A Sampling of Clips for
February 21st, 2007
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Saudis' Cutbacks Raise Oil Concerns
Atlanta Journal Constitution, Feb. 20 -- Drivers who remember those $3-a-gallon days of the past two years, be warned. Oil prices are up and the world's biggest producer has been cutting back — a recipe for those prices to keep on climbing. But whether they are still arching skyward by the time summer driving starts depends largely on just why Saudi Arabia has been pumping less crude. No one outside the kingdom really knows for sure, but some oil experts think the Saudis' oil reserves may not support increased production. (Quotes UCSD economist James Hamilton) More
The North Korean Deal
International Herald Tribune, Letters to the Editor, Feb. 20 -- After years of delay and missed opportunities, the diplomatic process has yielded a deal that could finally lead to the end of North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Yet instead of applauding the accomplishment, critics are charging that the White House conceded too much. (Written by UCSD professors Stephan Haggard and Susan Shirk) More
Top Computer Award Breaks Gender Barrier After 40 Years
Los Angeles Times, Feb. 21 -- Retired IBM Corp. computer scientist Frances E. Allen, whose work helped crack Cold War-era code and predict the weather, today will be named the first woman to receive her profession's highest honor. (Quotes Jeanne Ferrante, associate dean of engineering at UCSD, who worked at IBM) More
The Homeless Get Counted
Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 21 -- In rickety encampments from Los Angeles to here in Garner, N.C., an estimated 800,000 homeless hunker on the fringes of cities and towns, often struggling with poverty, mental illness, or addiction. This year's count, judging from early indications, will show that a government-led race to end chronic homelessness by 2011 is far off the pace. A 2005 UCSD study for the city of San Diego, found that the average street person in California costs communities between $40,000 and $150,000 a year in public services ranging from healthcare to police. More
Process & Fabrication
NY Arts Magazine, March-April 2007 – Q&A with UCSD alumnus Brett Littman, deputy director of P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in New York. He is responsible for overseeing the museum’s day-to-day operations which include: the finance department, education and public programs, development, human resources, visitor services, acting as executive producer of “Warm Up”, the museum’s summer concert series, consulting on www.wps1.org activities and liaising with MoMA on shared institutional projects. More