A Sampling of Clips for
September 20, 2005
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Five California
'Geniuses' Recognized by Foundation
Los Angeles Times, Sept. 20-Five California
scientists, including Emily Thompson, an associate
professor of history at UCSD, are among the
25 winners across the country of this year's MacArthur Foundation
"genius" grants. More
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San
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Boston
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Contra
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Seattle
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Jose Mercury News, Sept. 20
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History
Rewarding for UCSD Teacher
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 20-UCSD
historian Emily Thompson is one of the newest
winners of the MacArthur Foundation's $500,000 "genius
grants," although she's having trouble believing it. More
Getting
in on the Next Little Thing
New York Times, Sept. 20-Technology
companies are primarily the benefactors of the current venture
boom, but if the past is any indication, that portends good
news for start-ups of all shapes and types now that Sand Hill
Road, a font of cash primarily for technology concerns but not
exclusively, is once again pumping lifeblood into new companies
each week. (Quote by Paul S. Kedrosky, a professor
at UCSD.) More
UCSD School
Year Begins with Record Enrollment
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 19-The
school year began Monday for a record 26,140 students at UCSD.
The enrollment figure includes 3,800 freshman with an average
high school grade-point average of 3.93 and score of 1,251 on
the SAT test, said Mae Brown, UCSD's
assistant vice chancellor of admissions and enrollment. More
Mechanism
by Which a Simple Organism Can
Produce 10 Trillion Varieties of a Single Protein
Medical News Today, Sept. 20-A team
led by UCSD biochemists has discovered the
mechanism by which a simple organism can produce 10 trillion
varieties of a single protein, a finding that provides a new
tool to develop novel drugs. More
UC Looks
to Donors to Help Pay Executives
San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 20-In
their most sweeping salary proposal in recent memory, University
of California officials want to tap private donors to boost
the salaries of their highest-paid executives -- who already
make more than $350,000 a year. More
Oil Shock of 2005 Differs
from 1970s Mississippi
Sun Herald, Sept. 19-Even though inflation-adjusted oil prices
in this energy shock have touched levels not seen since the
1970's, gas pumps are chugging away without interruption. Far
from panicking, many drivers this time around shrugged off $3
gasoline like a $1.80 cup of coffee. (Quote by James Hamilton,
an economist at UCSD.) More
