A Sampling of Clips for
April 15, 2003
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Think about
the brain; Potential unlimited if only we used it more
Washington Times, Apr. 15 –
Although there are many unanswered questions in the field of
neuroscience, most researchers agree that the size of the brain
does not influence whether people use the organ to its full
potential. The basis of the nervous system develops through
a genetic plan, says Larry Squire, a professor
of psychiatry in neurosciences at the University of
California at San Diego. This is why children of intelligent
parents usually are bright. http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20030415-4307011.htm
Competition
grows intense in college admissions game
San Diego Union-Tribune, Apr. 15 –
Getting into college is harder than ever as record numbers of
applicants are vying for admissions. As admission becomes more
competitive, students’ academic qualifications are rising.
University of California, San Diego’s
upward shift in admissions is shown in the attached file along
with other local colleges. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/tue/news/news_1n15select.html
Functioning
on little sleep is focus of study
San Diego Union-Tribune, Apr. 15 –
University of California, San Diego scientists
are studying how one of the soldier's most dangerous enemies
– sleep deprivation – influences the brain. Under
contracts from the Navy and Army, scientists at UCSD’s
medical school are studying the physiological reasons why some
people can function well with little sleep. "The idea is
to see if there are baseline differences in brain function due
to habitual sleep times, and to see if one group or the other
is less vulnerable to the effects of sleep loss," said
Sean P.A. Drummond, an assistant professor
of psychiatry at UCSD. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/tue/metro/news_1m15sleep.html
Article also appeared in:
Copley
News Service, Apr. 15
Turning
the tide in Venice
San Diego Union-Tribune, Apr. 15 –
The Italians have been arguing for 40 years about how to save
their incomparable city. Last winter, officials finally agreed
that the salvation of Venice would be to spend $4 billion to
install a series of giant floodgates to block out the sea. Environmentalists
argue that the floodgates would turn Venice into a toxic bathtub,
in which water would be laced with sludge from surrounding heavy
industry as well as human waste. Rick Gersberg and Al
Zirino, a research associate at Scripps Institution
of Oceanography teamed up to save the sinking city.
Zirino has an international reputation on removing
hazardous heavy-metal pollution from waterways. Both former
New Yorkers taught at San Diego State and knew each other from
their cleanup work in San Diego Bay.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/tue/metro/news_1m15venice.html
Bush to
exploit tax filing deadline to tout his economic plan
San Diego Union-Tribune, Apr. 15 –
Harried taxpayers scrambling to meet today's filing deadline
can expect to hear a sympathetic message from President Bush
as he attempts to exploit their frustrations to advance his
own political agenda. Executing a quick pivot from the war in
Iraq, Bush plans to pitch his tax-cut plan at a moment when
Americans are likely to be the most fed up with paying their
annual levy to the federal taxman. "His one major vulnerability
right now continues to be the economy," said Gary
Jacobson, a political scientist at the University
of California, San Diego. "The prospect that this
may be the first administration since World War II to end up
with a net loss of jobs is not something they want on his record."
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Meet Your
Neighbor
La Jolla Light, Mar. 27 – K.C.
Nicolaou, a professor at both the Scripps Research
Institute and at University of California, San Diego,
has been awarded the 2003 Nobel Laureate Signature Award for
Graduate Education in Chemistry from the American Chemical Society.
Nicolaou, chairman of the chemistry department
at Scripps, was honored for his groundbreaking work in synthesizing
two molecules found in nature with the potential for treating
disease.
http://www.lajollalight.com/2003/04/03/n030403meet_neighbor.html
On the Cutting
Edge
La Jolla Light, Mar. 27 – In
describing the genesis of his trendsetting "Artists on
the Cutting Edge" series, renowned poet, organizer, and
a literature and creative-writing professor at the University
of California, San Diego, Quincy Troupe said,
"The ultimate goal of the series was to bring to La Jolla,
11 years ago this year, some of the best writers, poets and
musicians in the United States." As it developed, Troupe's
program was able to do something more than presenting acclaimed
arts. He also managed to gather a cross-section of audiences
to attend the series, creating a cultural mingling of races,
genders and ages like no other in La Jolla.
http://www.lajollalight.com/2003/03/27/n030327cutting_edge.html
Business
Briefs; UCSD simulates yeast gene functions
La Jolla Light, Mar. 27 – A
team of bioengineers has created the first computer model that
simulates gene function and cellular metabolism in yeast. The
model was created by bioengineers at the University
of California, San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
and the Technical University of Denmark. "Now that we have
created an in silico model for an organism that is used to study
many disease conditions," said Bernhard Palsson,
professor of bioengineering at the UCSD Jacobs
School, "we are getting closer to applying our work towards
finding treatments for human disease."
http://www.lajollalight.com/2003/03/27/b030327business_briefs.html
Weapons
of mass protection: On the front line of allergy defense
La Jolla Light, Mar. 27 – La
Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology plans to enter into
an academic affiliation with University of California,
San Diego. Planned for 2004, the arrangement has already
been approved by the University Board of Regents. When the paperwork
is finalized, the institute will become the first tenant of
the new research park being built at the university, adjacent
to the new Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer
Center.
http://www.lajollalight.com/2003/04/03/n030403mass_protection.html
Sledgehammer
readies new season
San Diego Union-Tribune, Apr. 15 –
In August, Sledgehammer Theatre presents two new adaptations
of Greek plays about notoriously transgressive heroines. University
of California, San Diego classics professor Marianne
McDonald will unveil her "Medea, Queen of Colchester"
in which Euripides' powerful, betrayed woman is a drag queen.
McDonald created the searing adaptation of
"The Trojan Women" seen at the Globe Theatres in 2000.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/tue/currents/news_1c15sledge.html
Admit One
La Jolla Light, Mar. 27 – Among
a number of highly respected teacher/performers at the University
of California, San Diego's music department who use
their years of experience to further the next generation of
artists, professor and classical cellist Charles Curtis
is highly regarded within avant-garde circles. Curtis
performed as part of a duo, alongside pianist and UCSD
professor Aleck Karis at UCSD's
Mandeville Recital Hall.
http://www.lajollalight.com/2003/03/27/a030327admit_one.html
ASU, UA
seek support for research labs
Business Journal (Phoenix), Apr. 15
– Establishing high-tech communities in metro Phoenix
and Tucson on the scale of San Diego's cutting-edge biotech
achievements is the goal of Arizona's two major university presidents.
The industry in San Diego today consists of 300 or more companies
that has been said to be a spin off from this biotech engine
that was first created between the business community and University
of California, San Diego.
http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2003/04/14/story2.html
