A Sampling of Clips for
February 10, 2005
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Stem Cell
Newborn Heart Aid Hope
BBC News, Feb. 10-UCSD
Scientists have identified rare stem cells in the hearts of
newborns, which could be used to treat babies with cardiac problems.
(Quote by Kenneth Chien, director of the UCSD
Institute of Molecular Medicine.) More
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articles appeared in:
Nature,
Feb. 9
Reuters,
Feb. 9
MSNBC,
Feb. 9
Boston
Globe, Feb. 10
Turkish
Weekly, Feb. 10
The
Australian, Feb. 10
Independent,
Africa, Feb. 9
The
Indian Express, Feb. 10
San
Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 10
Medical
News Today, Feb. 10
Innovations
Report, Feb. 10
San
Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 10
Experts Urge Routine HIV Tests for All
New York Times, Feb. 10-Urging a major
shift in U.S. policy, some health experts are recommending that
virtually all Americans be tested routinely for the AIDS virus,
much as they are for cancer and other diseases, including Dr.
Samuel A. Bozzette, a professor of medicine
at UCSD. More
Similar
articles appeared in:
Los
Angeles Times, Feb. 10
Washington
Post, Feb. 10
ABC
News, Feb. 9
CBS
News, New York, Feb. 10
MSNBC,
Feb. 9
Newsday,
Feb. 10
USA
Today, Feb. 9
China
Daily, Feb. 10
Japan
Today, Feb. 10
Chicago
Tribune, Feb. 9
Chicago
Sun Times, Feb. 9
Seattle
Times, Feb. 10
Kansas
City Star, Feb. 10
Houston
Chronicle, Feb. 10
Philadelphia
Herald, Feb. 10
Florida
Ledger, Feb. 9
Baltimore
Sun, Feb. 10
Arizona
Daily Sun, Feb. 9
San
Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 9
Cover Story: We are the Final Frontier
London Guardian, Feb. 10-Copernicus,
Darwin, Crick and Watson changed the way people see themselves.
Many are wondering what leading scientists will produce next.
(Refers to research by VS Ramachandran, director
of the Centre for Brain and Cognition at UCSD.)
More
Clues to
Autism's Mysteries
International Herald Tribune, Feb.
10-There comes a point in every great mystery when a confusing
set of clues begins to narrow. For scientists who study autism
that moment may be near, thanks to a combination of new tools
for examining brain anatomy and of old-fashioned keen observation.
(Refers to research conducted by Eric Courchesne,
a neuroscientist at UCSD.) More
Northside
Schools:
Now, then Merge in Black History Studies
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Feb.
10-Youngsters across Fulton County are learning about figures
in African-American history as well as contemporary ones for
Black History Month. Students at Creek View Elementary in Alpharetta,
for instance, are creating story quilts, an art form popularized
by black artist and UCSD professor Faith
Ringgold. More
UCSD Breaks
Ground on Privately
Funded Graduate Business School
San Diego Metropolitan Magazine, Feb.
2005-UCSD's Rady School of Management is one
step closer to a permanent home, says the business school's
founding dean, Robert Sullivan. With a ceremonious
turn of the shovel, business and academic leaders on Jan. 21
celebrated the impending construction of the Rady School's new
$31 million headquarters - the first of its kind at the university
to be funded entirely by private contributions. (Quote by UCSD
Chancellor Marye Anne Fox.) More
World-Renowned
Chef
to Aid UCSD Stem-Cell Research
San Diego Daily Transcript, Feb. 9-UCSD
is putting a spin on the average bake sale fundraiser. The university
will host two-star Michelin chef Anne-Sophie Pic at the Tapenade
Restaurant in La Jolla March 17 and 19. More
UCSD to
Study Brain-Mind Connection
San Diego Daily Transcript, Feb. 9-The
Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind at UCSD
has awarded the first in a series of innovative research grants
to 12 investigative teams for projects designed to bridge the
gap between understanding of the mind and knowledge of the working
of the brain. More
UCSD Institute Awards Grants
to 12
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 10-Studies
about memory, hypnosis and learning by infants are among 12
projects that have won grants from UCSD's new
Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind, the university announced
yesterday. More
Satellite Lets Teacher
Give Long-Distance Science Lesson
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 10-Science
teacher Debra Brice is at sea not far from the South Pole, but
yesterday morning she was in front of a classroom full of her
students. (Quote by Robert Knox, associate
director at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.)
More
'American' Home Companion
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 10-The
stories on Ira Glass' weekly radio show "This American
Life" are sometimes silly, sometimes serious, but they're
all truly human. He's taking San Diego and other stops on a
behind-the-scenes look at the making of his weekly radio show
during his current lecture tour, which stops at UCSD's
Price Center Ballroom this Saturday. More
