A Sampling of Clips for
December 18th, 2006
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Dec. 18, 2006
In Memory-Bank ‘Dialogue,’ the Brain Is Talking to Itself
The New York Times, Dec. 18 -- New recordings of electrical activity in the brain may explain a major part of its function, including how it consolidates daily memories, why it needs to dream and how it constructs models of the world to guide behavior. (Quotes Larry Squire, a neuroscientist who studies memory at UCSD) More
Comet Sampler: Specimens Show
That Inner and Outer Solar System Mixed
Science News, Dec. 16 -- Just as the solar system was forming some 4.6 billion years ago, it turned itself inside out. Some of the hottest material, residing so close to the sun that it almost vaporized, sped out to the chilliest reaches of deep space. These bits of formerly high-temperature dust ultimately became parts of the icy balls known as comets. (Mentions research by Frank Shu of UCSD) More
Breakthroughs, Tips and Trends
The Sunday Times, Dec. 16 -- A new type of dental filling may give you a mouth that can stop bullets. Engineers at UCSD have developed a lightweight material for fillings, crowns and bridges that is four times stronger than normal — by incorporating the same fibers that are used to manufacture bullet-proof vests. More
Trio of Troupes Form Dance Place Bedrock
San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 17 – Perhaps no one has placed a stronger stamp on San Diego modern dance than Jean Isaacs. In Isaacs' 36 years here, many of the dancers in town have studied with her at UCSD and various studios, or have danced in one the companies she's directed – Three's Company, Isaacs McCaleb & Dancers, and San Diego Dance Theater – and one sees frequent echoes of her quick, deeply-engaged, witty style. More
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Worlds Apart
San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 17 -- While President Bush remains steadfastly against human embryonic stem cell research, limiting federal funding on moral grounds, nations around the globe are pouring millions of dollars into the field. (Quotes Larry Goldstein, director of UCSD’s stem cell research program) More
Fractured Families
Colorado Daily, Dec. 17 -- Inside the Weld County courthouse on Thursday and Friday, a new symbol of today's immigration debate. Five Mexican nationals caught in a federal raid Tuesday at the local Swift meat packing plant faced charges of stealing American identities and using them to get jobs. (Quotes Wayne Cornelius, director the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at UCSD) More
Losing Ground: North County's Shoreline Victim of Natural Process
North County Times, Dec. 16 -- If only Santa Catalina Island were bigger. The popular tourist destination off the shore of Orange County is 22 miles long and 8 miles across at its widest point. Even at its smallish size, its rocky bulk shelters beaches from Oceanside to Los Angeles from giant winter waves and helps them retain sand, according to a new study by scientists at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. More
New Technology Helps UCSD Depression Study
10News, Dec. 15 -- Many of the most widely prescribed antidepressants may take months to work for some people. Now, technology is giving UCSD doctors a look inside the brain to figure out in just days whether the antidepressant is working or not. More
Vista Sheriff's Station Targets Improved Community Relations
North County Times, Dec. 16 -- More than a year after sheriff's deputies fatally shot three Latino men in separate incidents over a five-day period, the sheriff's Vista Station continues to work on improving relations with the city's Latino community. (Quotes Wayne Cornelius, director the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at UCSD) More
Irwin Jacobs Believes There’s Still Plenty to Give in San Diego
San Diego Business Journal, Dec. 18 -- Though Qualcomm Inc. co-founder Irwin Jacobs donated an astounding $60 million this year to an overseas university and an Ivy League school in New York, he still believes there’s plenty of opportunity for philanthropic endeavors in San Diego. Jacobs also has donated an estimated $133 million during the past two decades to UCSD. More
Scripps Hospital La Jolla Has a Ball, Receives $3M Donation
San Diego Business Journal, Dec. 18 -- George E. Palade, who is recognized for his pioneering use of electron microscopy and “cell fractionation” to reveal and define the inner workings of the cell, was honored UCSD with the establishment of the George E. Palade Endowed Chair. More