A Sampling of Clips for
September 28, 2005
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Echoes of 1994 With Current
Scandals?
Washington Post, Sept. 27-Dark and
ominous clouds are gathering over the Republican Party these
days, with a series of ethical and legal scandals that threaten
to further damage a White House and Congress already reeling
from a sharp drop in public approval ratings.(Quote by Gary
Jacobson, a professor of political science UCSD.)
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Hungry for
Human Rights
Washington Post, Sept. 28-The recent
diplomatic attention to North Korea's nuclear ambitions should
not distract us from a second, equally grim, problem posed by
that country: its chronic food emergency. (Article written by
Stephan Haggard, a professor of Korean studies
at UCSD.) More
Stem Cells in Limbo for
Paralyzed
Seattle Post, Sept. 28-New evidence
from mouse studies suggests that stem cells may help cure paralysis
in cases of spinal cord injury. So that raises an obvious question:
When can they be tried in humans? (Refers to research by Fred
Gage, a UCSD neuroscientist.) More
World's
First International Real-time Streaming Of 4K
Digital Cinema Over Gigabit IP Optical Fiber Networks
PhysOrg.com, Sept. 27-In a demonstration
that could foretell the future of videoconferencing, scientists
from around the world meeting at iGrid 2005 in San Diego were
treated to the world's first real-time, international transmission
of super high-definition (SHD) 4K digital video. Using 4K technology,
Keio president Yuichiro Anzai and UCSD Chancellor
Marye Anne Fox opened iGrid 2005, a workshop
and symposium that brings together the world's leading experts
in grid computing and high-bandwidth networking every two years.
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Scripps Center is Given
$4 Million
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 28-John
Moores, the University of California regent, San Diego Padres
owner and major-league philanthropist, has handed The Scripps
Research Institute $4 million to fight diseases caused by worms.
Over the years, he has donated millions of dollars to UCSD,
the University of Houston, the University of San Diego, and
numerous other charities and institutions. More
Error On
Agenda Scuttles Debate On Student Center
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 28-
Flaws in the City Council's agenda caused postponement of a
public hearing yesterday on a proposal for a Jewish student
center near UCSD. More
