A Sampling of Clips for March 4^th, 2008

* UCSD faculty and staff may obtain a copy of an article by e-mailing the University Communications Office

Ditching Cafeteria Trays for the Environment
U.S. News & World Report, March 3 -- Could this be the end of tray sledding? Several schools across the country have begun experimenting with and implementing cafeteria tray bans in hopes of reducing waste and water usage in dining halls. (Mentions UCSD) More

University of California President's Post Not Easy to Fill
Los Angeles Times, March 4 -- An recent job postings published nationwide, ideal candidates for president of the University of California system are described like this: "An individual of uncommon wisdom" to head "the best public research university system in the world." (Mentions UCSD) More

D(fense)
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 4 -- In recent years, as disappointing research cast a dark cloud over the hyped benefits of some vitamins and nutrients, vitamin D has been a ray of sunshine. Last year, researchers from UCSD's Moores Cancer Center found that people with high blood levels of vitamin D had half the risk of breast and colon cancer of those with low levels. More

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
NBC San Diego, March 3 – A celebration to honor Theodor Seuss Geisel -- better known as Dr. Seuss -- was held Monday on the campus of UCSD. The children's author would have been 104 on Sunday, but the party began at about noon at the Geisel Library on the university's campus. More

Reviewing for a Test Could be Just a Click Away on Your iPod
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 4 – Students who space out at a critical moment in their college chemistry class can now recapture that instruction on their iPods. (Mentions UCSD) More

Prices Soar on Inflation Worries
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 4 -- Wall Street investors and speculators drove the price of food, oil, precious minerals and raw materials into record territory yesterday, signaling higher prices for consumers and businesses in the near future. (Quotes UCSD economist James Hamilton) More

Local Stem Cell Group Raises $65M to Attract Grants
North County Times, March 4 -- San Diego County's stem cell consortium has secured $65 million to help build a major research center at UCSD. More