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Bannister Family House residents, staff and family members talk in the house kitchen. L-R: Dominica Gasperi, Betty Bisby, Barbara Mignano, Eddie Bisby, and Leo Garcia. |
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Bannister Family House Provides
Haven
for Family Members of Seriously Ill Patients
“Our stay at the Bannister Family House has
been a true God send. We are so grateful for such
a wonderful place to stay during our ordeal.”
The praise goes on and on by family members of UCSD
Healthcare patients who have stayed at the Bannister
Family House at the UCSD Medical Center in Hillcrest
from just a few days to months while their loved ones
were undergoing medical emergency and long-term treatment
at the Hillcrest facility or UCSD’s Thornton
Hospital in La Jolla. More |
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U.S. News Ranks UCSD Among Top 10
of Nation's Best in Science, Engineering,
and Medicine Graduate Programs
In a survey of graduate education programs released
Friday by U.S. News & World Report, six UCSD
doctoral programs in the biological sciences, physical
sciences and computer sciences were ranked among the
top 10 in the nation. UCSD also excelled in the professional
school rankings and is one of only five research universities
to have both a medical school and engineering school
ranked in the top 15. More |
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New Alumni Staff Chapter to
Kick Off with Reception with Chancellor
 Matt
Xavier graduated from UCSD in 1984 as a psychology
major. That same year, Bill Clabby graduated as a
management science and French literature major. Two
decades later, they’re both working on campus.
Xavier is a facilities planner. Clabby is the coordinator
of the university’s Opportunities Abroad Program.The two are part of a new staff chapter of the UCSD Alumni Association.
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UCSD Inaugurates
New Office
In Mexico City, Part Of Initiatives
Highlighting Broad Partnership Program
UCSD inaugurated a new office in Mexico City last week as part of the new “UCSD Partnership with Mexico” created by Chancellor Marye Anne Fox. A full-time staff member assigned to the office is charged with deepening understanding and identifying new opportunities for cooperation with organizations and individuals throughout the Mexico. More |
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Water Found To Be
Main Culprit In Argentine Ant Invasions
 Got
ants? Try turning off the outdoor sprinklers. According
to a study conducted by two biologists at UCSD, Argentine
ants in Southern California need wet soil to live
and breed. So residents plagued by indoor infestations
of the pesky little critters may find relief by simply
shutting off or substantially limiting the use of
their outdoor irrigation. More
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 Moores
Cancer Center
Creates Bioinformatics Center
As new biomedical technologies emerge, medical research,
particularly cancer-related research, is becoming
more and more information intensive. To analyze and
integrate massive amounts of complicated data so that
it is useful to cancer patients and their physicians,
the Moores Cancer Center is creating a major center
for bioinformatics. More
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UCSD To Host April 7 “Call To Duty”
Debating ‘Don't Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy
The rationality of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t
Tell” policy will be debated on April 7 at 7
p.m. during a “Call to Duty Tour” in the
auditorium at Institute of the Americas. The event
is free and open to the public. More |
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Strings As Structural Elements?
Engineers Devise Mathematics For New Age Structures
 Scientists
have devised two mathematical tools considered to
be major contributions to the optimal design of a
new generation of deformable bridges, buildings, shape-controllable
airplane wings, radio antennas, and other alternatives
to current structural technologies. Two reports will
be published in the International Journal of Solids
and Structures, with the first appearing in the
April issue. More |
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Kershaw Family Endows
UCSD's First Faculty Chair In Archaeology
 Norma
Kershaw, retired educator and a prominent Orange County
philanthropist, lecturer and volunteer in the fields
of archaeology and cultural studies, first met Thomas
Levy, professor of anthropology and judaic studies,
some 20 years ago while she was excavating at a site
in Israel. Their shared interest in the history and
archaeology of the Levantine region has kept the two
in touch since they met. More |
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Mary
Hart, director of administration and operations for the San
Diego Supercomputer Center, has been named the recipient of
the 2006 Betsy Faught Award, which recognizes excellence and
outstanding achievement in the management of general campus
academic units. 
