A Sampling of Clips for
September 17th, 2007
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UnitedHealth Offers U.S.-Funded Alzheimer's Coverage
Bloomberg, Sept. 17 -- UnitedHealth Group Inc., the largest U.S. health insurer, said it will offer the first government- subsidized plan devoted to the care of patients with Alzheimer's disease and chronic dementia. (Quotes Paul Aisen, a neurology professor at Georgetown University in Washington and acting director of the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study at UCSD) More
State Stem Cell Institute Names Pioneer as Leader
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 15 -- California's stem cell institute, having just overcome a legal challenge that stymied its funding for two years, has landed a marquee-name scientist to serve as its president and try to cement the state's reputation as the global epicenter for stem cell research. (Quotes Larry Goldstein, an embryonic stem cell researcher at UCSD) More
Conference Celebrates Area's Roots, Diversity
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 16 -- “Early San Diego Regional History” opened yesterday at InterAmerican College in National City. The event, which will continue today at the Presidio and Old Town state parks, includes lectures from historians and scholars, art classes and other workshops, re-enactments and displays of artifacts. Tony Valladolid, director of student policies and judicial affairs at UCSD was the event’s keynote speaker. More
Museum of Man Gets Makeover
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 17 -- When Mari Lyn Salvador arrived at the San Diego Museum of Man in 2004, she was the institution's first new director in two decades. Since then, she has done far more than just put her name on the door. New exhibits are in all the temporary galleries. Foremost among them is the current Copper Age exhibit, a groundbreaking show for the museum, as it is based on the work of a UCSD archaeologist and includes 6,000-year-old items that had never before left Israel. More
UC Ponders Fee Hikes for Professional Degrees
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 15 -- Charging roughly the same fees for each specialty has fit UC's philosophy: to provide an affordable and equitable education across the public university system. But that may soon change. (Mentions UCSD) More
Rise of the Planners
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 16 -- William R. Anderson has had a lot to do since the middle of last year when he became San Diego's 10th planning director. At the top of the list is completing a new general plan to guide the city's development for the next generation. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Steve Erie) More
Preuss Details Emerge
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 15 -- An investigation into possible academic impropriety at the prestigious Preuss School at UCSD focuses on about 100 grades, including some that were reportedly changed. More
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Former Reagan Defense Secretary to Discuss Petraeus Report
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 17 -- Lawrence Korb, former assistant secretary of defense for President Reagan, will speak at UCSD's School of International Relations and Pacific Studies next week about Gen. David Petraeus' report to Congress about the U.S. military's role in Iraq. More