A Sampling of Clips for 
January 31 - February 02, 2004

* UCSD faculty and staff may obtain a copy of an article by e-mailing the University Communications Office

A Composer Beats the West At Its Own Game
New York Times, Opinion, Feb. 1-Asian composers have in recent years devised ingenious ways to pull elements of their native traditional music into their scores. But Ichiro Nodaira, the featured composer in a festival presented next weekend by Music From Japan, couldn't care less. (Article written by Matthias Kriesberg a composer in residence at the Center for Research in Computing and the Arts at the University of California, San Diego.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/01/arts/music/01KRIE.html

You've Got 'Mydoom'!
Wall Street Journal, Opinion, Jan 30-A new Internet worm is burying businesses in e-mail. The appropriately named "Mydoom" is the fastest-spreading online outbreak in history. Estimates are that in its first two days Mydoom hit 142 countries, and was to be found in one in 12 e-mail messages. As many as 100,000 Internet-connected computers world-wide are infected, and more are becoming so all the time. If nothing changes, eventually a worm like Mydoom will cause serious damage. (Article written by Paul Kedrosky, a researcher in bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego.)
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB107542448127116069,00.html

'The Mars Minute'
CNN, Jan. 30-From the tragedy of space exploration to a bit of the triumph now, let's focus on Mars. We're going to call this our "Mars Minute Plus," because we're joined by a guest who is going to look at some of these pictures with us, and then talk about some of the implications. (Q&A with Roger Bingham, an associate specialist at the Center for Brain and Cognition at the University of California at San Diego.)
* No link available online.

Scientists Can Profile Prostate's Cancer Cells
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 2-Scientists in La Jolla have found a way to distinguish different types of cells in prostate tumors, an advance that may allow them to recognize aggressive forms of prostate cancer from more benign types that do not require surgery. The study, which appeared recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was a collaboration among the Kimmel cancer center, the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, the University of California, San Diego and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/mon/metro/news_1m2prostate.html

UCSD Reports Annual Revenues Near $2B
San Diego Business Journal, Feb. 2-UC San Diego reported revenue of more than $1.7 billion in fiscal 2002-03. Of that, $627 million went to research, according to the university's annual financial report. The National Science Foundation ranks UCSD sixth in the nation in its annual expenditures for research, which works as a catalyst for local biotechs and other high-tech companies.
* No link available online.

Young Burn Victim Recognized as a Hero for Giving
North County Times, Feb. 2-Eight-year-old Brian Carbaugh is constantly reminded of the mishap that mutilated his body half a dozen years ago. But he readily displays his scars to other children to warn them of the dangers of fire rings. He stumbled into a fire ring with hot coals on a Camp Pendleton beach when he was 2 years old. He was in serious condition at the UC San Diego Burn Center in San Diego for several weeks. About four years ago, he began collecting and donating toys every Christmas to children undergoing treatment at the UCSD burn center and has become recognized as a local hero.
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/02/01/news/community/1_31_0418_47_22.txt

Double Take
Sunday Telegraph Magazine (Sydney), Feb. 1-Do not adjust your glasses. Once a year in Twinsburg, Ohio, twins from around the world converge to bond, laugh and feel a little less freakish. The scientists just can't keep away, including Brandon Macias from the University of California, San Diego, who was there signing up female identicals for "a 30-day bed-rest study, during which time they will remain in six degree head-down tilt to simulate space conditions". UCSD is testing the theory that, by exercising in a kind of artificial gravity, astronauts can avoid the weakening of the muscles, bones and cardiovascular system that normally accompanies space flight. In this experiment, one supine twin gets the exercise, while the other, acting as the control, doesn't. They get $100 a day for their trouble.
* No link available online.

Institute of the Americas LNG Conference
United Press International, Jan. 30-The Institute of the Americas had a two-day conference at the University of California, San Diego this week on issues surrounding the anticipated boom in liquefied natural gas consumption in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
* No link available online.

Firehouse Rules
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 31-The crew at San Diego's busiest fire station spends only a small fraction of time fighting fires. Much of a firefighter's time is occupied by inspections, drills, equipment testing and maintenance, the tedium of preparedness. It is the emergency call - the opportunity to rush in and help someone with a confidence drawn of experience and training, skill, strength and wits - that provides the juice of the job. (Quote by Jim Dunford M.D., the city's medical director and a professor of emergency medicine at UCSD.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sun/currents/news_mz1c1fire.html

Power Plays
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 1-Two San Diego theaters are taking on two of Shakespeare's biggest works: Hamlet and Macbeth. The theater managements are different in almost every way - but one. Both Lamb's Players (where "Hamlet" opened Friday) and Sledgehammer (where "Macbeth" officially opens on Valentine's Day) are committed to a core group of actors and to an ensemble approach to staging work. (Mentions actor Jim Winker's staging of "Richard III" for UCSD's Department of Theatre and Dance.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20040201-9999_m1a1tragedie.html

Amplify it. Write it. Compose it. Voice it. Draw it. Paint it. Sculpt it. Carve it. Study it. Show it. Mean it. Live it. Own it.
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 2-San Diego offers many outlets for creative minds. For writers, consider specialty classes such as screenwriting or travel writing. A variety of classes and readings can be found through UCSD's Extension program.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/citysearch/feature/417/?cslink=cs_generic_4_2