A Sampling of Clips for
May 30, 2003
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Don't
Tell Brawley, but Those Smaller Earthquakes Are Good
Los Angeles Times, May 30 –
Scientists say that quake swarms are good because they allow
pressure to be released through many small quakes that occur
frequently, thus averting some of the large quakes that can
cause widespread destruction and loss of life. Recent studies
by scientists from the University of California, San
Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have
shown that the Imperial Valley fault is also "creeping,"
or moving without noticeable earthquakes, about a third of an
inch a year. That also helps relieve pressure on the fault.
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Duke,
Venter to search for genetic causes of disease
Associated Press, May 30 – Duke
University and genetic pioneer J. Craig Venter are joining forces
to search for the genes behind major diseases in hopes of treating
them before they arise. The collaboration announced Thursday
between Duke and the Venter's Rockville-based Center for the
Advancement of Genomics marks one of the first efforts to use
the human genome to predict diseases and treat patients before
illnesses such as heart disease and cancer occur. Venter said
he is close to signing a similar agreement with his alma mater,
the University of California, San Diego.
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Alabama
Firm Buys Digital Wizards
San Diego Business Journal, Apr. 28
- May 4 – SAIC announced it had received an $8.3 million
contract from DARPA (Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency) to develop prototype equipment in the Robust
Passive Sonar program. The project involves a number of other
contractors, including the Marine Physical Laboratory at University
of California, San Diego’s Scripps Institution
of Oceanography.
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State
funding abyss looms at life science summit here
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 30 –
The first Governor's Life Science Summit is being held today
at University of California, San Diego to devise
strategies for expanding and retaining life science companies
in the state. About 125 life science executives, government
officials and venture capitalists are expected to attend the
summit, which was organized to develop a regional, 10-year strategic
plan for a "road map for the region."
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/fri/business/news_1b30biotech.html
Alvarado
nurses look at rival union
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 30 –
Fearful that they were being steered toward a union of management's
choosing, nurses at Alvarado Hospital Medical Center yesterday
said they are seeking affiliation with a competing union. The
California Nurses Association said it is seeking to represent
nurses at five hospitals owned by Tenet Healthcare Corp. of
Santa Barbara, including Alvarado. CNA represents about 50,000
nurses statewide, including a combined 2,000 at University
of California, San Diego Medical Center, the San Diego
Blood Bank and the Palomar Pomerado Health District in North
County.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/fri/business/news_1b30alvarado.html
