacademic Exercise
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 30-In an age when every minute spent in the classroom is often seen as a chance to raise test scores, more and more high schools are setting aside time for students to decompress. The Preuss School, a charter school at the University of California, San Diego, includes an advisory class for all students where teachers have an opportunity to learn more about their students.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/education/20041130-9999-1m30advise.html

Political Theater Is Making a Comeback
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 30-San Diego theatres are showcasing more politically driven plays after the recent presidential elections. The ever-adventurous 6th@Penn Theatre is now presenting a powerful production of "Hecuba," Euripides' indictment of Greek imperialism, directed by Esther Emery and translated by UCSD's Marianne McDonald.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20041130-9999-1c30guan.html

SD Earthquake Exhibit
City News Service, Nov. 29-An earthquake exhibit is on display at the Birch Aquarium in La Jolla, the first in a series of displays intended to showcase research being done at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/enews/articles/2004/11_30_earthquake.asp