A Sampling of Clips for
June 5, 2006
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Science Journals
Artfully Try to Boost Their Rankings
The Wall Street Journal, June 5 -- John B. West has had his share of requests, suggestions and demands from the scientific journals where he submits his research papers, but this one stopped him cold. Dr. West, the Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Physiology at the UCSD School of Medicine, is one of the world's leading authorities on respiratory physiology and was a member of Sir Edmund Hillary's 1960 expedition to the Himalayas. More
Borders Fall for These Doctors
Los Angeles Times, June 4 -- Hundreds of hospitals around the country are engaging in a new form of outsourcing — employing physicians abroad to assist doctors on staff — whether to confirm a preliminary diagnosis or make it themselves. (Quotes UCSD radiology resident Jenna Liu.) More
Banning Write-in Votes Is Unwise
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 2 -- On election day, the county Board of Supervisors is asking voters to approve Proposition B, which would bar write-in candidates from contesting general elections for county offices. The measure is an obvious response to the controversy in 2004-05 in the city of San Diego when Donna Frye's general election write-in campaign for mayor resulted in a recount, court battles and ultimately Mayor Dick Murphy's resignation. (Article written by Matthew Shugart, a political scientist at UCSD.) More
Pharmacists a First at UCSD
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 4 -- Twenty-four students – 16 women and eight men – were awarded doctor of pharmacy degrees yesterday morning at the Price Center on the UCSD campus in La Jolla. More
Debt
San Diego Reader, May 25 – Manny Farber's film classes -- I can speak first-hand of only three years of them, though they would continue for another thirteen until his retirement in 1987 to devote himself full-time to painting -- were the stuff of legend, and it seems feeble and formulaic to call him a brilliant, an illuminating, a stimulating, an inspiring teacher. (Farber is a UCSD Visual Arts Professor Emeritus.) More
