A Sampling of Clips for
November 18, 2004
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5 UC Officials
Picked for Stem Cell Panel
San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 18-Top
administrators representing the University of California's five
medical schools were named Wednesday to help lead the state's
$3 billion stem cell financing plan approved by voters on Nov.
2, including Edward W. Holmes, dean of the
UC San Diego medical school.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/11/18/BAGA89TCPL1.DTL
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Oakland Tribune, Nov. 18
Contra Costa Times, Nov. 18
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Mateo County Times, Nov. 18
Tri-Valley
Herald, Nov. 18
UCSD Official to Oversee Stem Cell Research
Panel
NBC Channel 7/39, San Diego, Nov.
17-Dr. Edward Holmes was named vice chancellor
of health sciences and dean of the School of Medicine, University
of San Diego Chancellor Marye Anne Fox
announced Wednesday.
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/3928470/detail.html
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articles appeared in:
San
Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 18
North
County Times, Nov. 18
Mandarin Chinese Speaks Volumes in Giving
the Young an Ear for Music
UK Guardian, Nov. 18-Psychologists
led by Diana Deutsch at the University
of California, San Diego found that children who learnt
Mandarin as babies were far more likely to have perfect pitch
- the ability to name or sing a musical note at will - than
those raised to speak English.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,7369,1353606,00.html
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in:
Nature,
Nov. 11
Study Warns About 'Holiday Heart'
UPI, Nov. 17-Researchers at the University
of California, San Diego say people not only should
be concerned about adding weight during the holidays but also
about alcohol.
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/enews/articles/2004/11_18_study.asp
Getting
a Fever from the Chills
International Herald Tribune, Nov.
18-Even though colds are called colds, most people know that
viruses are to blame, not the temperature. But a small group
of people come down with fevers when they experience chills,
according to a study by Hal Hoffman of the
University of California, San Diego.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2004/11/17/healthscience/snvital.html
UC Rejects
'Multiracial' Category
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 18-University
of California regents yesterday resoundingly rejected a proposal
that sought to add a "multiracial" category to UC's
admissions application.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20041118-9999-1n18race.html
Biotech Companies Rush
to Claim Piece of Stem Cell Bond
Modesto Bee, Nov. 18-A 21st century
gold rush is on in California after voters approved $3 billion
for human embryonic stem cell research. (Quote by Edward
Holmes M.D., medical school dean at the University
of California, San Diego.)
http://www.modbee.com/business/story/9445841p-10355421c.html
Latest Goof
at City Hall Dismays Even the Most Jaded
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 18-In
recent years, San Diegans have grown accustomed to a steady
flow of forehead-slapping news from City Hall. (Quote by Steve
Erie, a professor of political science at UC
San Diego.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20041118-9999-1n18mayor.html
N.M. Governor Wants UC
Regents to Continue Running Los Alamos
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 18-New
Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson traveled to California yesterday
to urge the University of California regents to compete to continue
managing the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041118/news_1n18alamos.html
UCSD Coach
Likes - and Gets - a Challenge
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 18-Bill
Carr was a first-year head basketball coach at Spring
Hill College in Alabama five years ago, when his team featured
numerous new faces and was predicted to win between five and
10 games. Carr now runs the program at UCSD,
hired to direct the Division II nonscholarship team after 10-year
coach Greg Lanthier was fired following last season.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/college_basketball/20041118-9999-1s18ucsdhoop.html
