A Sampling of Clips for
December 19 - 22, 2003
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Flu Patients
Inundating Southland ERs
Los Angeles Times, Dec. 20-All over
Southern California, the flu is becoming a family affair - not
to mention an office and a school affair. Patients with flu-like
symptoms - coughs, fevers and aches - are streaming into hospitals
across the region, filling some to the point that they are turning
away ambulances much of the time. In the last two weeks, the
emergency department at UC San Diego Medical
Center has seen 20% more patients than usual, with most of the
increase seemingly related to flu, said David Gus
M.D., who heads the department.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-flu20dec20,1,3069693.story?coll=la-
Elizabeth
Bates, 56; Expert on the Brain's Role in Language
Los Angeles Times, Dec. 20-Elizabeth
Bates, 56, an expert on how the brain processes language
and a professor of cognitive science at UC San Diego,
died Saturday in San Diego of pancreatic cancer. Bates
was on the founding faculty of the school's department of cognitive
science, the first academic department of its kind in the United
States.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-passings20dec20,1,7330042.story
Similar articles appeared
in:
San Jose Mercury News, Dec. 21
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/7541755.htm
Baltimore Sun,
Dec. 19
http://www.sunspot.net/news/obituaries/bal-md.delse19dec19,0,6392802.story
UCSD Lab will Study Terrorist Bomb Effects
San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 19-San
Diego will be home to the world's first blast simulator of its
kind, which will study how buildings can be built better to
survive terrorist bombs, UCSD officials announced
this week. Engineers at the $9 million laboratory, under construction
at UCSD's Camp Elliott Field Station just east
of Interstate 15 off Pomerado Road, will simulate the extreme
shock waves that explosions create - without creating actual
explosions. (Quote by Frieder Seible, dean
of the Jacobs School of Engineering at UCSD.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/fri/metro/news_2m19blast.html
Grad Student
in the Chips as Brainchild Wins Science Prize
San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 21-It
was by accident that Jamie Link stumbled upon
a discovery that not only won the grand prize at an international
inventors competition, but could help the nation combat terrorism.
She calls it smart dust - dust-sized chips of silicon that can
detect and stick to biological and chemical agents in water
or air. The dust won Link, a doctoral student
in chemistry at the University of California, San Diego,
grand prize at the annual Collegiate Inventors Competition in
New York City in October.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sun/metro/news_1m21dust.html
Instant
Stem Cells - Just Add Water
Nature, Dec. 19-Researchers are honing
a technique to create dried stem cells that can be revived just
by adding water. The 'instant' cells might make mobile therapies
for remote regions or the battlefield. (Quote by Fred
Levine, of the University of California, San
Diego.)
http://www.nature.com/nsu/031215/031215-11.html
Beagle 2
Lander Expected to Arrive on Mars Christmas Day while the Mother
Craft goes into Orbit
National Public Radio, Dec. 19-A small,
spinning saucer is on its way to the surface of Mars. This morning,
the Beagle 2 lander separated from the Mars Express spacecraft
after a 250 million mile journey. If all goes well, Beagle 2
should arrive on Mars Christmas Day while the mother craft goes
into orbit around the planet. The mission is being funded by
the European Space Agency. It marks the first time in the organization's
nearly 40-year history that it has tried to land a spacecraft
on another planet. (Q&A with Jeffrey Bada,
a professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.)
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Future of
Spaceflight
National Public Radio, Dec. 19-There
was speculation this past week that President Bush might use
Wednesday's anniversary of the Wright brothers' flight to announce
a new goal in space, that being returning to the moon. Well,
it didn't happen. Word is he's considering it for the State
of the Union address. But we wonder, would it, could it, sound
something like this? (Q&A with Sally Ride,
a professor of physics at UC San Diego.)
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Don't Kill
College Outreach
North County Times, Dec. 21-The college
hopes of more than 110,000 California elementary and secondary
school children hang in the balance under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's
budget proposal that would eliminate state funding for University
of California Outreach ---- funding that has for years been
the lifeline for disadvantaged students. The Early Academic
Outreach Program at UC San Diego, would be
drastically affected. Begun in 1975 and now serving more than
85,000 students at 600 middle school and high school students,
the EAOP serves 15,000 students at 72 schools throughout San
Diego and Imperial counties.
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2003/12/22/opinion/12_21_0321_53_53.txt
Oakland
Museum Show Stirs Trouble
San Francisco Chronicle, Dec. 19-Almost
three decades after the fall of Saigon, defining the aftermath
of the war in Vietnam remains nearly as controversial as the
conflict itself. An exhibit at the Oakland Museum examining
how the war transformed California is scheduled to open in August.
But instead of putting the finishing touches on the exhibit,
the museum is working to repair its relationship with the Vietnamese
American community. (Quote by Vu Pham, a post-doctoral
fellow at UC San Diego specializing in Vietnamese
American history.)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/12/19/MNGHL3QVFC1.DTL
Coming to
a Crossroads: Will NAFTA Grow or Suffer?
Dallas Morning News, Dec. 20-It's
cut and created jobs, tied diverse economies more closely together
and divided public opinion. Now, on the eve of its 10th anniversary,
the North American Free Trade Agreement has arrived at a critical
crossroads. (Quote by Peter H. Smith, a political
science professor at the University of California at
San Diego.)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dallas/business/stories/
122103dnbusnaftafuture.c3758.html
How to Brand
Our City and Why We Must
San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 19-To
achieve rank as a national or world city, San Diego must develop
a brand, says Peter Cowhey, dean of the UCSD
School of International Relations and Pacific Studies. (Q &
A)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/fri/metro/news_1m19morgan.html
Chargers
Dispute may Skew Campaigns
San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 22-With
the recent ratcheting up of the Chargers' contract dispute with
the city of San Diego, the issue is becoming a focal point in
the races for mayor and city attorney. It also might become
an issue in the City Council races as the March 2 primary election
nears. (Quote by Steve Erie, a political science
professor at the University of California, San Diego.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20031222-9999_1m22fallout.html
On College
Wish Lists: Uggs, Chain Whips, Anything Pink
San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 21-Somebody's
got a mighty big job this holiday season fulfilling the eclectic
wish list of San Diego County's estimated 250,000 college students.
Whether their wishes can be granted by magic bag or mall, divining
the desires of these students is an important key to understanding
today's youth. That insight is paramount not just to their loved
ones, but to Wall Street, which carefully tracks America's 15.7
million college students. (Quote by John Turk,
director of the UCSD Bookstore.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20031221-9999_1m21ushop.html
Agency to
Consider Trolley Line Alignment
San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 18-The
San Diego Association of Governments board of directors tomorrow
is scheduled to consider a proposed trolley alignment from Old
Town to UC San Diego and the University Towne
Centre mall. The route through the UCSD campus,
which could increase the cost of the project by as much as $90
million over an option that stays east of I-5, has been endorsed
by the agency's influential Transportation Committee.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/thu/metro/news_1m18trolley.html
