A Sampling of Clips for
April
10, 2002
UCSD
faculty and staff may obtain a copy of an article by e-mailing the
University Communications
Office
San
Diego vows to fight panel’s sewage decision
Los
Angeles Times,
April
10, Pg. 7 – The city of San Diego will fight a state Coastal
Commission action that calls for an upgrade of its sewage
treatment plant. (Mayor
Dick Murphy cited views of Scripps
Institution of Oceanography
scientists).
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-000025613apr10.story
Bacteria
strikes O.C. surf again
Los
Angeles Times, April
10, Pg. 1 – Orange County health officials indefinitely closed
nearly half a mile of Huntington State Beach’s shore after
finding frequent spikes in bacteria levels. (Mentions a Scripps
Institution of Oceanography
study of a plume of sewage off the coast of Huntington Beach).
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-000025571apr10.story
You
snooze, you lose
Boston
Globe, science
briefs,
April
9 – A study led by UCSD
professor
Daniel
S. Kripke
found that people who sleep seven hours per night have a lower
death rate than those who sleep eight hours or more.
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/099/science/You_snooze_you_lose+.shtml
Life’s
big leap
Discover.com,
May
issue – Research by UCSD
biologist William
Mcginnis could
explain
the
origin of large-scale alterations to body plans during the early
evolution of animals.
http://www.discover.com/may_02/breaklife.html
UC
system sees minority admissions rise
North
County Times, April
6 – The University of California System has admitted more
minority students for the fall freshman class than it did in 1997,
the last year it instituted a ban on affirmative action in
admissions. UCSD
saw the greatest increase in minority students of any UC campus.
(Quotes UCSD
admissions director Mae
Brown).
http://www.nctimes.net/news/2002/20020406/62453.html
Associate
vice chancellor Mary Walshok to be honored
See
Neil Morgan column entitled:
Key
decisions due on border bridge, low-cost housing
San
Diego Union Tribune, Neil
Morgan column,
April
10 – UCSD
associate vice chancellor Mary
Walshok
will be honored by the Swedish Consul General Andreas Ekman when
he makes her a Knight of the Polar Star. (Mentions UCSD
CONNECT).
http://www.uniontrib.com/news/uniontrib/wed/metro/news_7m10morgan.html
Biotech
workers have new place to train
North
County Times, April
9 – UCSD
Extension has established a new Department of Bioscience to train
biotech workers. (Quotes Department of Bioscience director Sharon
Wampler).
http://www.nctimes.net/news/2002/20020409/61943.html
