A Sampling of Clips for
January 19, 2005
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When Science has a Potential
Payoff
The Scientist, Jan. 17-In a recent
three-hour session at a Chicago hotel room, the University of
Wisconsin's technology transfer office hammered out the final
details of licensing deal that granted Durham, NC-based Inspire
Pharmaceuticals the right to use several patents to develop
glaucoma treatments. (Quote by Allan Paau,
assistant vice chancellor and director of the Office of Technology
Transfer and Intellectual Property Services at UCSD.)
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Better Surgery
for Back Pain
NBC Houston, Jan. 19-Between 200,000
and 300,000 Americans have back surgery each year. In the past
year, the number of fusions people have has increased, and surgeons
perform about 100,000 fusions each year in the United States
alone. UCSD neurosurgeon Dr. William
Taylor says an increasing number of people do not want
to live with back pain. More
Web Tool
Lets Users Scrutinize University Graduation Rates
San Jose Mercury News, Jan. 19- A
new Web tool unveiled Tuesday by The Education Trust, a national
advocacy group for high academic achievement, that can be used
to compare graduation rates among similar public and private
universities, including UCSD.
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Psychiatric Disorders Detected
Using Blood Test
News-Medical, Jan. 19-A paper co-authored
by Dr. Ming T. Tsuang, a professor of psychiatry
at UCSD, on assessing the validity of blood-based
gene expressions profilers for classifying Schizophrenia and
Bipolar Disorder was published recently on the American Journal
of Medical Genetics web site. More
Winners of 2004 'San Diego
Excellence in Energy' Awards Announced
Yahoo News, Jan. 18-The San Diego
Regional Energy Office and San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
today announced the winners of the first San Diego "Excellence
in Energy" Awards at the Chamber's annual dinner. Among
those recognized was UCSD. More
News Briefs
from San Diego County
Contra Costa Times, Jan. 18-Hackers
broke into UCSD computers that stored Social
Security numbers and other confidential information for the
third time in a year, according to university officials.
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Jose Mercury News, Jan. 18
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Herald,
Jan 18
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San Diego, Jan. 18
Local Nurses
Protest Governor's Proposal
NBC San Diego, Jan. 18-About 1,500
California nurses protested at the state capitol Tuesday in
response to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal to increase
the nurse-to-patient staffing ratio. (Quote by Geri
Jenkins, a UCSD Medical Nurse.) More
Lytle Concert at UCSD to
Benefit Scholarship Fund
Del Mar Times, Jan. 14-Tango!, a piano
concert of works by seven composers whose pieces date from 1913
to 1984, will be presented by UCSD musician
Cecil Lytle at 3:00 p.m. Jan. 30 in the Ida
and Cecil Green Faculty Club on the UCSD campus.
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