A Sampling of Clips for
June 13, 2003
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Confronting
UC Challenges
Los Angeles Times, June 13—Robert
C. Dynes becomes president-designate of the University
of California at a critical time, when, as he puts it, the 10-campus
system faces a "confluence of pressures" -- unprecedented
growth in student enrollment and a state budget crisis.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-ed-uc13jun13,1,4032477.story
Actor helped
make La Jolla Playhouse a national powerhouse
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 13—
For San Diegans, Gregory Peck was a local boy who made good
as the city's most distinguished native actor and as a founder
of the La Jolla Playhouse, one of the nation's leading theaters,
located on the UCSD campus.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/fri/news/news_1n13peckside.html
Biotechs
on parade in bid for financing
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 13—
At yesterday's annual financing forum sponsored by the University
of California San Diego's Connect program, executives
of 23 new and established privately held biotechs vied for the
attention of more than 100 venture capitalists. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/fri/business/news_1b13biotech.html
Investigators
look at explosive bolts for clues in shuttle disaster
The Dallas Morning News, June 13—
Columbia Accident Investigation Board members say they still
suspect that insulation seen flying off the space shuttle's
external tank and striking the left wing led to the shuttle's
disintegration. (Quotes board member Sally Ride,
a former astronaut teaching at the University of California
at San Diego.)
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At the 2003
fair, sea and science
North County Times, June 13—
The ocean-themed San Diego County fair begins its three-week
run today with major exhibits presented by the Scripps
Institution of Oceanography. http://www.nctimes.net/news/2003/20030613/61211.html
Staging
a big bang for the playhouse
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 13—Barbara
ZoBell and Ruth co-chaired last Saturday's groundbreaking ceremonies
for the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Center for La Jolla Playhouse.
Assembled on a temporary stage were some of the people who made
it happen including University of California San Diego
Chancellor Robert Dynes.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/fri/currents/news_1c13stiff.html
Local Grocers
To Share Breast Cancer Information With Customers
KNBC, June 13— Korean-American
grocers hope to provide information to female customers about
how they can protect themselves from breast cancer through early
detection and treatment. (Cites a 2001 UCSD
survey.)
http://www.nbc4.tv/health/2266950/detail.html
