A Sampling of Clips for
December 14 - 16, 2002
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Chapter
11? Or time to close the books?
New York Times, Dec. 15, Pg. 1 –
A growing number of experts, having witnessed the damage to
companies involved in drawn-out Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings,
want courts to move the cases along more quickly. Others note
the companies that have restructured in the nation’s fastest-moving
courts, in Delaware and New York, are the most likely to fail
again. And experts in both camps agree that liquidation happens
too infrequently. (Quotes UCSD economist Michelle
J. White).
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No link available online.
Extinction’s
evolution
Washington Times, Dec. 16 –
The French comparative anatomist Georges Cuvier was the first
to offer detailed and convincing evidence that extinction took
place in the course of nature. He demonstrated from fossil bones
that the woolly mammoth was a separate species. Cuvier’s
revolutionary work fired the imagination of his generation.
(Quotes Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s
W.H. Berger).
http://www.washtimes.com/world/20021216-26591285.htm
On the verge
of a university revolution?
San Diego Union Tribune, Dec. 15 –
Richard Louv comments on the UCSD Civic Collaborative's
efforts to increase engagement between UCSD
and the San Diego community. The Collaborative is co-directed
by Associate Vice Chancellor Mary Walshok and
Acting Provost of Marshall College Michael Schudson.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sun/opinion/news_1e15louv.html
Diane Bell
Column
San Diego Union Tribune, Diane Bell,
Dec. 14, Pg. 1 – UCSD associate vice
chancellor Mary Walshok was in Stockholm for
the Nobel ceremonies. (Mentions that Mary Walshok
was awarded Sweden’s Royal Order of Polar Star in May).
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sat/metro/news_1m14bell.html
Doctor has
patients from the past
Copley News Service, Dec. 16 –
Eric Altschuler, a visiting professor at UCSD’s
Brain and Perception Laboratory, diagnoses the diseases of famous
deceased people. The practice involves plowing through ancient
texts, forgotten letters, biographies and histories, and foraging
for long-overlooked clues to a subject’s suffering or
demise. (Mentions a UCSD study by Altschuler
and V.S. Ramachandran that announced positive
results from a treatment using mirrors to help stroke victims
move their damaged limbs).
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Gore decided
not to run in 2004, shaking up race
Copley News Service, Dec. 15 –
Former Vice President Al Gore will not run for office against
President Bush in 2004. (Quotes UCSD political
scientist Samuel Popkin).
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No link available online.
Body scans,
health insurance, heart disease, caregivers at a glance
North County Times, Dec. 15 –
Two studies presented by UCSD School of Medicine
radiologist Giovanna Casola conclude that full-body
Computed tomography (CT) scans are a waste of time and money
for those younger than 45 years.
http://www.nctimes.net/news/2002/20021215/62638.html
The ‘little
green laboratory’ grows up
North County Times, Dec 15 –
Feature on Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
(Quotes Scripps archivist Deborah Day
and Kevin Hardy, Centennial Program director).
http://www.nctimes.net/news/2002/20021215/62236.html
A Pro-Growth
Advance
San Diego Union Tribune, Dec. 15 --
Adjunct professor of economics at UCSD and
SDSU Tim Kane, who specializes in international
growth and development and was a Republican candidate for the
53rd Congressional District in the March primary, writes a commentary
on the President's economic agenda.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sun/opinion/news_1e15nukane.html
Lying doesn't
serve anyone well
San Diego Union Tribune, Letters,
Dec. 16 --Letter to the editor in opposition to an earlier letter
suggesting it was okay for Quincy Troupe to
lie 30 years ago to get ahead.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sun/arts/news_1a15artslets.html
