A Sampling of Clips for
September 07 - 09, 2002
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San
Diego scientists applying research to homeland security
North County Times, Sept. 9 – UCSD scientists
revealed their scientific efforts to help combat terrorist attacks.
Tiny silicon chips, called “smart dust,” can detect
a variety of biological and chemical agents. UCSD engineers
are using techniques developed to retrofit bridges and scientists
also have helped develop an oral vaccine that halted the spread
of smallpox. (Quotes Michael Sailor, professor of chemistry
and biochemistry at UCSD, Gil Hegemier, professor
of structural engineering at UCSD, Frieder Seible
of the Jacobs School of Engineering and James Dunford of
the UCSD School of Medicine).
http://www.nctimes.net/news/2002/20020906/60225.html
The
king of rock ‘n’ roll
San Diego Business Journal, Aug. 26 –Sept.
1 -- Profile on Frieder Seible, the new interim dean of
UCSD’s Jacobs School of Engineering, and his groundbreaking
work in the field of structural engineering.
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Anthrax
toxin silences immune cells’ alarm call
New Scientist, Sept. 7, Pg. 18 – UCSD scientists
have discovered how toxins released by anthrax bacteria kill one
type of white blood cell. The findings, led by UCSD pharmacology
professor Michael Karin and published in the journal Science,
could help develop an antidote that blocks an anthrax toxin called
lethal factor.
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Her
new mission: Launching girls’ interest in science
Boston Globe, Sept. 8, Pg. 8 – UCSD
physics professor Sally Ride, founder of the Sally Ride
Science Club, dedicated to creating programs that inspire girls’
interest in science, math, and technology, will deliver the keynote
address at the Boston festival for middle school girls at MIT.
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UCSD
scientists reveal new statistics on HIV infections
San Diego Business Journal, Aug. 19-25 – UCSD
researchers led by Susan Little have found that one out
of five people newly infected with AIDS have a strain that is
resistant to drugs. The study appeared in the Aug. 8th edition
of the New England Journal of Medicine. (Quotes Douglas Richman,
director of the UCSD AIDS Research Institute).
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Bubbling
with ideas on sound of surf
New Zealand Herald, Sept. 9 – Scripps Institution
of Oceanography researchers Grant Deane and Dale
Stokes have come up with what they call “the big bang
theory of bubbles” to explain the number and size of bubbles
in breaking waves. Their research, published in the journal Nature,
is significant because these bubbles also have a central role
in the world’s carbon dioxide cycle.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection
Academics
wary, but corporate partners fill gap
San Diego Business Journal, Aug. 19-25 – The
new Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall at UCSD which will
open in November, was funded by a $17.2 million gift from the
Whitaker Foundation, an $8 million gift from the Charles Lee Powell
Foundation, and a $12 million gift from the William J. von Liebig
Foundation. (Quotes Shu Chien, chair of the department
of bioengineering at UCSD).
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California
arts council faces big cuts in funds
Los Angeles Times, Sept. 7, Pg. 2 – California
Arts Council officials say the state’s new budget, sealed
Thursday with Gov. Gray Davis’ signature, means their agency’s
support for artists and arts organizations statewide will drop
by roughly 40 percent. (Mentions UCSD professor Quincy
Troupe).
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On
the move
San Diego Union Tribune, Sept. 7, Pg. C2 –
Rick LeFaivre has been named executive director for the
William J. von Liebig Center for Entrepreneurism and Technology
Advancement at the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering.
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The
sick sense
Copley News Service, Sept. 9 – Chronic pain
is believed to affect more than 50 million Americans, often leading
to severe depression, loss of self esteem, unemployment and financial
ruin. At UCSD’s pain center, which is housed in the
department of anesthesiology, pain specialists are helping chronic
pain sufferers. (Quotes Mark Wallace, director of UCSD’s
pain center and Sandra Chaplan, professor at the School
of Medicine).
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Martin
Kamen dies, discovered carbon-14
Washington Post, Sept. 8, Pg. 7 – Martin D.
Kamen, an emeritus professor of chemistry at UCSD and co-discoverer
of carbon-14, died on Aug. 31 in Santa Barbara.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51835-2002Sep7.html
Related
article appeared in:
The Guardian, Sept. 9
http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,3604,788480,00.html
Newsday,
Sept. 7
http://www.newsday.com/news/obituaries/ny-kamen072914020sep07.story
San
Diego Union Tribune, Sept. 8
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sun/metro/news_1m8kamen.html
