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It's A Bear!
Supporters Christen 370,000-Pound Sculpture
With
a loud thwack, artist Tim Hawkinson
cracked a bottle of Chandon champagne
on one of the boulders that make up
his 370,000-pound sculpture called "Bear."
The May 27 christening of the latest
addition to the Stuart Collection was
part of a topping-off ceremony, after
engineers and a construction crew maneuvered
a huge rock head on top of the 20-foot-tall
teddy bear in the new engineering courtyard.
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Shingles Vaccine Proves Effective
In
one of the largest adult vaccine trials
ever, researchers from the Department
of Veterans Affairs and colleagues have
shown that an experimental vaccine against
shingles prevented about half of cases
of shingles, a painful nerve and skin
infection, and dramatically reduced
its severity and complications in vaccinated
persons who got shingles.
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UCSD Joins Microsoft in Sponsoring
Summit on Cyber Security and Internet Safety
 Paula, Simon and Randy weren’t on hand to judge, but their comedic substitutes took over as a decidedly “American Idolesque” competition climaxed the first national computing safety and cyber security summit Friday at UCSD sponsored by Microsoft in collaboration with UCSD, i-SAFE America and Taking It Global. More |
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Treating Autism 'Right The First Time'
 Autism therapy is bedeviled by unpredictable outcomes. Even with the best behavioral treatments, some children improve dramatically, some only somewhat and others not at all, says Laura Schreibman, professor of psychology and director of the Autism Research Program More |
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UCSD/VA Team Identifies
Where Life's Memories Are Stored
By studying in detail the ability of patients with selective brain damage to recall events in their past, researchers have helped settle a long-standing controversy about where the long-term memory of one's personal experiences are stored. More |
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Business
Summit Provides
New Opportunities for Arab Business
Women
 Last
week, more than 200 Arab women entrepreneurs
and executives participated in a training
and networking conference in Tunisia
put on by the Beyster Institute at
the Rady School of Management.
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Congressional Votes On
Financial Rescues, Globalization
Reflect
Constituent Skill Levels; Bank Donations Matter
A new study shows that members of Congress vote for international financial rescues based on constituent skill levels, which indicate how they are affected by economic globalization. Legislators are also influenced to vote for these bailouts when they have received political contributions from large international banks. More |
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Alummi Celebrate
25 Years of Teaching 'Peaceful
Warrior Mindset' to Campus Community
Over the last 25 years, thousands of students and hundreds of faculty and staff have learned the practice of Aoinagi Karate-do from Neville Billimoria, Paul Schwartz and Barbara Sedgwick-Billimoria. The three UCSD alumni have been practicing and teaching the traditional martial arts group on campus since 1981. More
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Conceptual
Artist To Receive Golden
Lion For Lifetime Achievement At Venice Biennale
Conceptual
artist Barbara Kruger, a professor of
visual arts, will be honored at the
51st Venice Biennale with the Golden
Lion for Lifetime Achievement. Kruger
- who is best known for her black, white
and red photo-montages with provocative
slogans - will be presented with the
award in Venice on June 10.
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Coordinator Named for TRIO
Outreach
Mentoring and Alumni Program
 Linda
Martinez has been appointed Mentor Alumni
Program Coordinator for TRIO Outreach
Programs at UCSD. The programs offer
academic support to college-bound students
through its Upward Bound Classic, Upward
Bound Math and Science, and Educational
Talent Search initiatives.
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Letter from Chancellor 
