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Carter Parlays Former Presidency
into Bully Pulpit for Humanitarian Aid
39th President Speaks to Invited Guests at UCSD
A PVC pipe with a cloth filter keeps harmful parasites out of drinking water. A net prepped with pesticide wards off mosquitoes that spread malaria. Latrines keep at bay trachoma, a disease that causes blindness.
More than 25 years after leaving the White House, President Jimmy Carter now is fighting disease, one simple solution at a time.  More |
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Retirement, Parking and Child Care Top Issues
Staff Discuss with Chancellor at Town Hall Meeting
 Almost
300 staff members packed a town hall meeting with
Chancellor Marye Anne Fox Thursday to talk about retirement,
parking, child care and many other issues. More |
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New Scripps Study Reveals
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Andreas Fault Set for the ‘Big One’
 A researcher investigating several facets of the San Andreas Fault has produced a new depiction of the earthquake potential of the fault’s southern, highly populated section.
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Students Take on the
Mt. Soledad Cross Debate on UCSD-TV
During a one-hour program, titled “Separating
Church & State: The Mt. Soledad Cross Debate,”
students enrolled in a UCSD communications class visit
the Mt. Soledad National War Memorial in La Jolla
and hear from cross opponent and civil liberties attorney
Jim McElroy and from cross supporter and Christian
rights attorney Teresa Mendoza. Then students decide
for themselves whether the landmark cross violates
the constitutionally mandated separation of church
and state. More |
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Preuss School To Hold Graduation Friday
Seniors at the Preuss School will mark the culmination
of a longer school year and longer school days than
their counterparts in traditional schools during graduation
ceremonies to be held at 4 p.m. Friday. More |
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Assistant Vice Chancellor Honored by YWCA
for Promoting Opportunities for Young Women
 She
mentors students, staff members and faculty. She volunteers
for several charitable organizations. She’s
the mother of two teenage daughters and an assistant
vice chancellor at UCSD. On June 16, Ann Briggs Addo
was under the spotlight during the YWCA’s Tribute
to Women & Industry event at the San Diego Convention
Center.More |
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 UCSD Police Officer Mike Williams won gold and silver medals during the Western States Police and Fire Games held from June 18 to 25 in San Diego. The games feature a wide variety of sports, from angling to water skiiing. Firemen and policemen from 11 states in the Western U.S. take part in the competition. Organizers said they were expecting 7,000 participants for this year's San Diego event.
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Facility Planner at UC Irvine
Named Staff Advisor to Regents
 UC
Irvine’s Lynda Brewer is the newly selected
2006-2007 Staff Advisor to The Regents. The
two-year Staff-Advisor pilot program was initiated
last year by the UC Board of Regents, with the strong
endorsement of President Dynes. The program
is designed to improve direct communication between
UC employees and the Board and to help facilitate
staff input into the Board’s deliberations and
decisions. More |
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 Summer Publishing Schedule
We will publish This Week @ UCSD once a month during the summer quarter. Look for our next issue on Monday, July 31
(Denice Denton)
Chancellor Fox Remembers UC Santa Cruz Chancellor, Who Died Saturday
We were stunned and deeply saddened to learn of Chancellor Denice Denton's
tragic death on Saturday, June 24, 2006. More
Upcoming Staff
Education and
Development Courses
Advanced
Microsoft Access
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.
Internal Controls:
What are they and
why you should care
7/5/06
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
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The
myths of prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, but it's curable if detected early. UCSD's Dr. Carol Salem will discuss prevention and detection at the next free Health and Wellness Lecture.
June 28, 2006
12:00 p.m.
Price Center, Gallery B
Get the details on this and other sessions in the series.
RSVP to Alane Reardon
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Globalizing Tobacco Control: Anti-smoking Campaigns in California, France, And Japan
Roddey Reid
A tangible aspect of living, working, and traveling in the 21st century is the experience of moving between smoke-filled and smoke-free environments. In Globalizing Tobacco Control, Roddey Reid examines what lies behind this experience: the revolution in public attitudes and health codes that regulate daily routines and the life of the body. While the gradual replacement of smoking with non-smoking as the social norm is a global phenomenon, it has not followed the same trajectory everywhere. Reid compares anti-smoking campaigns in the United States, France, and Japan for what they reveal about the nature of globalization and liberal arts of government. More |
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