A Sampling of Clips for
August 10th, 2007
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Fixes for Worst-Rated Bridge
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 10 -- Deemed by the state as the worst bridge in the county, the North Torrey Pines Bridge in Del Mar will undergo a major restoration in the next few years. Last week, a team of engineers from UCSD’s Jacobs School of Engineering was set to test new stress-sensor equipment on the bridge. More
City Judging if Fire Stations Should Be Certified Green
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 10 -- Vista is considering whether it is worth the extra money to make two new fire stations more environmentally friendly. (Quotes Isabelle Kay, academic coordinator for the UCSD Natural Reserve System and manager of the Dawson Los Monos Canyon Reserve) More
Back Stage
North County Times, Aug. 8 – UCSD alumna Priti Gandhi, the India-born opera singer who grew up in Del Mar and cut her teeth in the San Diego Opera Ensemble, moved to Manhattan last month for a four-month contract with New York City Opera. More
UCSD Theater Professor Receives
Career Achievement Award in Academic Theater
The San Diego Daily Transcript, Aug. 9 -- Jorge Huerta, a 30-year-plus professor and administrator at UCSD, was presented the Career Achievement Award for Academic Theatre by the Association of Theatre in Higher Education at its annual conference in New Orleans. More