A Sampling of Clips for 
August 17, 2006

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Singapore Fills Stem-cell Void Created by
a U.S. Ban
The New York Times, Aug. 16 -- Singapore, notably conservative on most social issues, is emerging as a hotbed for stem cell research, thanks to liberal laws in that field and equally liberal government financing. Bush administration policies that restrict federal money for stem cell research have prompted an increasing number of top scientists to pack their bags and head for this equatorial city. (Mentions UCSD Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences Ed Holmes and his wife, Dean of Translational Medicine Judith Swain) More

Selfish Genes and Mellow Monkeys
Business Week, Aug. 21 -- The drive to compete, hardwired into every animal on earth -- the drive that underlies every sporting event, every startup, every campaign, every war -- is all about food and sex. We are just trying to stay alive long enough to pass on our genes, and if that means fighting to the death over some juicy morsel or juicy mate, so be it. (Quotes Dr. James B. Brewer, a neuroscientist at UCSD) More

Drug Abuse Seen as Driving HIV Epidemic
Scientific American, Aug. 16 -- Many populations worldwide have seen a decrease in HIV prevalence, but in several countries drug use is fueling new HIV epidemics. Prevention has become a key focus of the 16th International AIDS Conference in Toronto, highlighting the importance of targeting and engaging drug users in the fight against HIV and AIDS. (Quotes Dr. Steffanie Strathdee of UCSD) More

Around Town
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 17 -- It seems like just yesterday that the Rady School of Management was established at UCSD. But Sunday its inaugural graduating class of 60 will receive MBA diplomas. Ernest Rady, the American Assets Inc. founder for whom the school is named, will join UCSD Chancellor Marye Anne Fox on the podium. The ceremony will take place at the Del Mar home of venture capitalist Bill Stensrud and his wife, Carol. More

Must See Art
LA Weekly, August 16, 2006 - Few works really stand out in the second part of the two-part exhibition of work from nine Southern California MFA programs, but some that knocked my socks off were the quilted-fabric wall pieces by Stephen J. Remington from UCSD. Shashana Jaffe Chittle’s untitled sculpture has an adolescent feel but it could mature into some great stuff. Chittle also is a UCSD student. More