A Sampling of Clips for
May 23rd, 2007
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Stanley Miller, Who Examined Origins
of Life, Dies at 77
The New York Times, May 23 --Stanley L. Miller, a scientist whose spectacular discovery as a young graduate student pioneered the study of the origin of life on earth, died Sunday at a hospital near his home in National City, Calif. He was 77. He spent much of his scientific career at UCSD. More
UCSD Wins Grant to Launch Massive
Study of the Oceans
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 23 -- UCSD has won a $29 million contract to help launch a high-tech project aimed at revolutionizing people's knowledge of the oceans. The university's efforts are part of a $350 million federal initiative that coordinators describe as the greatest leap in marine science since research vessels began exploring the seas in the 1870s.’ More
Preuss School Ranked 9th Among U.S. High Schools
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 23 -- The Preuss School, a charter campus at UCSD, has been ranked among the nation's top 10 high schools by Newsweek magazine. Preuss, which serves students in sixth through 12th grade, was ranked ninth among 1,200 public schools. It was the only California school to crack the top 10. More
Taubman Puts $5M Into ALS Research
Detroit News, May 23 -- Research into the causes and treatment of Lou Gehrig's disease is getting a boost from retail mogul and philanthropist A. Alfred Taubman, who is donating $5 million to the University of Michigan. The gift will support research led by U-M neurologist and scientist Dr. Eva Feldman, whose team will work with researchers at the UCSD School of Medicine on several scientific fronts to try to stop or slow the disease. More
Birth Control Pill That Halts Periods Approved
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 23 -- The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved the first birth control pill that eliminates a woman's monthly period. Taken daily, the contraceptive, called Lybrel, continuously administers slightly lower doses of the same hormones in many standard birth control pills to suppress menstruation. (Quotes Dr. Shira Varon Williams, associate professor of women's health services at UCSD's Thornton Hospital in La Jolla) More
'I Was Trying to Find My Way'
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 20 -- 'It's been a journey,” Sharon Levy muses, standing among the sculptures in her MFA thesis exhibition in the Marcuse Gallery at UCSD. She has given it a matter-of-fact title, “The Wood.” More
Doctors Say New Sunscreen Gives Even More Protection
News8, May 23 -- A nice golden tan can come with a price. According to the American Cancer Society, there are more than one million skin cancers diagnosed each year in the United States. Now, a new sunscreen offers more protection from the sun, because even if you can't see sun damage on your skin it doesn't mean that it isn't there. (Quotes Dr. Brian Jiang, a UCSD Medical Center dermatologist who specializes in skin cancer) More
Virtual Tours of De Luz Reserve Begin
North County Times, May 23 -- Last week, a trio of researchers from UCSD and San Diego State University provided a North County Times reporter with a real-life tour of the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve in De Luz, to demonstrate how computers and the vast wireless network blanketing the 4,500-acre site can offer students a lablike experience from the comfort of their classrooms. More
Chair Endowed at UCSD in Honor of Revelle
The San Diego Daily Transcript, May 22 --Ellen Revelle, widow of oceanographer Roger Revelle, donated $2.5 million to UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography in honor of her late husband, establishing the Roger Revelle Chair in Environmental Sciences. More