A Sampling of Clips for
October 23rd, 2006
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A New Step for British Transplant Snaith
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 22 -- Next weekend, UCSD presents work by another choreographer who made her name in London in the 1980s and '90s. The first concert here by Yolande Snaith also marks the debut of her new, San Diego-based company. Snaith heads UCSD’s dance programs. More
Mexican Lawmaker Optimistic About Calderón, Congress
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 21 -- A Mexican lawmaker says President-elect Felipe Calderón knows how to work with legislators to make things happen, and for that reason thinks the Mexican Congress will accomplish more than many people think. Sen. Eloy Cantú spoke last week at a conference titled “Democracy in Mexico: Present and Future” at the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at UCSD. More
UCSD Tech Transfer Leader Secures Post at Cornell
San Diego Business Journal, Oct. 23 -- After nine years at UCSD, Alan Paau, assistant vice chancellor of the university’s Technology Transfer office, has accepted a position at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. More
Judge Upholds State Law Giving Illegal
Immigrants Resident Status on Tuition
San Diego Business Journal, Oct. 23 -- A Yolo County Superior Court judge upheld a state law allowing public colleges and universities to charge in-state fees to illegal immigrants.The class action lawsuit filed in December by 42 out-of-state students attending college or university in the state claimed that the tuition break discriminated against U.S. citizens. (Mentions UCSD) More
Fat Old Ladies More at Risk of Breast Cancer
Cosmos, Australia, Oct. 23 -- Obese post-menopausal women are more susceptible to breast cancer, and those who continue to gain weight after 50 are more likely to die from the disease, according to research presented at an obesity conference in Boston over the weekend. "There is an overwhelming number of studies that show a link between obesity and breast cancer," said Cheryl Rock of UCSD. More
Storms of Fire
Cosmos, Australia, December 2006 -- Across the globe, forest fires are getting hotter, wilder and less predictable. As global warming takes hold, the kind of devastating bushfires seen in Australia are likely to become more common elsewhere. (Quotes Timothy P. Barnett of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD) More
Gas Leak Clears UCSD Dorms
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 23 -- More than 300 students were evacuated from two UCSD dormitories for about 90 minutes Monday morning after maintenance crews noticed a gas line with a slight crack, officials said. The campus hazardous material team checked every room to make sure it did not contain unsafe levels of gas before the students were allowed to go inside, said Paul Mueller, a university spokesman. More
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TV Anchor Going Public with Hepatitis C Dangers
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 21 -- As Stan Miller anchors the Channel 8 evening news, only his fellow workers realize he could be enduring migraines, blurred vision, nausea, fever and debilitating fatigue. He has hepatitis C, a stubborn virus that attacks the liver. But it's not the disease causing all of his symptoms – it's the cure. (Quotes Miller's hepatologist, Dr. Tarek Hassanein from UCSD) More
Judge: Petco Vote Can Go Ahead
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 21 -- A judge declined yesterday to block a Monday meeting at which Petco shareholders will vote on the proposed sale of the company to two private investment firms. (Quotes Paul Kedrosky, executive director of the von Liebig Center for Entrepreneurism and Technology Advancement at UCSD) More