A Sampling of Clips for
November 03, 2004
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Voter Turnout Expected
to Reach Near-Record Levels
San Jose Mercury News, Nov. 2-From
astronaut Leroy Chiao casting an encrypted ballot in a space
station 230 miles above Earth to voters lining up for hours
on the ground, Americans turned out en masse for an election
experts predict will set near-record levels of participation.
(Quote by Samuel Popkin, a political science
professor at the University of California, San Diego.)
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Ballots Run Short At Local Universities
NBC Channel 7/39, Nov. 2-A strong
student turnout at the polls Tuesday caused ballot shortages
at three universities, including UC San Diego.
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10, San Diego, Nov. 2
UCSD's Outreach Funding Stabilizes
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 3- After
slashing its college preparatory budget by half last year, the
University of California, San Diego has maintained
funding this year for its outreach programs to help poor and
minority students prepare and excel in college.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/education/20041103-9999-1m3outreach.html
Profile
Richard J. Liekweg
Carmel Valley News, Nov. 2-Carmel
Valley resident, Richard Liekweg, is able to
pursue passion for business and medicine as UCSD
Medical Center CEO. http://www.sdranchcoastnews.com/articles/2004/11/01/delmar_carmel/
carmelvalley/community/comm01.txt
Shiva:
Another K-T impact?
Astrobiology Magazine, Nov. 3-Most
scientists believe a large meteorite impact in the Yucatan Peninsula
led to the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.
But could a second, larger impact off the coast of India share
the blame? (Quote by Steve Cande, a researcher
from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.)
http://www.astrobio.net/news/modules.php?op=modload&name=
News&file=article&sid=1281
Trust and the Future of
Research
Physics Today, Opinion, Nov. 2-For
many years, physicists were in denial that unethical conduct
was a problem in their profession. But an erosion or neglect
of trust and professional responsibility can threaten the research
enterprise, often in subtle ways.
http://www.physicstoday.org/vol-57/iss-11/p48.html
Optical 'Pipeline' Opens
Research Connections
EE Times, Nov. 2-The Electronic Visualization
Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Chicago has acquired
a dedicated 10 Gigabit "pipe" on the National LambdaRail
infrastructure from Chicago to the University of California,
San Diego.
http://www.eetimes.com/at/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=51202271
Letters
to the Editor
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 3-The
importance of certain public health issues should not be overlooked.
I am a physician specializing in infectious diseases, and I
know firsthand that when ideology interferes with sound science,
it weakens our ability to turn the tide against scourges such
as AIDS and hepatitis. (Letter submitted by Joshua Fierer,
M.D., a professor of medicine and pathology at the University
of California, San Diego.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041103/news_lz1e3lets1.html
Questions
Answered
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 27-Q
& A column by Sherry Seethaler, a UCSD
science writer and educator who answers science questions submitted
by San Diego Union-Tribune readers.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041103/news_1c3sciqa.html
