A Sampling of Clips for
October 20th, 2006
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Amgen Foundation Awards Grants in Amgen Scholars Program
Washington Business Journal, Oct. 20 -- UCLA and Caltech are among 10 universities nationwide receiving money from the Amgen Scholars Program, a $25 million, eight-year effort funded by biotech giant Amgen Inc. The program's first phase lasts four years. Other California participants are Stanford University, UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco and UCSD. More
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ISU Picked as Finalist for Bioenergy Institute
Des Moines Register, Oct. 19 -- Iowa State University has made the short list of universities invited to vie for a $500 million bioenergy institute to be created by oil giant BP, university officials said Thursday. Iowa State is partnering with UCSD, which is leading the effort, and the J. Craig Venter Institute of Rockville, Md., in its pursuit of the Energy Biosciences Institute. More
Priest Says He Touched Foley
Palm Beach Post, Oct. 20 -- The secret that Mark Foley kept for four decades was finally exposed when a priest admitted he went skinny-dipping with the future congressman. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Samuel Popkin) More
For the Record
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 20 -- A story yesterday misidentified the University of San Diego as one of 16 local employers named to a list of best workplaces for commuters by the San Diego Association of Governments. In fact, the local university on the list was UCSD. More
Six Vying for Three Positions on Board
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 20 -- The candidates in three one-on-one contests for the Sweetwater Union High School District board share next month's ballot with the district's $644 million school bond measure, Proposition O. Challengers include Ed Herrera, a 20-year-old UCSD student. More
Troupe Explores the Body, Mind Connection
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 20 -- Wayne McGregor's dancers are, in a sense, participants in the research he conducts with neuroscientists – research that has included an unusual stint for a choreographer, as a fellow in the Experimental Psychology Department of Cambridge University. “AtaXia,” which is his London-based company, will perform at UCSD tomorrow night. More