A Sampling of Clips for 
September 29, 2004

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Young Scientists Prove 'Popular'
USA Today, Sept. 29-For the third year, the editors of Popular Science has compiled its list of the "Brilliant 10" young scientists, including Henrick Jensen, a computer graphics expert at the University of California, San Diego.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2004-09-28-brilliant10_x.htm

Kerry, Bush Votes Could Affect State Races
Los Angeles Times, Sept. 28-Political scientists say the outcome of the presidential race could ripple down the ballot in other swing states with legislatures up for grabs, including Missouri and Wisconsin. The result could depend heavily on which party does a better job of getting out the vote in battleground states. (Quote by Thad Kousser, a political scientist at the University of California, San Diego.)
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Prisons Fail to Heal Healthcare
Los Angeles Times, Sept. 29-Nearly three years after California prison officials vowed to make major improvements in inmates' medical care, the state is facing new criticism that many of its doctors are incompetent, leading to costly lawsuits and, at times, deaths. The Department of Corrections agreed last week to a court order that will subject every prison doctor to a rigorous evaluation by outside experts to determine whether they are competent. University of California, San Diego is the likely testing site.
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KTLA Channel 5, Los Angeles, Sept. 29
http://ktla.trb.com/news/local/la-me-prison29sep29,0,1025563.story?coll=ktla-news-1

Oil History May not Repeat
New York Daily News, Sept. 28-Oil price surges, such as the one that pushed the cost above $50 a barrel in early trading yesterday for the first time, have preceded nine of the last 10 recessions since World War II. (Quote by James Hamilton, a professor at the University of California, San Diego.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/business/v-pfriendly/story/236707p-203217c.html

In California and in the Presidential Race, Stem Cells Take a Prominent Role
Chronicle of Higher Education, Oct. 1-In early August, on the third anniversary of President Bush's announcement that he would limit federal funds for research using embryonic stem cells, Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign organized a series of news conferences in the swing states of Maine, New Hampshire, and North Carolina that featured patients' families and doctors who supported the Democratic nominee's call to end the restrictions. (Quote by Lawrence S.B. Goldstein, a professor of cellular and molecular medicine at the University of California, San Diego.)
http://chronicle.com/prm/weekly/v51/i06/06a02401.htm

Mathematical Analysis: It May Not be Possible to Create 'Perfect Lens'
Innovations Report, Sept. 28-Researchers at Purdue University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have completed a mathematical analysis showing that it isn't quite possible to build a so-called "perfect lens," but the underlying theory still makes it feasible to design better imaging systems. (Mentions research conducted by the University of California, San Diego.) http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/studies/report-34147.html

Rugged Routes, Deadly Risks
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 29-Nearly 3,000 people known to have died while crossing illegally into the United States from Mexico since January 1995, three months after Operation Gatekeeper was implemented along San Diego County's urban border areas and pushed migrant traffic east. (Quote by Wayne Cornelius, director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at the University of California, San Diego.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040929/news_lz1n29mirgran.html

Questions Answered
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 1-Q & A column by Sherry Seethaler, a UCSD science writer and educator who answers science questions submitted by San Diego Union-Tribune readers.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040929/news_1c29sciqa.html