A Sampling of Clips for
December 17, 2002
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Students
to pay more at all UC, CSU schools
San Diego Union Tribune, Dec. 17 –
University of California regents and California State University
trustees voted Monday to increase student fees for the first
time in eight years. UC students will pay a $135 quarterly fee
hike, which is slightly more than an 11 percent annual increase.
Regents met at teleconference sites across the state, including
the UCSD campus.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/tue/news/news_1n17fees.html
Article
also appeared in:
Copley News Service, Dec. 17
More over
three R’s, UCSD freshmen learn new language to meet ‘IT’
requirement
San Diego Business Journal, Nov. 25-Dec.
1 Issue -- UCSD is offering a course in information
technology for non-tech majors starting in January to students
in Sixth College. (Quotes UCSD’s Gabriele
Wienhausen, provost of Sixth College and Ramamohan
Paturi, Computer Science and Engineering Department
chair).
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Dixon named
Dean at UCSD
San Diego Daily Transcript, Local
Scene, Dec. 17 -- Jack Dixon will become the
new dean for Scientific Affairs, Health Sciences at UCSD,
as of February 1.
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Homeland
security OK puts S.D. firms on alert
San Diego Business Journal, Nov. 25-Dec.
1 Issue -- Mark Thiemens, dean of physical
sciences at UCSD, is quoted about the impact
of the creation of the federal Homeland Security agency on local
industries.
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He follows
the sun: Howard Asher
San Diego Business Journal, Profile
column, Nov. 25-Dec. 1 Issue -- Howard Asher directs Sun Microsystems’
life sciences division, which is based in San Diego. Asher,
who received a bachelor’s degree in business from UCLA,
promotes the use of high-tech in the biotechnology industry.
His wife, Anette Asher, is program manager
at UCSD Connect.
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