A Sampling of Clips for
December 03, 2002
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New help
for Nassau grouper, a sitting duck facing extinction
New York Times, Dec. 3, Pg. 3 –
The Nassau grouper, a large, colorful fish known for its spectacular
spawning ritual, has all but disappeared in much of the Caribbean.
Under pressure from environmental organizations Belize agreed
to protect 11 spawning sites from commercial fishing in a move
that could save the fish from extinction. Janet Gibson, a researcher
with the Wildlife Conservation Society, has led an effort with
Scripps Institution of Oceanography to restore
Nassau grouper numbers.
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Of genius,
biochips and phantom limbs
Hindu Business Line, Dec. 2 –
Indian President A.P. J. Abdul Kalam and V. Ramachandran,
director of UCSD’s Center for Brain and
Cognition are independently seeking ways to solve some basic
issues concerning the mysteries of the human brain. Dr. Ramachandran,
who is currently researching on brain and mind interface, recently
spoke at the Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology on what
neurology can tell us about human nature, art and synesthesia,
a condition where there is mixing of senses.
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Students
fight back
National Review, Dec. 2 – A
mother of a UCSD student who objected to what
she said was one-sided teaching in her son’s college writing
course has launched the Web site NoIndoctrination.org allowing
students across the country to anonymously accuse their professors
of political bias.
http://www.nationalreview.com/kurtz/kurtz120202.asp
San Diegans
Ink
San Diego Union Tribune, Diane Bell
Column, Dec. 3 – UCSD Vice Chancellor
James M. Langley penned six plays while recovering
from spinal surgery. One of them, “Gentle Tiger Burning,”
was selected for staging by a theater in Australia with Langley’s
sister, Lauren Mitsak, directing.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/tue/metro/news_1m3bell.html
People to
Watch Flossie Wong-Staal
San Diego Union Tribune, Dec. 3 –
Flossie Wong-Staal, former SOM faculty and chief scientific
officer of Immusol discusses how her company was founded to
develop a gene therapy treatment for HIV based on research she
conducted at UCSD.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/tue/business/news_mz1b3peoplew.html
