UCSD News

A Sampling of Clips for
August 14^th, 2007

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UC President Announces Resignation
Los Angeles Times, Aug. 14 – University of California President Robert C. Dynes, whose four years in office have been marked by dwindling budgets and a scandal over compensation for top officials, announced Monday that he will step down by June. (Mentions UCSD) More

Cooking Up a Digital Treat
BBC News, Aug. 14 -- Digital depictions of food formed a theme at the Siggraph show as animators and academics talked about the challenges of capturing the various qualities of the stuff we eat. Also at the show, UCSD showed off the work it was doing to create digital milk. More

Southern California Long Overdue for Quake, Experts Say
National Geographic, Aug. 13 -- It's only a matter of time before a massive earthquake shakes Southern California to its core, scientists say. Though dormant for more than 300 years, the southern end of the San Andreas Fault is long overdue for a giant upheaval, according to experts. And the results of such a quake would be devastating. (Quotes Yuri Fialko, a geophysicist at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

Who’s Afraid of Incestuous Gay Monkey Sex?
Inside Higher Ed, Aug. 14 -- At a session Monday at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, sociologists considered the possibility that some of their colleagues may feel enough heat right now that they are avoiding certain topics or are being forced to compromise on either the language or substance of their research. (Quotes Steven Epstein, a professor of sociology at UCSD) More

A Family Torn Apart by Deception, Betrayal and War
The New York Times, Aug. 3 -- Of all the wounds inflicted by modern guerrilla war, the one that leaves perhaps the deepest emotional scars is that of families torn apart by conflicting loyalties, replacing familial love and faith with suspicion and mistrust. In “Masked,” a powerful play by Ilan Hatsor at the DR2 Theater, three Palestinian brothers are locked in a life-and-death struggle over issues of deception and betrayal. UCSD alumnus Daoud Heidami plays the eldest brother. More

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Cutting-edge Autism Research at UCSD Attracts $10 Million for New Center
KPBS, Aug 13 – If autism could be diagnosed earlier, researchers say that very-early intervention could greatly improve a child's chances to live a more normal life. That's the work being taken on by a new Autism Center of Excellence at UCSD. The Center's director is Eric Courchesne, whose research as a professor of neuroscience at the UCSD School of Medicine, has made important discoveries about the link between autism and excessive brain growth in infants. More

The Power to Empower
San Diego Business Magazine, Aug. 7 -- Large local companies, like Amylin Pharmaceuticals, are taking charitable giving and corporate responsibility seriously, which is saving lives, opening up new avenues of opportunity and convincing small and medium-size companies to follow suit. The role that UCSD has played in life sciences development, in particular, gave the school an initial edge up to attract financial support from Amylin. More

Heat Warning
FOX News, Aug 14 -- A summer heat wave in San Diego County is making life tough for folks working outdoors and kids heading back to school. (Quotes Dr. William Norcross of the UCSD Medical Center) More