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A Sampling of Clips for
January
26-28, 2002
UCSD faculty and staff may obtain
a copy of an article by e-mailing the University
Communications Office
California rewrites college admissions personal circumstances are
given 'point values'
USA Today,
Jan.
28, Pg. 1D -- Under
a new UC admissions policy qualities such as motivation, special
talent and the ability to transcend personal challenges count more
than ever before. (Quotes UCSD
vice chancellor of student affairs, Joseph
Watson and UCSD
psychology professor Hal Pashler ).
The learning channel - UCSD-TV
engages the mind with thoughtful, diverse programming
The
San Diego Union-Tribune,
Jan.
27, Pg. F-1 -- Feature on UCSD-TV. Quotes UCSD
Chancellor Robert Dynes, assistant vice
chancellor and general manager of UCSD-TV, Mary
Walshok, UCSD-TV
managing director Lynn Burnstan. Mentions
several UCSD faculty and staff including
School of Medicine infectious desease specialist, Dr.
Leland Rickman and playhouse managing director Terrence
Dwyer.
Qualcomm's
persistence pays dividends in China
Copley
News Service,
Jan. 28 -- Qualcomm inaugurates China's first CDMA network,
culminating nearly a decade of lobbying by Qualcomm to enter the
world's most populous country. (Quotes UCSD professor
of Regional and Pacific Studies, Susan Shirk).
Deadly
peanut allergy is nothing to sneeze at
Copley
News Service,
Jan. 28 -- Immunologists say that the incidence of peanut allergies
is on the rise
among
children. There is talk of banning peanuts from school
cafeterias and commercial airlines. (Quotes UCSD
clinical professor in allergy and immunology, Dr. Michael
J. Welch).
Valley
Center's cancer figures to be discussed today
The San Diego Union-Tribune,
Jan. 26, Pg. B-9 -- A survey by a Valley Center mom has determined
that 14 of the town's approximately 6,000 children have been
diagnosed with leukemia, brain tumors or other cancers since 1997.
(Quotes UCSD cancer
expert and professor, Georgia
Robins Sadler).
Book
Awards
The
San Francisco Chronicle,
Jan.
26, Pg. D5 -- UCSD professor of literature Fanny
Howe's "Selected Poems" has just won the 2001
Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize form the Academy of Poets.
Qualms
grow with bioterrorism research: Is fighting the flu more useful
than preparing for anthrax?
The
Associated Press,
Jan 27 -- In
December, Congress pumped up annual funding
for AIDS.
While championed by many prominent scientists, the explosive growth
of bioterrorism
research is
also raising questions among some researchers, government officials
and independent
analysts.
(Quotes UCSD professor, Dr.
Peter Rosen).
Taxpayers
give inmate a new heart
The
San Diego Union-Tribune,
Jan.
26, Pg.A-1 -- A California man has become the first person to
receive an organ transplant while in state prison, adding fuel to
the debate over the costs of providing medical care to an expanding,
and aging, prison population. (Quotes UCSD
medical professor, Dr. Lawrence Schneiderman).
Where
are California's biomedical clusters?
The San Francisco
Chronicle,
Jan.
28, Pg. E2 -- The California Healthcare Institute, released a
reported last week that 225,000 Californians worked for the
biomedical industry in 2000.
(Mentions UCSD's Cal-(IT)2).
Orange
County due to decide at last on El Toro airport
Copley
News Service,
Jan. 25 -- Orange County residents will vote on whether the
former Marine
Corps
Air Station at El Toro will be reincarnated as an airport or a
huge regional park. (Quotes UCSD political
scientist Steve Erie).
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