A Sampling of Clips for
November 21, 2003
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Darwin's
Atolls Theory Challenged
Discovery Channel, Nov. 21-In the
largest study ever of HIV-infected children, researchers at
the University of California, San Diego School
of Medicine have demonstrated that a child's individual genetic
factors are an important determinant of disease progression
and cognitive impairment associated with HIV.
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20031117/atolls.html
Underwater
Gliders Take Flight to New Depths
Associated Press, Nov. 20-A century
after the Wright Brothers first took to the skies, researchers
are perfecting innovative gliders that can swoop and soar on
journeys covering hundreds of miles and lasting for weeks -
all deep beneath the ocean waves. The fledgling technology,
barely a decade old, has already produced robotic submarine
gliders that move slowly, with the nimbleness of a blimp. (Quote
by Scott Jenkins, an engineer and glider expert
at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.)
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UC Regents
Criticize Chairman's Report on Berkeley Admissions
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 21--University
of California regents yesterday accused one of their own of
damaging the institution's reputation in a report questioning
the fairness of UC Berkeley admissions. During yesterday's public
debate, regents criticized board chairman John Moores, the commissioner
of the report, for sending to certain admitted students an insensitive
message that they didn't belong in the system. The release of
the report last month prompted massive confusion, UC President
Robert Dynes said, leading him to conclude
that the university must clarify, but not necessarily change
its admissions process, known as comprehensive review.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/fri/news/news_1n21uc.html
U.S. Aid
Improves Smoking Cessation
Chicago Tribune, Nov. 20--In 17 states
where the federal government spent $128 million to discourage
tobacco use, smoking dropped by about 3 percentage points over
eight years, a half-point more than in states without the program.
At $128 million, the program spent about $1,200 for each smoker
who kicked the habit. Elizabeth Gilpin, a University
of California, San Diego researcher and a co-author
of the study, called that cost "a real bargain."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0311200128nov20,1,2576553.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed
UCSD and
National University of Singapore Forge Partnership
TSector, Nov. 20-The University
of California, San Diego Extension and National University
of Singapore Extension have entered a partnership focused on
the delivery of state-of the-art education and training in drug
systems biology, development and clinical research to Singapore's
rapidly growing biotechnology sector. (Quote by Mary
Walshok, Dean of UCSD Extension.)
http://www.thetsector.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=6319
Welcome
to the Age of Popular Politics
San Diego Union-Tribune, Opinion,
Nov. 19-As impressive as Arnold Schwarzenegger's win was, it
wasn't an isolated event. Schwarzenegger is symptom, not cause;
the beneficiary of a new political playing field that allowed
for his emergence. We've entered a new era, one that promises
to fundamentally alter the political landscape, and one where
Earthquake Arnold won't be the last shock to the system. (Article
written by Sean Smith, a lecturer at the University
of California, San Diego.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/wed/opinion/news_mz1e19smith.html
