A Sampling of Clips for
November 9th, 2006
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Noted Biologist Plans UCSD Lab
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 9 -- Biologist J. Craig Venter, whose role in the Human Genome Project brought him international fame and fortune, hopes to build a lab at UCSD for developing drugs from ocean microbes, the university's officials and researchers have confirmed. More
Schwarzenegger's Neglect May Have Hurt Other GOP Contenders
San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 8 -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tirelessly promoted himself and his ambitious package of public works bonds en route to his landslide re-election. But he spent little time campaigning for fellow GOP candidates. Some experts believe that was one reason only one other Republican joined Schwarzenegger in victory. "Arnold is bigger than the Republican Party in California," said Thad Kousser, an expert in state politics at UCSD. More
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Election Gives Bush, Democrats Second Chance
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 9 -- Not since he entered office on the short end of the popular vote and under the cloud of the Florida recount has President Bush faced a political challenge equal to the one he confronts now that voters have taken control of Congress away from the Republicans. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Sam Popkin) More
Changing House Poses Challenge for Bilbray
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 9 -- The good news for Brian Bilbray: His hard line on illegal immigration apparently went over well with voters in the 50th Congressional District, who handed him a full two-year term in the House of Representatives. The not-so-good news: Bilbray's views on his signature issue are suddenly out of fashion in the Democratic-majority Congress. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Gary Jacobson) More
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North County Times
UC Discloses Salaries
San Jose Mercury News, Nov. 8 -- The University of California has disclosed the annual salaries and extra compensation of its top leaders, revealing that many earn significant additional income -- but that much of this money comes from treating patients, doing research and summer teaching, not the state budget. (Mentions UCSD Chancellor Marye Anne Fox) More
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Watching Bacteria Evolve in the Lab
MIT Technology Review, Nov. 9 – Using rapid new DNA-sequencing technologies, UCSD researchers followed evolutionary changes in E. coli grown under stressful conditions. They were able to identify which genes mutated, when, and what the effects were on the bacteria's growth. More
UCSD Researchers Study Bacteria, Asthma Connection
10News, Nov. 8 -- Researchers at UCSD want to find out if a four-month course of an antibiotic called biaxin will bring relief for people with hard-to-control asthma. More
Ocean Chemistry Changes Are Studied
UPI, Nov. 7 -- Scientists from UCSD, the San Diego Supercomputer Center and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD say trace-metal usage by modern organisms probably derives from major changes in ocean chemistry occurring over geological time scales. More
For the Record
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 9 -- In a story in last Sunday's Arts section, it was incorrectly reported that UCSD plans to ask the UC Board of Regents for $5 million in funds that still need to be raised for construction of a new campus Music Building. The regents are being asked to approve the building project. The university expects to raise the $5 million. Campus funds have been set aside as a guarantee. More
$100,000 Pledged to Preuss School
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 9 -- The Preuss School, a UCSD-based public charter school, has received $100,000 from The Jack in the Box Foundation for student transportation and scholarships. More
Election Fallout
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 9 -- UCSD political science professor Steve Erie says his vote wasn't so secret Tuesday, thanks to the new Diebold electronic voting system. Three times, Erie said, he had to call over precinct officials to help him advance to the next section of the ballot. More
Fine Tune Your Mind
FOX6 News, Nov. 9 -- Doctor Dee Silver at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla says the first step in memory improvement is getting a good night's sleep. In a study at UCSD, brain activity, as recorded by an M.R.I., was shown to be dramatically altered with normally active areas of the brain appearing to shut-down in sleep-deprived subjects. More
An Informal Critique
San Diego CityBEAT, Nov. 8 -- “This is a laboratory for those who make dance and theater,” said Liam Clancy, curator of Sushi Performance & Visual Art’s new experimental series, 4x4, at last month’s debut event. Clancy also teaches in the Department of Theatre and Dance at UCSD. More