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May 05, 2005
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Unveils Blast Simulator
Los Angeles Times, May 4-A blast simulator
that can deliver the same punch as a car bomb was unveiled Wednesday
in a laboratory at UCSD, as part of a federal
anti-terrorism program. More
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Philadelphia
Herald, May 5
Contra
Costa Times, May 4
San
Jose Mercury News, May 5
Arizona
Central, May 5
San
Diego Union-Tribune, May 5
North
County Times, May 5
A Pitched
Battle for Stem Cell Research Headquarters
New York Times, May 5-The headquarters
for California's new embryonic stem cell research program will
have about 50 employees, none of whom will conduct the $3 billion
in experiments that voters authorized last fall as part of the
ground-breaking endeavor. (Refers to UCSD.)
More
In Clinical Trials, Drug
Protects Brain from Stroke Damage
New York Times, May 5-After the failures
of numerous drug candidates over two decades, an experimental
treatment has been shown to protect the brain from some of the
damage caused by strokes, drug industry executives and doctors
said yesterday. (Quote by Justin A. Zivin,
a professor of neurosciences at UCSD.) More
UCSD Recasting
Business Group to Widen Scope
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 5-UCSD
intends to spin out Connect, the business networking group founded
20 years ago as the UCSD program in technology
and entrepreneurship. (Quote by Duane J. Roth,
director of UCSD Connect.) More
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San
Diego Daily Transcript, May 4
Tracking
Our Kin in the Dirt
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 5-The
next time your ego gets the better of you, consider this humbling
thought: We all share a common ancestor with a tiny amoeba that
lives in dirt. For years, scientists, including several at UCSD,
have studied the amoeba to gain insights into human biology.
Now, they have sequenced its DNA, laying out the genetic blueprint
for this seemingly inconsequential creature. More
Join the
Club
Voice of San Diego, May 5-Three UCSD
professors were granted membership to the National Academy of
Sciences, recognizing the faculty members for their accomplishments
and designating them as advisers to the federal government.
The UCSD honorees are Bioengineering Department
chairman Shu Chien, Political Science Department
chairman Gary Cox and pharmacology professor
Michael Karin. More
Editorial:
The Envelope, Please
Sacramento Bee, Opinion, May 5-For
weeks, Sacramento and three other cities have been primping
and preening to land a coveted title - Miss Stem Cell USA. To
some, this beauty pageant may seem like an unseemly and chaotic
way to launch a $3 billion science program. Actually, it has
worked out just as the master of ceremonies planned. (Mentions
UCSD.) More
Questions
Answered
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 4-Q &
A column by Sherry Seethaler, a UCSD
science writer and educator who answers science questions submitted
by San Diego Union-Tribune readers. More
UCSD Economic
Indicators Show Slow Start for 2005
North County Times, May 5-San Diego
County's Index of Leading Economic Indicators was down in each
of the first three months of the year, which could mean slower
than expected growth, an economist said today. More
