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March 28, 2002  
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Building blocks of life created in simulator
United Press International, stories of modern science, Mar. 28 – New Scientist reports that amino acids can be generated in the chilly conditions of interstellar space, suggesting the ingredients for life are universal. (Quotes UCSD researcher Jeffrey Bada).
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San Diego Press Club honors ‘Headliners’
San Diego Business Journal, Mar. 18-24 – The San Diego Press Club honored local organizations and individuals who made headlines with positive contributions to society.  Among the winners are UCSD professor of medicine J. Allen McCutchan, UCSD neuroscientist Mark Tuszynski and Cal-(IT)2 director Larry Smarr.
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UCSD nurse-midwife training program loses funding
San Diego Channel.com, 10News, Mar. 27 – A UCSD nursing program that trains nurses to become nurse practitioners or midwives is being eliminated. (Quotes UCSD Nurse-Midwife Educational Program Director Shiela Pickwell and UCSD Director of Patient Care Mary Middleton).
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Conn Steps Down as Dean of UCSD’s Jacobs School of Engineering
San Diego Business Journal, high tech, Mar. 25-31 – Robert Conn will step down from his post as dean of UCSD’s Irwin and Joan Jacobs School of Engineering. UCSD professor Frieder Seible will serve as acting dean effective July 1.
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S.D. women’s hall of fame honors new stars
San Diego Business Journal, Mar. 18-24 – Five honorees chosen by the San Diego County Women’s Hall of Fame were honored at UCSD’s Institute of the Americas, including UCSD alumna Lucy Killea and former UCSD lecturer Gracia Molina De Pick.
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Analysts predict sweet dreams lie ahead for Neurocrine
San Diego Business Journal, Mar. 18-24 – Feature on Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. Gary A. Lyons, president and CEO of the firm believes the insomnia drug candidate could rival Ambien. (Quotes UCSD professor Chris Gillin).
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The sun still shines on sun’s local unit
San Diego Business Journal, Mar. 25-31 – Feature on the Enterprise Systems Products business unit of Sun Microsystems. (Quotes managing director of the Jacobs School of Engineering Abigail Barrow and mentions the San Diego Supercomputer Center).
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Scripps sells nursing homes; UCSD to end home care
San Diego Business Journal, Mar. 25-31 – UCSD Healthcare will discontinue its home health care program on June 30 due to financial problems.
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Zoo’s giant panda Bai Yun is artificially inseminated
San Diego Union Tribune, Mar. 28 -- Bai Yun, the female giant panda at the San Diego Zoo, underwent artificial insemination Wednesday. UCSD Medical Center anesthesiologist Mark Greenberg assisted during the surgery.
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Copley News Service, Mar. 28
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