A Sampling of Clips for
November 13, 2002
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New UC admissions
policy called a success by faculty
San Diego Union Tribune, Nov. 13 –
A faculty review of the University of California’s overhauled
admissions policy has declared it a success at admitting more
first-generation college students and applicants from underperforming
schools. This past year, two pilot programs were run to spot-check
information provided by accepted students. One UCSD
pilot program found that all 437 randomly selected students
were able to provide proof of items in their applications.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/wed/news/news_1n13admit.html
UCSD fourth
in 'highest impact
San Diego Daily Transcript, Nov. 13
-- UCSD ranked fourth in the nation in a report
by ISI that examined the citation impact of research papers
produced at the top 100 federally funded U.S. universities from
1997-2001. The rankings were reported in the fall edition of
"ScienceWatch," an ISI newsletter. The report ranks
universities in 21 fields in the biological, physical and social
sciences.
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/eclips/PDF/ISIcitation%20impact1102.pdf
Study: Microscopic algae may heat up
local ocean
NBC 7/39 San Diego, Nov. 12 –
Microscopic algae may cause ocean temperatures to rise, countering
scientific theories that the plants could help reduce global
warming, according to a study co-authored by Scripps
Institution of Oceanography researchers Robert
Frouin and Sam Iacobellis. The study
is published in the October edition of the Journal of Geophysical
Research.
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/1782631/detail.html?treets=dgo&tml=dgo
In a first,
a lesbian is elected district attorney in San Diego
New York Times, Nov. 13, Pg. 20 –
With her victory over District Attorney Paul Pfingst sealed,
Judge Bonnie Dumanis of Superior Court will become the first
openly gay prosecutor elected in the country, gay advocates
say. (Quotes Samuel Popkin, a political scientist
at UCSD).
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Fishing
debate enters new waters
North County Times, Nov. 11 –
Numerous scientific studies show many species are disappearing
from the waters off the West Coast, and even some fishermen
agree that something must be done to protect some fish from
today’s high-tech fishing fleets. “The only way
we can protect our future values is to use laws that are designed
to protect our future values,” said Paul Dayton,
a Scripps Institution of Oceanography professor
of marine ecology.
http://www.nctimes.net/news/2002/20021111/54931.html
How you
live may give you Alzheimer’s disease: Use it or lose
it is one of many theories researchers are studying
Ottawa Citizen, Nov. 13 -- Brain researchers
are investigating ways to delay or perhaps even prevent the
onset of Alzheimer’s disease. They suspect that the way
people live, the pills they take, even the way they think may
influence their risk of the disease. (Quotes Leon Thal,
Chair of Neurosciences at UCSD).
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Winnin'
time: If its fall, UCSD women must be in hunt for a national
title
San Diego Union Tribune, Nov. 4 –
UCSD women's soccer team is in the NCAA Division
II tournament. UCSD has won the national championship
for the last four years (three in Division II and one in Division
III) and will play on Sunday at UCSD.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/wed/sports/news_mz1s13winnin.html
Champion
for rights of poor at UCSD
La Jolla Light, Oct. 24 – Bishop
Samuel Ruiz, who devoted his life to defending the rights of
indigent people in Chipas, Mexico, and has been nominated for
the Nobel Peace Prize three times, took part in UCSD’s
Burke Lectureship program. (Quotes Fred Randel,
UCSD literature professor and chair of Burke
Lectureship in Religion and Society and Marg McKnight,
the secretary at the Office of Religious Affairs at UCSD).
http://www.lajollanews.com/News/2002/October/School_Dayz2310.shtml
