A Sampling of Clips for
June 16, 2005
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Small Step Made Toward
Parkinson's Vaccine
Fox News, June 15-Researchers led
by Eliezer Masliah at UCSD
have made progress in the effort to create a vaccine against
Parkinson's disease. More
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articles appeared in:
Nature,
June 15
Newsday,
June 16
Forbes,
June 15
WebMD,
June 15
EPA Reviewing
Human Pesticide Experiments
Los Angeles Times, June 16-Data from
two dozen industry tests that intentionally exposed people to
poisons, including one involving a World War I-era chemical
warfare agent, are being used by the Environmental Protection
Agency in approving and denying specific pesticides. (Refers
to research by UCSD.) More
Similar
articles appeared in:
ABC
News, June 16
CNN,
June 16
MSNBC,
June 16
Washington
Post, June 16
UK
Guardian, June 16
San
Diego Union-Tribune, June 16
Wireless
System Turns Radio Listeners into DJs
Discovery Channel, June 16-Even as
electronic media becomes more and more interactive, radio remains
as passive a form of entertainment as it was a century ago.
(Quote by Mohan Trivedi, director of both the
Computer Vision Robotics Research Laboratory and the Laboratory
for Intelligent and Safe Automobiles at UCSD.)
More
Who Will
Own Deep-Sea Life?
Christian Science Monitor, June 16-Hard-to-reach
marine creatures may be raw material for new products. (Quote
by Doug Bartlett, a researcher at the Scripps
Institution of Oceanography.) More
Teens Share
Science with Youngsters
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 16-Youngsters
at Mount Woodson Elementary School were in awe last week while
watching students from the high school conduct science experiments.
(Refers to research by Christopher Smith, a
research scientist and administrator at UCSD.)
More
Hospitals
Eye Quake Readiness
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 16-The
two earthquakes that shook parts of California in the past week
were a gentle reminder of a serious question for the state's
hospitals: What if the next one is much worse? (Refers to research
by UCSD.) More
Staring
Helps Them See the Light, Sun Gazers Say
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 16-A
group of about 25 San Diego meet on Ocean Beach late Sunday
afternoons to soak up the rays and gaze at the sun. They are
disciples of a retired businessman from India named Hira Ratan
Manek, who claims he has rediscovered a lost art employed by
many ancient cultures - from Egyptians who worshipped the sun
to American Indians who delighted in sun-gazing dances. (Quote
by Dr. Michael Goldbaum, a retina specialist
at UCSD's Shiley Eye Center.) More
University
Will Offer 1st Degree in Biotech
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 16-What
is being hailed as one of California's only undergraduate degrees
in biotechnology will be offered starting this fall semester
at California State University San Marcos. Other California
universities have graduate degree programs in biotechnology,
including UCSD. More
Proposed
Hillel Center
On Lot in La Jolla Strongly Opposed
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 15-
A battle over a small triangle of La Jolla land is about to
heat up. Hillel of San Diego's proposal for a student center
near UC San Diego is tentatively scheduled
to go before the City Council next month. More
