A Sampling of Clips for
January 17th, 2007
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Ancient Weapons Found in Ruins in Syria
USA Today, Jan. 17 -- It was the ancient version of a last stand: Twelve clay bullets lined up and ready to be shot from slings in a desperate attempt to stop fierce invaders who soon would reduce much of the city to rubble. (Quotes Guillermo Algaze, a professor of anthropology at UCSD) More
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UC Device Will Seek Life Signs on Mars
San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 17 -- Scientists and engineers at UCSD and UC Berkeley are developing a pocket-sized instrument that will travel to Mars aboard a European spacecraft and prove whether life exists -- or ever did -- on the planet's red sands. More
UC Considers Prohibiting Tobacco-funded Research
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 17 -- A handful of UC's governing board of regents, led by San Diego Padres owner John Moores, will urge their colleagues to pass a policy tomorrow limiting tobacco-funded research. (Quotes UCSD professors Darwin Berg and David Burns) More
Regents to Limit Corporate Board service for UC Executives
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 17 – UC’s governing board of regents is expected to pass a policy tomorrow that would limit UC executives, including chancellors, to serving on a maximum of three for-profit boards. (Mentions UCSD Chancellor Marye Anne Fox) More
UCSD Students Push Boundaries in Business Plan Contest
San Diego Business Journal, Jan. 17 -- Students at UCSD will compete for their share of $50,000 in prize money during a business plan competition that culminates in May. It’s the first such event from the Triton Innovation Network, a student organization at UCSD, which hopes to make the competition an annual occurrence. More
Floating Airport Proposal Resurfaces
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 13 -- Would people really be willing to take a 10-mile boat ride on the high seas to catch a plane? Would any politician approve a concept so futuristic that it seems lifted from the script of a bad Kevin Costner movie? (Quotes Frieder Seible, dean of UCSD’s Jacobs School of Engineering) More
The Doctrine of Discipline
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 16 -- Thanks to modern science and an abundance of research, staying healthy has never been easier. Or more confusing. Medical studies, most often presented to the public in 30-second sound bites, frequently seem to contradict each other, adding frustration to an already perplexed consumer. (Quotes Dr. Thomas Savides, gastroenterologist at UCSD and professor of clinical medicine at the UCSD School of Medicine) More
Filner Says PTSD Treatment Top Priority
North County Times, Jan. 14 -- Increasing awareness and treatment of post traumatic stress disorder among U.S. troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan is a top priority for U.S. Rep. Bob Filner, a San Diego County Democrat who is the new chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Gary Jacobson) More