A Sampling of Clips for 
August 20 - 22, 2005

* UCSD faculty and staff may obtain a copy of an article by e-mailing the University Communications Office

Washington Monthly Publishes
First Annual College Rankings
Washington Monthly, September, 2005 - UCSD ranked 8th in the nation in the first annual Washington Monthly College Rankings. UCSD "has quietly rounded up a formidable team of scholars," write editors of the publication. "Nine Nobelists are on faculty at UCSD (Dartmouth, by comparison, has none), and the National Research Council recently ranked its Oceanography, Neurosciences, Physiology, and Bioengineering departments either first or second in the country. This concentration of talent translates into direct benefits for the surrounding community" More

Higher Education Of a Different Order
The Washington Post, Aug. 22 - Not that they pay attention to rankings or anything, but Princeton and Harvard -- tied for first on U.S. News & World Report's latest "America's Best Colleges" -- will have to scroll down several places to find their names on a new ratings list based on community and national service. The Washington Monthly, a District-based political magazine that has made a specialty of trashing the U.S. News rankings, plans to put on its washingtonmonthly.com Web site today its own college guide, with Harvard relegated to No. 16. UCSD came in at No. 8 in the nation in the new rankings. More

Creating Chemistry on Campus:
Questions for Marye Anne Fox
Voice of San Diego, Aug. 22 ­- It is fitting that a university ranked as one of the nation's top schools for scientific study and research should have a nationally renowned chemist at its helm. Marye Anne Fox, who holds a doctorate in chemistry, served in a wide range of teaching, leadership and research positions before assuming the role as the seventh chancellor of the University of California, San Diego last August. On the anniversary of her first year at UCSD, Fox spoke with the Voice of San Diego about the present and future role of the university in the lives of its students and community. More

UCSD Chief's First Year Spent Forging a Direction
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 22- A year ago, Marye Anne Fox stepped into the top position at the University of California San Diego and became the first outsider to lead the institution in more than two decades. Within weeks of her arrival, Fox worked with her leadership team to take inventory of the school's needs and embark on a range of initiatives. Two of those issues have generated the most buzz. They would improve undergraduate life on the 25,300-student campus and increase its international flavor by boosting study-abroad programs and encouraging faculty collaborations with universities in other countries. More

UCSD Sizzles
San Diego Union-Tribune, Diane Bell column, Aug. 20 - UCSD is getting its share of kudos. It just has been ranked seventh best public university in the nation in U.S. News & World Report's new 2006 America's Best Colleges guidebook. That pronouncement follows on the heels of an Aug. 22 Newsweek article that labeled UCSD the hottest university in the country for students studying science. Newsweek also spotlighted UCSD's Richard Atkinson for changing the face of college SAT entrance exams this year. More

In Explaining Life's Complexity,
Darwinists and Doubters Clash
The New York Times, Aug. 22 - At the heart of the debate over intelligent design is this question: Can a scientific explanation of the history of life include the actions of an unseen higher being? (Includes comments by Russell F. Doolittle, a professor of molecular biology at the UCSD.) More

Original Intent
The New York Times, Book Review, Aug. 21 - The discrepancies between what the Constitution says and what presidents have done is the subject of Peter Irons's book ''War Powers.'' In the view of the author, a professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego, the expansion of the president's war powers at Congress's expense has ''hijacked the Constitution, to serve the interests of the American Empire.'' More

Sex and the Computer Science Graduate
Our World, Voice of America, (transcript) August 20-A new international study of computer science degrees earned by women shows large disparities from country to country, with some surprising results. One interesting discovery, says co-author Maria Charles of the University of California, San Diego, is that girls may be more likely to pursue non-traditional careers in countries where they don't have a choice. More

Intel Supporting Higher Education and Research Training
CCNmag.com, Aug. 22 - Computer engineering students at the University of California, San Diego will be able to design programs for embedded systems using kits that Intel Corporation normally reserves for its own developers or corporations that build Intel processors into their products. More

The Political Week in Review: Details of the Days
Voice of San Diego, Aug. 20 - In a matter of days this week, a number of details subtly altered the stage of the city's unfolding drama. (Includes quote by Steve Erie, political science professor at UCSD.) More

Art Lovers Drawn in by San Diego
The Boston Herald, Aug. 21 - If you find yourself longing for DeCordova's sculpture park, then San Diego's Stuart Collection and Urban Trees will make your heart skip a beat. At the University of California at San Diego, select artists are invited to create permanent installations. Each piece is unique, from the "Snake Path'' leading to the library to the lead-covered eucalyptus trees that sit among the living you're in town. More

Children's Hospital Will Lose its Chief
San Diego Union-Tribune, Diane Bell column, Aug. 20 - Blair Sadler, the face of Children's Hospital for 25 years, is moving on. The longtime president and CEO, who will turn 65 in March, is retiring next July. Sadler plans to move on to other projects, including research and teaching at UCSD. More

Refilling the Nest: Parents' Reactions Vary
to College Grads `Boomeranging' Home
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug.20 - Well, it's deep into summer, and your recently graduated college student has settled comfortably into life. Back in his room. In your house. He's reconnecting with friends, you're reconnecting with him, but there's this little nagging feeling in the back of your mind - Is he ever going to leave? (Includes quote by Judi Griffith, a UCSD staff member.) More

SDSU's Hostler Institute names director
San Diego-Union Tribune, Aug.22 -- A UCSD expert in political conflict resolution has been chosen the new director for SDSU's Hostler Institute on World Affairs. Ronald Bee specializes in negotiation toward resolving conflict and in arms control and works in the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation at UCSD, where he organizes exchanges between military leaders from various countries. More