A Sampling of Clips for
July 2nd, 2007
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Teenager Charged in Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash
San Diego 10News, June 29 -- A 19-year-old man accused of killing a UC San Diego doctoral student in a hit-and-run crash in La Mirada in Los Angeles County was charged Friday with vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and hit-and-run causing death. More
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Top Architecture Saluted by AIA at Awards Program
San Diego Union Tribune, July 2 -- The jury gave two other Honor Awards – the local AIA's highest recognition. They were for the recently completed UC San Diego Student Services Center, designed by San Diego architect Rob Wellington Quigley, and The Union, a mixed-use project in Golden Hill designed by Jonathan Segal Architects. More
Relentless Hunt for Cancer Cure
The Windsor Star, July 2 -- When Lisa Porter knocks on doors in her neighborhood soliciting money for the Canadian Cancer Society, few people realize that in her day job she's trying to find a cure for the disease. She also worked at two drug companies before getting her PhD and moving to California for a post-doctoral fellowship at the UC San Diego. More
Cutting Greenhouse Gases: Biofuels That Don't Involve Food Crops or Microbial Fermentation
Science Daily, July 2 -- A new research effort involving three University of California campuses and West Biofuels LLC, will develop a prototype research reactor that will use steam, sand and catalysts to efficiently convert forest, urban, and agricultural "cellulosic" wastes that would otherwise go to landfills into alcohol that can be used as a gasoline additive. "We have a very feasible design to combine individual components of technology that have been proven separately into a successful biomass processing prototype," said Robert Cattolica, leader of the research program and a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at UC San Diego's Jacobs School of Engineering.) More
How the Customer Metaphor is Undermining Career Services
The National Law Journal, July 2 -- Law school career offices take pride in the level of service we provide for our students. So what could possibly be wrong with providing good customer service? I recently spoke as a panelist on just this topic at the annual meeting of NACE, the National Association of Colleges and Employers. The program was organized and led by Andy Ceperley, Director of the Career Services Center at the UC San Diego. More
Financing Cancer Battle Bruised by Government-Industry-Academia Disconnect
Red Orbit, July 2 -- Raising venture capital for local life sciences companies continues to be a challenge, said Joe Panetta, president and chief executive officer of Biocom, the local industry association representing more than 550 member companies in Southern California. A major gap continues to exist between the funding of research institutions and late-stage drug development, said Dennis A. Carson, director of UC San Diego's Rebecca and John Moores Cancer Center, and professor of medicine at UCSD School of Medicine. More
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Researchers Reveal Structure of Protein Altered in Autism
News RX, June 25 -- As a result of mapping the structure of the protein complex implicated in autism spectrum disorders, a research team led by scientists at the UC San Diego’s Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has discovered how particular genetic mutations affect this complex and contributes to the developmental abnormalities found in children with autism. Their work, published as the cover article in Structure, should help scientists pinpoint the consequences of other genetic abnormalities associated with the disorder. More