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Scrap Boxcars Speed Through Campus
in Second Annual Triton Junkyard Derby
Adding a new twist to the phrase "crash course," nearly 1,000 spectators gathered Friday near the straw bale course lining the hill between Peterson Hall and Geisel Library to cheer their favorite boxcar in the second annual Triton Junkyard Derby. The event took place during the 23rd annual Sun God Festival and was presented by the UCSD Alumni Association and Triton Engineering Student Council.
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 Students Invited To Join
Chancellor In Online Chat
Students are invited to participate in a live, online chat with UCSD Chancellor Marye Anne Fox from noon - 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24 to discuss "What I Learned This Year and Other Topics." The chat will provide UCSD students an opportunity to ask questions and get direct, personal feedback from the chancellor. To participate in the online chat, log on to http://chancellorschat.ucsd.edu. |
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Study Reveals Smog
Clearing Properties Of Atmosphere
 Chemists at UCSD and Purdue University have discovered that natural chemical processes in the atmosphere may be removing smog and other damaging hydrocarbons at a faster rate than once believed. More |
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Researchers Map Circuitry Of Yeast Genes Using Technique That Could Be Applied To Humans
 Researchers
have invented a technique that organizes
the genetic information contained in
the 16 chromosomes of the yeast Saccharomyces
cerevisiae into a wiring diagram
resembling an electronic circuit board.
An analogous diagram of the human genome,
when developed, is expected to help
in the discovery of the genetic basis
of many diseases.
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 Sun
God Festival Well Attended
Thousands
of students turned out on Friday for
the 23rd annual Sun God Festival. Festivities
included food, free games, live music
and the annual Junkyard Derby. The day
concluded with a concert at RIMAC field
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Scholars to Develop Knowledge Base and
Strategies for Rebuilding Authority in States at Risk
A
new partnership between scholars at
the Institute for International, Comparative,
and Area Studies and the International
Rescue Committee will evaluate international
strategies toward states at risk—societies
in which poverty and insecurity are
exacerbated by weak governance and violent
conflict.
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Susan Smith Appointed Muir College Provost
The
appointment of Susan Smith as provost
of John Muir College has been announced
by Chancellor Marye Anne Fox.
Smith is a faculty
member of the department of visual arts
and past department chair, has been announced by Chancellor Marye Anne Fox.
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 Research Oceanographer
and Ocean Inventor:
Frederick H. Fisher
Frederick
Hendrick Fisher, co-designer of FLIP
(FLoating Instrument Platform) and a
leader in ocean sound propagation research
at Scripps Institution of Oceanography,
died May 4 of a stroke. He was 78 years
old.
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Engineering Graduate Student
Wins
National Business Simulation Contest
 A
part-time graduate student in mechanical
engineering might be a perfect candidate
for Donald Trump's "The Apprentice,"
thanks to a business-savvy course developed
by the Jacobs School of Engineering's
von Liebig Center for Entrepreneurism
and Technology Advancement.
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Exemplary Staff Employees of
the Year Named
Ten Professional and Support Staff members have been named as 2004-2005 UCSD Exemplary Staff Employee of the Year Award recipients. An award ceremony and reception will be held at the Faculty Club later this month to honor these individuals. More
Pedal Power
Bike to Work Day is Friday, May
20. Ride your bike to campus and join the fun.
Rideshare Operations and RIMAC will sponsor two
campus pit stops from 6 - 9 a.m. Stop by for free
bike checks and refreshments (while they last),
and enter a raffle. Register
to ride
See a list of pit stops
Upcoming Staff
Education and
Development Courses
Emotional Intelligence
and Peak Performance
6/10/05
Diversity Education
6/21/05
Effective Data Presentation
6/22/05
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Marat/Sade
May 19 - 21, 8 p.m.
Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre |
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Fresh Talk/Daring Gazes
Lisa Lowe
Professor of Comparative Literature
"Fresh
Talk/Daring Gazes "chronicles the blossoming of
Asian American art and anticipates the growing
democratization of American art and culture. Pairing
work by 24 contemporary Asian American visual
artists with responses provocatively drawn from
cultural critics, other artists, activists, and
intellectuals, this book explores themes of geographical
movement, the sexuality of Asian bodies, colonization,
miscegenation, hybrid forms of immigrant cultures,
the loss of home, war, history, and memory. More
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