A Sampling of Clips for 
May 24 - 27, 2003

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Microsoft chairman at UCSD
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 26 – Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates will discuss the future of computing technology at a forum with University of California, San Diego today scheduled for 12:45 p.m. at the Price Center Ballroom. UCSD Chancellor Robert Dynes and Larry Smarr, founding director of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, will join Gates for an informal conversation after his remarks. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/mon/business/news_mz1b26newsby.html

Updates on Billion-Dollar Campaigns at 23 Universities
Chronicle of Higher Education, May 23 – The 23 American universities that are seeking to raise at least $1-billion collected a total of $296.8-million in gifts and pledges during the last month for which they had data available. The University of California, San Diego raised $465.7-million as of April 15 and the goal is one billion dollars by 2007.
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After the hype fades
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 26 – Technologies that never quite make it out of the gate are a natural part of the cycle from laboratory to marketplace, said Fred Cutler, executive director of University of California, San Diego Connect. When a new technology emerges, it's going to take some trial and error to refine a successful consumer product. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20030526-9999_mz1b26hype.html

Face-lifts, one cell at a time
Los Angeles Times, May 26 – Dermatologists and other doctors who specialize in cosmetic or laser surgery say they are rapidly developing methods to beautify the body without so much as a needle or a knife. These procedures, loosely referred to as non-ablative therapies (meaning no cutting is involved), are already making their way into the marketplace in major cities. (Quotes Dr. Richard Fitzpatrick, an associate clinical professor of dermatology at University of California, San Diego).
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Teen harnessed brainpower for a good cause
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 27 – Columnist Ozzie Roberts profiles 16-year-old University of California, San Diego student Constantine "Costi" Karastamatis who is currently pursuing a degree in physics with a GPA of 3.99 at the age of 16.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/roberts/20030527-9999_1c27ozzie.html

Indian classical and jazz camp to spice up town
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 25 – University of California, San Diego's "Inside Out -- A Full-Spectrum Jazz Camp: From Mainstream to Open Improvisation," is a program for learning to become a great jazz musician. It is the brainchild of Daniel Atkinson, the jazz program coordinator for the La Jolla Athenaeum and the director of arts, humanities and languages for UCSD Extension. Each day of camp will feature classes in jazz history, theory and composing, improvisation workshops, master classes and ensemble performance workshops where students are placed in groups with faculty members. There will be hosted and open jam sessions each evening, as well as faculty performances.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20030525-9999_1a25varga.html

Alchemy with light shocks physicists
New Scientist, May 21 – In a recent study, researchers documented the ultimate control over light: a way to shift the frequency of light beams to any desired color, with near 100 percent efficiency. According to the latest report by photonics crystal pioneer John Joannopoulos and his group at MIT, claims of "unexpected and stunning new physical phenomena" will soon to be published in Physical Review Letters. (Quotes Michael Sailor, a professor at the University of California, San Diego).
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993750

Taking drivers' blood in dispute
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 26 – For years, unlicensed workers drew the blood of thousands of drunken-driver suspects in San Diego County in a cost-cutting practice that violated state law. Prosecutors in the county and city of San Diego acknowledge the practice was wrong and say it's been changed. An appeals court is considering a dispute over the collecting of blood that could affect more than 150 drunken-driving arrests. (Quotes Dr. Leland Rickman, a University of California, San Diego epidemiologist and mentions Leslie Revier, a senior laboratory technician at UCSD Medical Center). http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20030525-9999_1m25blood.html

Trio joins Lindbergh luminaries
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 25 – Sally Ride, University of California, San Diego physics professor and America's first female astronaut, Harrison Ford, and Jim Fowler received the inaugural Anne Morrow Lindbergh Award. The awards were presented by the Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation at a dinner for 500 guests in the San Diego Aerospace Museum in Balboa Park.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sun/currents/news_1c25stiff.html

For Jugglers, It's All Up in the Air
Los Angeles Times, May 24 – At the recent Isla Vista Jugglers Convention in Santa Barbara, a crowd of more than 100 filled a University of California, Santa Barbara gym. Amateurs and pros gather for an annual celebration of skills. (Quotes Ron Graham, a former president of both the International Juggling Association and the American Mathematical Society and a professor at the University of California, San Diego).
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