A Sampling of Clips for
October
26,
2005
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2,000 Dead -- Will it Doom the War?
Los Angeles Times, Opinion, Oct. 26-Media attention today is focused on the death of the 2,000th American soldier in Iraq. But that grim event alone probably won't prove a tipping point in public opposition to the war. (Refers to research by Gary Jacobson, a political science professor at UCSD.) More
Heart Attack Deaths Higher in
Hospitals with More Black Patients
ABC News, Oct. 25-The death rate for heart attacks is higher in hospitals that treat a high percentage of blacks, a new UCSD study found. More
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Forbes, Oct. 25
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 26
Physicists Oppose U.S. Nuclear Policy
UPI, Oct. 25-More than 470 physicists have signed a petition opposing a U.S. proposal allowing the use of nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states. The petition was started by Kim Griest and Jorge Hirsch, both physics professors at UCSD. More
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UK Register, Oct. 26
Condom Use Urged in Campus TV Films
Los Angeles Times, Oct. 26-The Graduate Student Association at UCSD has condemned a student filmmaker for not requiring an actor to wear a condom during a sex scene that was shown on campus television. More
Inflation: Why it's Not 'That '70s Show'
Washington Post, Editorial, Oct. 26-We have all the telltale signs of an inflation breakout: a big jump in oil and energy prices; an increase in the price of gold, often an inflation hedge; and a low unemployment rate (5.1 percent in September, despite Hurricane Katrina) that could push up wages. Well, folks, it ain't gonna happen this time. (Quote by James Hamilton, an economist at UCSD.) More
Bush Sees CIA Leak as 'Background Noise'
UPI, Oct. 26-As the U.S. federal inquiry into who leaked a CIA agent's name to the media neared conclusion, President Bush dismissed it as "background noise." (Quote by political scientist Gary Jacobson of UCSD.) More
Mood is Sour on Bush, Congress
USA Today, Oct. 25-Americans are increasingly critical of President Bush and dissatisfied with the Republicans who have controlled Congress for a decade, a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll finds. (Quote by political scientist Gary Jacobson of UCSD.) More
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UPI, Oct. 26
Japan, U.S. Work to
Settle Disputes Before Bush Visit
Bloomberg, Oct. 26-Japanese and U.S. negotiators may be closer to resolving two issues threatening to sour relations between the world's two biggest economies: beef trade and military bases. (Quote by Ellis Krauss, a professor of Japanese politics at UCSD.) More
Hundred-Dollar Oil
Atlantic Monthly, Oct. 2005-Where do you think oil prices will be next year? Go ahead, pick a number-any number-and you can probably find an expert somewhere who agrees with you. (Article written by James Hamilton, an economics professor at UCSD.) More
Marine Microbe Caught Stealing Body
Discovery, Oct. 26-In an act straight out of "Invasion of the Bodysnatchers," a marine microbe has been caught red-handed merging with green algae on a Japanese beach. (Quote by Ralph Lewin of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.) More
Secret Behind Human
Red Blood Cell's Amazing Flexibility
Medical News Today, Oct. 26-A mesh-like protein skeleton gives a healthy human red blood cell both its rubbery ability to stretch without breaking, and a potential mechanism to facilitate diffusion of oxygen across its membrane, according to researchers at UCSD. More
Symantec Signs on as StorageNetworking.org Sponsor
San Diego Daily Transcript, Oct. 25-The Information Storage Industry Center at UCSD announced Tuesday that Symantec Corp. has signed on as a founding sponsor of the ISIC's StorageNetworking.org Initiative. More
Roach Women, Doctor
Team Up to Create Burn Foundation
North County Times, Oct. 26-Paradise fire survivor Allyson Roach and her mother, Lori, have teamed up with an Escondido plastic surgeon to launch a nonprofit burn therapy foundation. (Mentions UCSD burn center.) More
