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Sea levels and temperatures would
rise. Beaches and water supplies would shrink. Wildfires
could become more frequent. Global warming could have
a devastating impact on California, according to scientific
findings that Scripps Institution of Oceanography
researchers and state officials discussed this month
at UCSD. More
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| UCSD
Ranked Sixth Best U.S. University
by Washington Monthly's 2006 College Guide
In rankings based on how much a school benefits the
country, UCSD placed sixth among 150 U.S. universities
in the Washington Monthly 2006 College Guide.
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Number Turn Out for Staff Appreciation Picnic
They ate chicken teriyaki and burgers. They drank
lemonade and ice tea. Some even nibbled on funnel
cakes. A record number of staff members turned out
for this year's Staff Appreciation Picnic on the Sun
God Lawn. In all, 2,594 people signed up for the event,
but about 3,000 actually turned out, outgoing Staff
Association Chair Ken Tomory estimated. More
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| Cancer
Center Launches
Cancer Stem Cell Research Program
One of the newest and most promising areas of research
involves cancer stem cells. These are recently identified,
rare, primitive cells that appear to have the capacity
to constantly replenish the supply of cancerous cells
and to keep the cancer thriving. More
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| Ocean
Noise Has Increased Considerably
Since 1960s, According to New Scripps Analysis
With populations increasing around the globe in recent
decades, no one would be surprised by an increase
in the amount of noise produced in terrestrial environments.
Now, a study involving researchers at Scripps Institution
of Oceanography has shown that the underwater world
also is becoming a noisier place, with unknown effects
on marine life. More
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| San
Diego Supercomputer Team
Backs Firefighters in Recent "Horse" Wildfires
Firefighters facing fast-spreading wildfires, especially
in remote areas where communications and other resources
are scarce, can now add "cyberinfrastructure" to their
firefighting arsenals. More
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Rady
School of Management
Holds Inaugural Graduation Ceremony
The Rady School of Management held its first-ever
graduation ceremony Sunday to confer Master’s
of Business Administration degrees upon the school’s
inaugural class. This group of 58 men and women joined
the Rady School’s FlexMBA program for working
professionals in September 2004. More
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| San
Diego Consortium for Latin American Studies at UCSD
Granted $2.2 Million for Language and Area Work
The San Diego Consortium for Latin American Studies,
a partnership between the Center for Iberian and Latin
American Studies (CILAS) at UCSD and the Center for
Latin American Studies at San Diego State University,
has been awarded a $2.2 million grant for research
in foreign area studies and language training. More
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Than 150 UCSD Freshmen to Benefit from
$700,000 Grant of Fujitsu Computer Technology
Marco Estrada "couldn't believe it" when he learned
recently that he and other incoming freshmen participating
in the Summer Bridge academic support and leadership
development program at UCSD would be receiving a brand
new tablet laptop computer, printer and accessories
to use during the time they are enrolled, thanks to
a $700,000 grant of Fujitsu technology products and
services. More
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UCSD
Libraries and San Diego Book Arts to Host
National Exhibition of Artists' Books Aug. 11 - Sept.
8
Fifty-eight artists' books, selected from more than
200 entries and representing the first national juried
exhibition sponsored by the San Diego Book Arts group,
will be on display from Aug. 11 through Sept. 8 at
the Mandeville Special Collections Library at the
Geisel Library. More
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| Faculty
Club Named 'Venue Of The Year
The UCSD Faculty Club was named "Venue of the Year
for 2005/2006" by Meeting Professionals International,
San Diego Chapter, during the group's annual leadership
installation and performance award dinner held recently
at the Westin Hotel. More
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| Science
Dean Has Minor Planet Named After Him
Mark Thiemens has spent an entire career studying
and analyzing meteorites, chunks of space rock that
survive the fiery plunge through Earth's atmosphere.
Now he has an orbiting space rock-an asteroid or "minor
planet"-to call his very own. More
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| Music
Grad Starts San Diego's
First Community Music Center
Fiona Chatwin completed a doctoral degree in music
at UCSD in June and has already started her own music
school. In July, Chatwin's Villa Musica hosted a five-day
pilot music camp at UCSD attended by 16 aspiring vocalists
ages 11 to 18. More
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| Cognitive
Scientist Wins $100k Rumelhart Prize
Psycholinguistics and artificial neural networks pioneer
Jeff Elman - distinguished professor of cognitive
science at UCSD and acting dean of the Division of
Social Sciences - has been named the seventh recipient
of the David E. Rumelhart Prize. More
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Scripps
Oceanography
Director's Prize Awarded
to Two Graduate Students
Two graduate students at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
will share the Edward A. Frieman Prize, an annual
recognition of excellence in graduate student research.
The award ceremony will be held on Friday, August
4, at 3 p.m. at the Scripps Library. More
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Art Power!
UCSD's Art Power! is offering 10 percent discounts
to staff and faculty. The line-up for the 2006-07 season
includes Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band, humorist
David Sedaris and tap-dance virtuoso Savion Glover. Please
visit: http://artpower.ucsd.edu/
for tickets and information.
Upcoming Staff
Education and
Development Courses
Introduction
to Fireworks
8/23/06 and 8/25/06
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
From
Blogs to Wikis:
Getting the most out
of the New Web
8/30/06
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Introduction
to Dreamweaver
9/5/06 and 9/7/06
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Negotiating Effectively:
Skills for Managers
9/5/06
8:30 p.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Effective Public Speaking and Presentations
9/14/06
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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Polarized America:
The Dance of Ideology and Unequal Riches
Nolan McCarty, Keith T. Poole and Howard Rosenthal
The idea of America as politically polarized--that there is an unbridgeable divide between right and left, red and
blue states--has become a cliché. What commentators miss, however, is that increasing polarization in recent decades
has been closely accompanied by fundamental social and economic changes--most notably, a parallel rise in income
inequality. In Polarized America, Nolan McCarty, UCSD political scientist Keith Poole, and Howard Rosenthal examine
the relationships of polarization, wealth disparity, immigration, and other forces, characterizing it as a dance of
give and take and back and forth causality.
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