A Sampling of Clips for
July 15, 2005
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The Preuss School: A Bold
Challenge is Paying Off
San Diego Union-Tribune, Opinion,
July 15-In recent weeks, while enjoying my first commencement
festivities as UCSD chancellor, I have often
thought back to when I initially heard of the bold and visionary
educational venture known as "the UCSD
Preuss School." (Article written by UCSD
Chancellor Marye Anne Fox.) More
The Goshorn
Method
Chronicle of Higher Ed, July 15-In
a day when some institutions are charging more than $40,000
in annual tuition, how much would it cost to educate a family
of six kids -- plus one of the parents? The Goshorn family of
San Diego County is doing it for about $100,000 -- not bad,
considering they're on track to have nearly 30 degrees among
them, many from UCSD. More
Color Genes
Help Mice and Lizards
Science Magazine, July 13-At Evolution
2005, from June 10-14, evolutionary biologists, natural historians,
and systematists shared results about the genetics of body color
in mice and lizards. (Refers to research by Hopi Hoekstra,
a biologist at UCSD.) More
Stem-Cell
Issue Highlights Frist's Conflicting Senate Roles
Bloomberg, July 15-The embryonic stem-cell
legislation to be considered by the U.S. Senate as soon as next
week will test Majority Leader Bill Frist's political skills
while underscoring tensions among his roles as physician, legislative
leader and presidential aspirant. (Quote by Larry Goldstein,
a professor of cellular and molecular medicine at UCSD.)
More
Anorexia
Linked to Pleasure-Regulating Brain Chemical
NBC 4 News, July 14-Women who suffer
from anorexia have increased chemical activity in a part of
the brain that controls reward and reinforcement, something
that may explain why they are driven to lose weight but don't
get any pleasure from it, according to research by UCSD.
More
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articles appeared in:
Boston
Channel, July 14
The Synapse
is a Shotgun
Innovations Report, July 15-Researchers
from UCSD have constructed a new detailed map
of the three-dimensional terrain of a synapse -- the junction
between neurons which are critical for communication in the
brain and nervous system. More
Kids' Block
Party
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 15-A
youth club's Lego lab gives children a chance to work with their
hands. (Mentions UCSD.) More
Cunningham
Won't Run for Re-Election
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 15-Rep.
Randy "Duke" Cunningham, targeted by wide-ranging
investigations into his financial dealings with a defense contractor,
announced yesterday that he will not run for re-election next
year. (Quote by Gary Jacobson, an expert on
Congress at UCSD.) More
