A Sampling of Clips for 
October 18, 2005

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Breath Analysis No
Longer Just for Drunken Drivers
New York Times, Oct. 18—Since at least the time of Hippocrates, physicians have recognized that the smell of their patients' breath can provide clues to what is ailing them. (Refers to research by Dr. Antonino Catanzaro, a professor of medicine at UCSD.) More

Risk Calculator Helps
Slow Progression of Gaucoma
MyDNA, Oct. 17—A new glaucoma risk calculator, co-developed by Dr. Robert N. Weinreb, Director of the Hamilton Glaucoma Center at UCSD, will help physicians determine whether to initiate therapy for patients. More

$3 Gas has Mass Transit Hopping
MSN, Oct. 18—Cash-strapped commuters are swapping cars for buses and trains and finding modern transit systems that offer conveniences like wireless Internet access. (Mentions transportation program at UCSD.) More

Exploding Rocks Dredged from Seafloor
LiveScience, Oct. 18—Newfound undersea rocks explode when hauled to the surface and could hold a treasure trove of information about Earth's insides. The rediscovered "popping rocks" have been known since they were first found in a voyage off the coast of Mexico 45 years ago. A team of geologists set out earlier this month to search the undersea Popcorn Ridge for the source of the exploding rocks first reported by Scripps Institution of Oceanography researcher Dale Krause back in 1960. More

In Politics of Trade Pacts,
Aid for Workers Falls Short of Promises
San Jose Mercury News, Oct. 18—During the election campaign and again this summer as the Bush administration fought for a free-trade agreement with Caribbean countries, the White House regularly extolled its efforts on behalf of American workers who lose their jobs to foreign competition. (Quote by Lori Kletzer, an economics professor at UCSD.) More

Jeune Lune Troupe's 'Miser' Strikes Gold
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 18—More than a decade after it first stole the hearts of UCSD’s La Jolla Playhouse patrons, Theatre de la Jeune Lune has returned with a starkly beautiful and all too contemporary adaptation of Molière's "The Miser." More