A Sampling of Clips for 
September 13 - 15, 2003

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UC San Diego Enrollment Hits Record High
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 12- A record 23,500 students enrolled at UC San Diego this fall, the school announced today. Enrollment for the fall quarter, which begins Sept. 22, reflects a 6 percent increase over last year. (Quote by Pat JaCoby, director of University Outreach at UCSD.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/education/20030912-1430-ucsd.html

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City News Service, Sept. 12
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Blue Skies & Biotech: How a New Economy was Born in San Diego
Seattle Times, Sept. 15- Relying on advice from a how-to book, Ted Greene and Howard Birndorf, two scientists from the University of California at San Diego, started a company in the late 1970s called Hybritech - and ignited a local biotech boom. Although their company no longer exists, it transformed the commerce of the San Diego region, which now ranks as the nation's third-largest biotech center.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2001729109_btsandiego15.html

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San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 14
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20030914-9999_mz1b14hybrit.html

Contra Costa Times, Sept. 14
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/6769170.htm

Cream Rising to Top as Injury Treatment
Copley News Service, Sept. 15- Transdermal anti-inflammatories in topical creams, directly delivered to the site of a sports injury or overused muscle, may represent the next generation of pain relief. A manufacturer-sponsored trial undertaken at the University of California, San Diego, and published in the July issue of the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, supports both the efficacy and safety of one such cream: ketoprofen.
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Young Candidates Seek Respect
San Jose Mercury News, Sept. 15-The twentysomethings running for governor want to be taken seriously, arguing that they bring a perspective to politics that's often not included in public policy discussions. Although most of the young candidates don't expect to win, they say they're using the campaign as a forum to air their views and to engage young voters. (Quote by candidate Daniel Watts, a student at UCSD.)
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/special_packages/recall/6775593.htm

Food Fight
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 13-For some kids, school is the only place they get a healthy meal, one that meets government nutrition standards. Katie Bogue, a registered dietitian with the UCSD Division of Community Pediatrics and program assistant for the San Diego "5 a Day" campaign, visits schools and youth groups to give presentations about nutrition in the hopes of getting kids past the "ick" factor when it comes to fruits and vegetables.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sat/currents/news_1c13lunch.html

'Innovative Product' Awards Deadline Moved
San Diego Business Journal, Sept. 15-UCSD Connect has extended the nomination deadline for its Most Innovative New Product Awards. The awards program - held since 1988 - recognizes the most innovative new products in hardware, software, telecom, life science, and general technology.
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Principal Principles
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 14-The Ten Commandments are very much a part of our society. Besides helping to shape our secular laws and our cultural codes of ethics, they remain a kind of invisible measuring stick for our behavior today. With a little editorial license, along with some help from David Noel Freedman, a venerable UCSD professor who is one of the nation's foremost experts on these Judeo-Christian commandments, here is a look at the ancient mandates through a 21st century lens.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sun/currents/news_mz1c14rules.html

K230
Copley News Service, Sept. 15- Scientists are finding that many of the underlying circuits in bird brains that drive song have corresponding pathways in the human brain that drive speech and language. For Peter Marler, the father of bird song science, birds are exquisite models for understanding learning, memory and speech in humans. (Quote by Harvey Karten, a neuroscientist at UCSD.)
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Savant for a Day
Australian Magazine, Sept. 13-Allan Snyder claims he can turn on a person's inner Rain Man, and turn it off again, with the flick of a switch. But not everyone thinks his adventures in instant genius are such a bright idea. (Quote by Professor Vilayanur Ramachandran, director of the Center for Brain and Cognition at the University of California at San Diego.)
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Learning Curves
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 14-The San Diego Union-Tribune's analysis of school test scores in local neighborhoods has found that the highest-priced zip codes aren't always home to the highest-scoring schools. (Quote by Julian Betts, an economist at UCSD.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sun/homes/news_z1h14schools.html

Mail Call: Evaluating Statins
Newsweek, Sept. 15-Readers of the July 28 cover story on the new cholesterol-lowering drugs were wary and sent in their opinions of the article. (Cites research conducted at the University of California, San Diego.)
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