A Sampling of Clips for
August 31 - September 03, 2002
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Anthrax
gives up its deadly secret to researchers
Reuters, Aug. 29 – A UCSD research team,
led by pharmacology professor Mickael Karin, discovered
how anthrax bacteria uses one type of white blood cell to evade
the rest of the immune system. The findings were published in
the journal Science.
http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=sciencenews&StoryID=1388506
Related
article appeared in:
San Diego Union Tribune, Aug. 31
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/anthrax/20020831-9999_6m31anthrax.html
Statins’ nerve problems
Washington Post, Sep. 3, Pg. 1 – A large study
by Danish physicians found that people who took statins were more
likely to develop a form of nerve damage called polyneuropathy
than those who never took the drugs. (Quotes UCSD assistant
professor of medicine Beatrice Golomb).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26802-2002Sep2.html
Nanotechnology
creates ideal optical medium
Electronic Engineering Times, Sep. 2 – Since
the first demonstration of a negative refractive index material,
research groups around the world have been pursuing photonic technologies
that appear to break the laws of nature. Purdue University scientists
are attempting to reproduce results similar to those shown last
year at UCSD using microwave radiation.
http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20020827S0019
How
elephants ‘snorkel’
BBC News, Aug. 31 – Elephants have special
lung tissue which allows them to “snorkel” underwater,
according to UCSD School of Medicine pulmonary physiologist
John West. West outlined his theory at the American
Physiological Society in San Diego.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2225846.stm
For
more information see:
http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2002/08_27_West.html
Shot
in arm for pharmacy
San Diego Union Tribune, Sep. 2 – UCSD’s
School of Pharmacy, the second public school of pharmacy in the
state, is opening its doors on September 26 with 25 students.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/mon/metro/news_1m2newskl.html
Networking
startup takes plunge
San Francisco Chronicle, Sep. 3, Pg. 1 – Feature
on Force10 Networks Inc. The San Diego Supercomputer Center
bought some of the company’s equipment for a project that
links multiple powerful computers to act as one. (Quotes Kevin
Walsh, director of the San Diego Supercomputer Center’s
network performance reference lab).
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/09/03/BU212649
Related
article appeared in:
Electronic Engineering Times, Sep. 2
http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20020902S0025
Few
clear trends emerging in high-stakes election year
Baltimore Sun, Sep. 2 – Two years after a dead-even
presidential vote, a nation still split down the middle is heading
into the midterm election with both houses of Congress up for
grabs. (Quotes Gary Jacobson, a political scientist at
UCSD).
http://www.sunspot.net/bal-te.election02sep02.story
UCSD
research may help treat rheumatoid arthritis
North County Times, Sep. 1 – A recent discovery
by scientists at UCSD’s School of Medicine will help
doctors understand why rheumatoid arthritis is so destructive
and will help researchers treat the 2 million Americans who suffer
with this inflammatory joint disease. Gary Firestein, professor
of medicine at UCSD, is one of the researchers working
on the project.
http://www.nctimes.net/news/2002/20020901/61736.html
Longing
for belonging; Sense of community is a powerful force in San Diego
region
San Diego Union Tribune, Sep. 1 – The local
geography of San Diego , historic development patterns and social
and cultural preferences contribute to a feeling of locality rather
than regionalism. (Quotes Abraham Shragge, director of
UCSD’s Urban Collaborative and researcher at University
Extension).
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The
age of online instruction
Library Journal, Sep. 1, Pg. 36 – The 2002
annual Special Libraries Association (SLA) meeting recognized
all librarians as online educators. UCSD’s chemistry
librarian Christina Keil and web master Steve Lawson
have created a web site “virtual tour” of the most commonly
used chemical property handbooks at UCSD.
http://libraryjournal.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleId
The
body imaginary
The Independent (London), Sep. 2, Pg. 12 –
The recent discovery that a female New Caledonian crow called
Betty can both make and manipulate a simple tool made from garden
wire to get at its food suggests that this one idea of a mental
body image may not be unique to humans. (Quotes Patricia Churchland,
chair of philosophy at UCSD).
http://www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?story=329745
O’side
girls enjoy UCSD science camp
North County Times, Aug. 31 – UCSD is
one of five universities hosting Tech Trek, a science and math
camp organized five years ago to encourage girls to pursue careers
in the math and science fields.
http://www.nctimes.net/news/2002/20020831/64236.html
Brain
waves
San Diego Union Tribune, Sep. 3 – Feature on
the ninth annual UCSD Cancer Center Luau & Longboard
Invitational, an event that raised more than $1 million for cancer
research.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/tue/sports/news_1s3surfcol.html
