A Sampling of Clips for 
September 14, 2005

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UCSD Supercomputers Tackle Hurricane Recovery
NBC San Diego, Sept. 13-The powerful supercomputers at UCSD are now being used to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. More

Help is on the Way for Special-Needs Kids
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 13-Local San Diegans who are specialists in childhood disabilities are flying to the Gulf Coast this week to assist the children of hurricane victims who have special needs. Their group will be joined next week by a medical team from UCSD. More

Jeste Cause
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 14-Geriatric psychiatrists like UCSD's Dilip Jeste are seeing a looming crisis in mental health care for the elderly. More

China, Mexico Try to Ease Trade Ties
Los Angeles Times, Sept. 13-Chinese President Hu Jintao pledged Monday to crack down on contraband Chinese merchandise coming into Mexico, whose ballooning trade deficit with the Asian nation has become a source of irritation here. (Quote by Van Whiting Jr., senior fellow at the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at UCSD.) More

Global Warming's Link to Storm Power Debated
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 14-Hurricane Katrina has renewed debate over whether global warming is making tropical cyclones more powerful. (Quote by Richard Somerville, a climate scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.) More

Push to Revise Japan Pacifist Constitution Growing
Reuters, Sept. 14-This week's huge election victory for Japan's ruling party will boost momentum to revise the nation's pacifist constitution, although it will take time to clear logistical and political hurdles to enact the changes. (Quote by Ellis Krauss, a political science professor at UCSD.) More

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Boston Globe, Sept. 14