A Sampling of Clips for
August 17 to 19, 2002
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HIV wages
war on ‘miracle’drugs
New Scientist, Aug. 17, Pg. 22 – Drug-resistant
strains of HIV now account for a tenth of new infections in North
America. UCSD pathology professor Douglas Richman,
the author of the study, thinks that all newly infected patients
should be screened for resistance, so they can get the most effective
treatment right from the start.
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Marijuana
eases MS symptoms
United Press International, Aug. 18 – A survey
of multiple sclerosis patients living in England found that 45
percent use marijuana either for relief of disabling leg spasms
or to ease MS pain. (Quotes UCSD professor of anesthesiology
Sandra Chaplan).
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Article
also appeared in:
Sacramento Bee, Aug. 19
Fresh water sought at sea
Los Angeles Times, Aug. 19, Pg. 1 –With other
sources of drinking water drying up, water districts from Los
Angeles to San Diego are hoping to build desalination plants to
tap the vast resources of the ocean. (Quotes Steven Erie,
director of the Urban Studies and Planning Program at UCSD).
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Plan
steps out from the wings
Los Angeles Times, Aug. 19 – The La Jolla Playhouse
unveiled architectural plans for an $11.5 million theater complex
on the UCSD campus. The 45,000 square-foot addition will
provide the company with its third stage, a black-box theater
that can seat as many as 450 and can be reconfigured for each
production.
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A
third theater will help keep playhouse on stage year-round
San Diego Union Tribune, Aug. 16 – With
the new Jacobs Center complex and a fund for creative work, La
Jolla Playhouse will at last achieve permanence. The Playhouse
and UCSD’s nationally ranked theater program have
long been in place; the buildings to house them in a long-envisioned
theater district have not until now. (Quotes Walt Jones,
chair of UCSD’s Department of Theater and Dance).
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20020816-9999_1n16laside.html
Bad weather:
What in the world is going on? Extreme conditions assault the
planet – and there’s no simple explanation
San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 17, Pg. A1 –
It has been the worst summer in the world for bad weather—the
planet has been besieged by droughts, floods and huge fires all
at the same time, experts say, there doesn’t seem to be a
single cause for this outbreak. Dan Cayan, Scripps Institution
of Oceanography’s director of climate research discussed
some theories about the weather conditions.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/08/17/MN8533.DTL
A new science
is born
North County Times, Aug. 18 – Bioengineering,
a new field that combines biotech, engineering and physics, is
giving a boost to San Diego County’s biotech research, helped
by a major commitment from UCSD. The university is home
to several programs considered at or near the top in their field.
The university dedicated the $37 million Powell-Focht Bioengineering
Hall, part of the Department of Bioengineering’s expansion
program.
http://www.nctimes.net/news/2002/20020818/60254.html
Weeding
out a new Tijuana
Baltimore Sun, Aug. 17, Pg. 2 – Tijuana’s
city government is trying to revitalize the city, especially Avenida
Revolucion. City officials have cracked down on the pipes by targeting
unlicensed vendors and invoking a little-known law that prohibits
the sale of items that contribute to bad morals. Vendors must
stop selling pipes by Sep. 12, government officials announced.
(Quotes Van R. Whiting, senior fellow with the Center for
U.S.-Mexican Studies at UCSD).
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Down
in the valley
The New Republic, Aug. 19-26, Pg. 16 – UCSD
professor Steven Erie comments on the consequences of Valley
secession from the city of Los Angeles.
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Medical
experts explore new ways to measure pain
North County Times, Aug. 18 – At the 10th World
Congress on Pain, an international conference held in San Diego,
medical experts are exploring technology that allows scientists
to watch pain at work in the brain. (Quotes UCSD professor
of anesthesiology Sandra Chaplan and Mark Wallace,
director of a pain clinic at UCSD).
http://www.nctimes.net/news/2002/20020818/60328.html
With no
cure-all available, the paths of pain treatment vary
San Diego Union Tribune, Aug. 18, Pg. 1 – More
than 50 million Americans are believed to suffer from chronic
pain. At UCSD’s pain center, which is housed in the
department of anesthesiology, the patient count is approaching
10,000 visits a year, according to director Richard Wallace.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sun/currents/news_mz1c18treat.html
Intel
spins off promising local startup
San Diego Union Tribune, Aug. 17, Pg. 1 – Chipmaking
giant Intel has spun off a company for the first time, and the
new entity will call San Diego home. UCSD Connect got involved
and lobbied to locate the headquarters in San Diego. (Quotes Fred
Cutler, UCSD Connect’s executive director).
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20020817-9999_1b17tarari.html
A chilling
spot in the Arizona desert
Copley News Service, Aug. 19 – The transport
of baseball icon Ted Williams to Alcor Life Extension Foundation,
the country’s largest and best-known practitioner of cryonics,
has spurred medical and ethical debates about the subject. (Quotes
Timothy Morris, chairman of the medical ethics committee
at UCSD Medical Center).
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Biotech
patent lawyer sets example of leadership
San Diego Daily Transcript, Aug. 19 – Cathryn
Campbell was recently awarded the individual Pinnacle Award for
service from UCSD Connect’s Athena program. (Quotes
Mary Walshok, associate vice chancellor of UCSD
Extension).
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Making
a fine chamber fest even better
San Diego Union Tribune, Aug. 18, Pg. 3 – UCSD
percussionist Steven Schick was one of the performers at
SummerFest La Lolla.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sun/arts/news_1a18sumanal.html
