A Sampling of Clips for
January 03, 2003
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San Diego
is on the rise with help from developers, tech
Los Angeles Times, Jan. 2 –
While the state and national economies stagnate, San Diego is
experiencing a residential renaissance. San Diego’s growth
in high-tech industries, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals,
software and computer services have also contributed to the
regions success. Organizations such as the San Diego Regional
Economic Development Corp. and UCSD Connect
rallied the community behind the high-tech vision and brought
key players together to see it through.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-fi-sandiego2jan02,0,6
(L.A. Times on-line subscribers only)
Bleak outlook
for universities as state budget deficits bite
Nature, Jan. 2 – Public universities
in the United States are preparing for severe cuts in some of
their research programs this year, as state legislatures respond
to burgeoning budget deficits. At Scripps Institution
of Oceanography, state budget cuts of $1.3 million
are threatening the maintenance of historic collections of natural
objects, as well as operating funds for the research vessel
Revelle. (Quotes Phil Hastings, Scripps'
curator of fishes and Scripps' deputy administrator
Tom Collins).
http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/nature/journal/v421/n6918/full/421005a_fs.html
Universities
decry new strings on research
San Diego Union Tribune, Jan. 3 --
Government officials have added demands to research grants under
the guise of national security. The demands include restrictions
on publication or conversations about the research or on whether
foreign students may participate in studies. MIT recently gave
up a $404,000 grant because federal officials refused to allow
foreign students to work on the study. UCSD
applies each year for several government projects with restrictions,
such as limiting the work to U.S. citizens or allowing the agency
to approve publication. (Quotes UCSD Vice Chancellor
Richard Attiyeh).
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/fri/news/news_1n3grants.html
Weighing
2002: Readers rank the best and worst conduct
San Diego Union Tribune, Jan. 3 –
In the Religion & Ethics’ moral report card, a survey
that asked readers to grade society’s conduct in 2002,
the question about whether we should be concerned about highly
publicized fabrications, readers overwhelmingly said it was
a “big deal” when people like poet Quincy
Troupe lie on their resumes. Troupe
exaggerated his college education, which led to his resignation
as both a UCSD professor and as California’s
poet laureate.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/fri/currents/news_mz1c3survey.html
