A Sampling of Clips for 
October 19, 2005

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Unions' New Ad Directly Attacks the Gov.
Los Angeles Times, Oct. 19—The sheer volume of labor advertising against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made it easy to miss a recent shift in union tactics to defeat his initiatives on the Nov. 8 ballot. (Quote by Thad Kousser, an assistant political science professor at UCSD.) More

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S. Korea to Aid U.S. Stem Cell Work
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 19—Scientists in South Korea announced today that they'll help American biologists create new stem cell lines and accelerate research – an unprecedented partnership that sidesteps federal restrictions in the United States. Some of that work is expected to take place in San Diego, including projects at UCSD and The Burnham Institute. (Quote by Theodore Friedmann, a gene therapy specialist at UCSD.) More

LambdaVision
Helps Scientists Get Big Picture
Chicago Sun-Times, Oct. 19—Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have developed a 100-million-pixel display screen, measuring 17 feet wide and 8 feet tall, to help scientists work together more effectively to solve problems. (Mentions the National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, based at UCSD.) More

College Pays Off, Students Told
Imperial Valley Press, Sept. 29—Marye Anne Fox, chancellor of UCSD, visited Imperial High School September 28 to advocate the Upward Bound and Extended Opportunity Program at Imperial High and the Valley. More

For Research in Wet
Underwear, the Prize Goes To …
Newsday, Oct. 19—There have always been things -- call them achievements -- that deserved some sort of official acknowledgment but were unlikely to get any. But for the inventor of karaoke, for the founder of the Association of Dead People, for the doctors who treated a man who pricked his finger and smelled putrid for five years, there was nothing before 1991, the year the Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony was founded. (Mentions Hagop Akiskal, a professor of psychiatry at UCSD.) More

Investing in Young
Minds at UCSD's Preuss School
PNN, Oct. 19—Many biotech companies enter into partnerships with university labs to further their research and technology development efforts. But at Gen-Probe Incorporated the firm also invests in young minds to foster a love of science and inspire the next generation of research leaders. The Preuss School, an innovative public school for low income students located on the UCSD campus, has touched the hearts of Gen-Probe executives, motivating the company to support programs to enhance the school’s Science Department. More

College Tuition
Cost Increases are Slowing a Bit
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 19—After two years of rapid growth, college tuition slowed to single-digit increases for the 2005-06 academic year, according to the annual report released by the College Board yesterday. (Mentions UCSD.) More