A Sampling of Clips for
July 13 - 15, 2002
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Hahn
unveils plans for the economy
Los Angeles Times, July 13, Pg. 1 – Los Angeles
Mayor James K. Hahn outlined an economic vision for the city
that calls for improving education, bolstering the stock of
affordable housing and easing taxes for new businesses. (Quotes
UCSD political science professor Steven Erie).
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Shift
in hormone science leaves women in lurch
Los Angeles Times, July 14, Pg. 15 – Women
are grappling with the news that a five-year study showed that
long-term use of the hormones estrogen and progestin actually
increased the risk of heart disease, as well as breast cancer,
strokes and blood clots in the lungs and legs. (Quotes UCSD
epidemiologist Elizabeth Barret-Connor).
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The
joys of finding
Los Angeles Times, Opinion, July 14, Pg. 4 –
Copper factory findings by UCSD archeologists are among
the many discoveries announced in the past week.
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Officials
hope to create more underwater reserves
North County Times, Front page, July 15 –
State Department of Fish and Game officials will launch a second
round of meetings Wednesday that they hope will lead to the
creation of a statewide network of underwater wildlife reserves
that the public can support. (Quotes Scripps Institution
of Oceanography professor of marine ecology Paul Dayton).
http://www.nctimes.net/news/2002/20020715/11111.html
How
to swim with the sharks
Los Angeles Times, July 15, Pg. 3 – A San
Clemente ocean relay’s 60-mile route crosses a fishing
contest that uses blood and guts as bait. Due to the increase
of mako and blue sharks in the area, swimmers researched the
danger through Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
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Jogging
the memory
San Diego Union Tribune, July 14, Pg. E-1 –
The “body peg” technique, mentally associating things
we need to remember with a body part, is one of many little
mind games that can be used to jump-start the memory. (Quotes
UCSD associate professor of neurosciences David Salmon).
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sun/currents/news_mz1c14joggin.html
Similar
article appeared in:
San Diego Union Tribune, July 14
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sun/currents/news_1c14membar.html
Reaching
within to find his inner child
San Diego Union Tribune, July 14 – Feature
on UCSD theatre professor Les Waters.
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Health
cluster gets outside help to target American market
NZ Infotech Weekly, July 15, Pg. 4 – The
New Zealand Health IT Cluster is joining forces with UCSD
Connect’s technology cluster to provide New Zealand companies
with a springboard into the United States market.
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Nation’s
$1.3 trillion issue: San Diego’s health care settles down,
but goes up
San Diego Union Tribune, Neil Morgan column, July
14 – Neil Morgan ask the question, Are you satisfied with
your health-care plan? (Mentions UCSD)
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