Fox Announces New Partnership with Mexico Goals Include Improving Air Quality
and Establishing Cross-Border Technology Corridor
In her inaugural address, Chancellor Marye Anne Fox called for a strengthening of UCSD's international agenda. Wednesday, she took a large step in meeting her own challenge by announcing comprehensive plans for a "Partnership with Mexico." The partnership and cooperation program includes four initiatives to improve the quality of life for citizens of the United States and Mexico. More
Engineers Discover Why
Toucan Beaks
are Models of Lightweight Strength As
a boy growing up in Brazil 40 years
ago, Marc A. Meyers marveled at the
lightweight toughness of toucan beaks
that he occasionally found on the forest
floor. Now a materials scientist and
professor of mechanical and aerospace
engineering at the Jacobs School of
Engineering, Meyers said makers of airplanes
and automobiles may benefit from the
first ever detailed engineering analysis
of toucan beaks conducted in his lab.
More
Research May Lead to
Targeted Treatment for Asthma Sufferers
The bronchial tubes of a patient with severe asthma can become scarred due to repeated episodes of allergic inflammation in the airways. The scarring results in blocked airways, excessive production of mucus, and shortness of breath. More
World
AIDS Day
UCSD recognized World AIDS Day on Thursday
with a public viewing of a section of
the AIDS Memorial Quil at the Price
Center. To the right, students read
the section of the quilt dedicated to
remembering UCSD faculty, staff and
students.
Celiac Disease Research
Center Receives
$2.5 Million
Gift
Thanks
to a $2.5 million gift from the Oklahoma-based
William K. Warren Foundation, researchers
at the School of Medicine will be able
to step up the fight against celiac
disease, a disease estimated to affect
one in 100 Americans. Celiac disease
is a digestive condition triggered by
consumption of a common protein called
gluten, which is found in bread, pasta,
cookies, pizza crust and many other
foods. More
University Librarian Named
President
of Association of Research Libraries Brian
E. C. Schottlaender, university librarian,
was elected president of the Association
of Research Libraries at the recent
membership meeting of the association
in Washington, D.C. The Association
of Research Libraries comprises the
leading research libraries in the U.S.
and Canada. UCSD became a member of
the association in 1973.
More
Leading Polymer Chemist
and DNA Researcher at UCSD Dies Bruno
H. Zimm, an emeritus professor of chemistry
and biochemistry at UCSD and one of
the world’s leading polymer chemists
and DNA researchers, died on November
26 at UCSD’s Thornton Hospital
in La Jolla. He died from pneumonia
following a long battle with Parkinson’s
disease. He was 85. More
Former UCSD Physicist Shares Descartes
Award for Material that Reverses Light's Properties
David
R. Smith, a physicist formerly at UCSD,
has been awarded the European Union's
Descartes Prize for Excellence in Scientific
Research for developing a new class
of composite materialsat UCSD with unusual
physical properties that scientists
theorized might be possible but had
never before been able to produce in
nature. More
Academic Senate Fills Posts, Hears of High-Tech Collaborations
During the Academic Senate's second meeting of the 2005-06 academic year on Tuesday, the senators appointed members to key committees, heard an update on university issues from Chancellor Marye Anne Fox, and learned of ongoing high-tech collaborations from Larry Smarr of Calit2. More
204,703: Dollar amount raised by the Rady School's inaugural class to name the libarary in the school's first building
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75: Percent of students in the Rady School's inaugural class who contributed to the class gift
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2,870: Average dollar amount given per Rady student who contributed to the class gift
Soft Cinema Navigating
the Database
Lev Manovich
What kind of cinema is appropriate for the age of Palm Pilot and Google? Automatic surveillance and self-guided missiles? Consumer profiling and CNN? To investigate this question, Lev Manovich, one of today's most influential thinkers in the fields of media arts and digital culture, joined with award-winning new media artist and designer Andreas Kratky. They also invited contributions from leaders in other cultural fields: DJ Spooky, Scanner, George Lewis, and Johann Johannsson (music), servo (architecture), Schoenerwissen/OfCD (information visualization), and Ross Cooper Studios (media design). The results of their three-year explorations are the three "films" presented on this DVD. More
As
a boy growing up in Brazil 40 years
ago, Marc A. Meyers marveled at the
lightweight toughness of toucan beaks
that he occasionally found on the forest
floor. Now a materials scientist and
professor of mechanical and aerospace
engineering at the Jacobs School of
Engineering, Meyers said makers of airplanes
and automobiles may benefit from the
first ever detailed engineering analysis
of toucan beaks conducted in his lab.
World 
Brian
E. C. Schottlaender, university librarian,
was elected president of the Association
of Research Libraries at the recent
membership meeting of the association
in Washington, D.C. The Association
of Research Libraries comprises the
leading research libraries in the U.S.
and Canada. UCSD became a member of
the association in 1973.
Bruno
H. Zimm, an emeritus professor of chemistry
and biochemistry at UCSD and one of
the world’s leading polymer chemists
and DNA researchers, died on November
26 at UCSD’s Thornton Hospital
in La Jolla. He died from pneumonia
following a long battle with Parkinson’s
disease. He was 85. 
David
R. Smith, a physicist formerly at UCSD,
has been awarded the European Union's
Descartes Prize for Excellence in Scientific
Research for developing a new class
of composite materialsat UCSD with unusual
physical properties that scientists
theorized might be possible but had
never before been able to produce in
nature. 
Q & A with Meghan Neef
