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Dads of Grads (and Moms)
Get Special Gift Sunday
A roaring rumble shook the RIMAC Arena and hundreds
cheered as more than 200 students made history by
becoming Sixth College’s inaugural graduating
class Sunday. As an added bonus, they gave their fathers
a very special present, by graduating on Father’s
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Making an Impact: Playwright Brings Creative
Bent to New Role as Thurgood Marshall Provost
 The author of 13 published plays and a playwright who has had his plays produced at theaters across the United States and Europe, artist and educator Allan Havis will channel his creative juices in a new direction when he takes over as provost of Thurgood Marshall College Aug. 1. More |
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Recycling Guru Honored for Humanitarian
Efforts
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to work at 6 a.m., supervise 17 UCSD employees in
the Facilities Management department. Find ways to
boost recycling on campus. Head home around 2:30 p.m.
Go visit the county jail in Vista and take part in
a Bible study there. If necessary, drive your wife
to work at Camp Pendleton in the middle of the night.
This is what one of Alonso Noble's days can look like.
Monday, he was rewarded for his work with the Principal
Exemplary Staff Employee of the Year Award.
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Coral Death Results from Bacteria Fed by
Algae
Groundbreaking
studies
conducted during Line Islands Expedition
 Bacteria
and algae are combining to kill coral––
and human activities are compounding the problem.
Scientists, including two researchers at Scripps Institution
of Oceanography, have discovered an indirect microbial
mechanism whereby bacteria kill coral with the help
of algae. More |
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Scientists Develop ‘Smart Petri Dish’
 Researchers
have developed what they call a “Smart Petri
Dish” that could be used to rapidly screen new
drugs for toxic interactions or identify cells in
the early stages of cancer circulating through a patient’s
blood. More |
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Academic Senate Supports Revised
Athletic Grant-in-Aid Proposal
The UC San Diego Academic Senate, meeting for the
last time this academic year on June 8, expressed
support for a revised proposal that would allow a
majority of undergraduates to vote for – or
against -- an increase in student activity fees, which
would in turn fund athletic grants-in-aid for qualified
athletes. More |
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New General Course Catalog Now Available
 The 2006-07 catalog has detailed information about academic programs, the six-college system, course listings and programs, applying for admission, graduate studies, major requirements and much more. More |
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UCSD Receives $2.1 Million
to Enhance Science Education
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has awarded UCSD
a four-year, $2.1 million grant to further education
in the biological sciences at the UCSD undergraduate
and community college transfer levels, in addition
to aggressively supporting science education for students
and teachers at partnering high schools and middle
schools. More |
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Renowned Trauma Chief Leaves UCSD for Irvine
 Dr.
David Hoyt, chief of the division of trauma, burn
and surgical care, has accepted the position of chairman
of surgery at UC Irvine. He will leave UCSD Medical
Center June 30th. More |
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 Letter From Chancellor
Now that the academic year has drawn to a close, I want to thank the entire UCSD community—faculty, staff and students—for your hard work and dedication over the last several months. Each and every one of you has played a key role in making this an exciting and productive year. More  |
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Fun Summer Camps at Birch Aquarium.
You can still sign your children up for the Birch Aquarium's
Summer
Learning Adventure Camps for kids ages 4-15. Camps take
place from
June 26 – Sept. 1.
Upcoming Staff
Education and
Development Courses
Advanced
Microsoft Access 2003
6/27/06, 6/28/06,
6/29/06 and 6/30/06
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Effective Public Speaking and Presentations
6/30/06
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Financiallink 101:
The Basics
7/05/06
1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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Chancellor Fox will
hold the last of three Town Hall meetings with faculty,
staff and students on Thursday. The one-hour session
will include a brief overview of campus initiatives
and a Q & A about campus issues.
• Staff:
Thursday, noon – 1 p.m., Eucalyptus Point |
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The Haunting of Jim Crow
Allan Havis
“Part drama, part documentary, part civics lesson, "The
Haunting of Jim Crow," will leave you wanting to know
much more about its subjects: civil rights pioneer and Supreme
Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, the long-lived Dixiecrat
icon Sen. Strom Thurmond and the mixed-race daughter Thurmond
never publicly acknowledged, Essie Mae Washington-Williams.
Playwright Allan Havis has foregrounded these three characters
in this ambitious panorama of American racial politics during
the 1950s
- Anne Marie Welsh, San Diego Union-Tribune More |
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