Alzheimer’s Cognitive Decline
Slowed In Gene Therapy Patients
Patients
with Alzheimer's disease who received
injections of genetically altered cells
into their brains appeared to show a
reduced rate of cognitive decline and
increased metabolic activity in the
brain, according to a study published
in yesterday's issue of the online journal
Nature Medicine.
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Video of NBC Nightly News Coverage
Perhaps An Elusive Shop -
But a Boon to Those in the Know What is it? Where is it? Why is it? Patricia Ann O’Leary, an administrative coordinator in Student Affairs, calls it “my special boutique. I love this store!” Carlos Morris of the Student Health staff gathers trappings there to create his Star Trek cyborg and klingon costumes for Halloween. More
UC Staff to Have Voice on Board of Regents
UCSD Staff Association members and their counterparts at other UC campuses are looking forward to July 1, when, for the first time, two UC staff members will join the Board of Regents. UCLA's David Miller, chair of the Council of UC Staff Assemblies (CUCSA), and UCSF's David Bell, former CUCSA chair, will each serve a one-year term on the Regent's educational policy and grounds and buildings committees.
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Bees, Brains and Addiction To understand the complex processes in the human brain that lead to addiction, some researchers at UCSD have turned to bees. Granted, the brains of humans and bees don't look much alike. But how bees respond to simple rewards, such as food, can tell scientists much about the workings of the primitive portion of our brains that lead some of us to become addicted to tobacco, alcohol or other drugs. More
Freshman Admissions
Data For Fall 2005 And Winter 2006 Quarters UCSD
has admitted 17,787 freshmen for the
Fall 2005 and Winter 2006 quarters,
up 633 students for a 3.7 percent increase
from the previous year. The admitted
UCSD students were selected from a total
40,514 freshmen applications, with 17,137
admitted for the Fall quarter and 650
for the Winter 2006 quarter.
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New Method Holds Promise in Identifying Markers of
Non-Metastatic Versus Highly Metastatic Breast Cancer
Researchers
have used a new strategy to identify
differences between non-metastatic and
highly metastatic breast cancer cells.
The article appears in the May 2005
issue of The American Journal of
Pathology and is accompanied by
a commentary.More
Team Led By Scripps Develops
New
Profile For Lake Tahoe Earthquake Risk
The deep, cobalt-blue waters of Lake Tahoe can mean different things to different people. For residents and tourists of the popular resort destination in the western United States, the lake's waters are a primary component of the area's serenity and beauty. For scientists, the lake's depth and rich color are an impediment to studying several important geological characteristics beneath the lake's basin. More
Inaugural Evolutionary Biology Lecture
To Be Presented At Scripps Oceanography Geerat Vermeij, a renowned marine biologist and distinguished professor at the University of California, Davis, has been chosen to receive the inaugural Richard H. and Glenda G. Rosenblatt Lectureship in Evolutionary Biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
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$17.2 Million Environmental
Grant
Awarded To School Of Medicine An innovative environmental research and community outreach program led by the School of Medicine has received a five-year, $17.2 million renewal of its grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, along with accolades for high-quality scientific investigations and an outstanding community outreach program.
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Human Cells Filmed Instantly Messaging for First Time Researchers
have captured on video for the first
time chemical signals that traverse
human cells in response to tiny mechanical
jabs, like waves spreading from pebbles
tossed into a pond. The scientists released
the videos and technical details that
explain how the visualization effect
was created as part of a paper published
in the April 21 issue of Nature.
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Vice
Chancellor James
Langley Leaves University
Vice
Chancellor James Langley has accepted
a new position as Vice President for
Alumni and University Relations at Georgetown
University, effective July 1st. Langley
has served UCSD in many capacities as
Vice Chancellor for External Relations.
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Former
Business
Officer Receives
Betsy Faught
Award
Barbara
Stewart, former Business Officer of
the department of sociology, has been
awarded the 2005 Betsy Faught Award,
which recognizes excellence and outstanding
achievement in the management of general
campus academic units.
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Top UCSD Librarian's
"Why Metadata?"
Paper Earns
Bibliographic Award
An
article titled "Why Metadata? Why me?
Why now?" by Brian E.C. Schottlaender,
University Librarian, has been selected
as best article and outstanding paper
by the Cataloging & Classification
Quarterly, an international journal
for bibliographic organization.
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Letters to Chancellor
These excerpts from some "Letters to the Chancellor" sent to my Web site will give you a flavor of the feedback I receive from people at UCSD and out in the community. More
Training and Career Development Funds
Are you a staff member seeking a promotion or career change? Receive up to $500 for training activities from the Staff Equal Opportunity Enrichment Program. The program also provides financial assistance for departmental training and development programs that will help prepare employees for career advancement. Applications are due by Monday, May 16, 2005. For more information, visit http://blink.ucsd.edu/seoep.
A Road Less Traveled
Do climbing gas prices and traffic have you looking for an alternative to your commute? UCSD offers a variety of options - carpools, vanpools, public transport connections and incentives.
Help for healthy eating
Telephone-based dietary counseling is the basis of a new Healthy Eating Program offered by UCSD Recreation and the UCSD Cancer Center. The three-month program is open to all at UCSD.
Upcoming Staff
Education and
Development Courses
What is it? Where is it? Why is it? Patricia Ann O’Leary, an administrative coordinator in Student Affairs, calls it “my special boutique. I love this store!” Carlos Morris of the Student Health staff gathers trappings there to create his Star Trek cyborg and klingon costumes for Halloween. 
To understand the complex processes in the human brain that lead to addiction, some researchers at UCSD have turned to bees. Granted, the brains of humans and bees don't look much alike. But how bees respond to simple rewards, such as food, can tell scientists much about the workings of the primitive portion of our brains that lead some of us to become addicted to tobacco, alcohol or other drugs. 
The deep, cobalt-blue waters of Lake Tahoe can mean different things to different people. For residents and tourists of the popular resort destination in the western United States, the lake's waters are a primary component of the area's serenity and beauty. For scientists, the lake's depth and rich color are an impediment to studying several important geological characteristics beneath the lake's basin. 
Geerat Vermeij, a renowned marine biologist and distinguished professor at the University of California, Davis, has been chosen to receive the inaugural Richard H. and Glenda G. Rosenblatt Lectureship in Evolutionary Biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. 
Researchers
have captured on video for the first
time chemical signals that traverse
human cells in response to tiny mechanical
jabs, like waves spreading from pebbles
tossed into a pond. The scientists released
the videos and technical details that
explain how the visualization effect
was created as part of a paper published
in the April 21 issue of Nature.
Vice
Chancellor James 
Former
Business 
Top UCSD Librarian's 
Letters to Chancellor 
