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A network of sensors and communications devices developed by
UCSD researchers helps law enforcement teams monitor Mardi Gras festivities in the Gaslamp. |
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Calit2
Researchers Deploy
Disaster Communications Network
at San Diego Mardi Gras Festivities
Mardi Gras is supposed to be a little
wild, and maybe even a little out of control. But
no one wants the celebrations to get out of hand to
the point that revelers are danger. So last month,
a team of nearly 30 researchers from Calit2 joined
forces with San Diego law enforcement to make sure
San Diegans and out-of-town visitors had a safe Mardi
Gras in the Gaslamp Quarter. More
Watch
a video of the Mardi Gras project 
(Broadband connection
required)
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UCSD to Present
Month-Long
César E. Chávez Celebration
 March
2006 marks the 40th anniversary of César Chavez’s
historic 340-mile pilgrimage from his home in Delano,
Calif., to the steps of the state capitol in Sacramento
to draw national attention to the struggles and conditions
of farm workers. The life and accomplishments of Chávez,
labor leader and champion of human rights, will be
observed with a month-long series of diverse activities
beginning April 6 and continuing through May 10 at
the University of California, San Diego. All events
are free and open to the public. More |
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Stem Cell Research Holds
Promise
for Victims of Spinal Cord Ischemia
 Dr.
Martin Marsala, an associate professor in the department
of anesthesiology, hopes his research with stem cells
will one day soon allow people who are suffering from
spinal ischemic injury to improve their motor function.
His research focuses on developing cell-replacement
therapies aimed at re-populating pools of inhibitory
neurons lost when blood supply to the spinal cord
is blocked during surgery. More |
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UCTV Now on Google Video
Want to learn more about your health? How about watching
a show about the ocean with your children? Missed
that speech by Time Inc.’s editor in chief,
Norman Pearlstine? TV shows about these topics and
much more have been available on the Web sites of
UCSD-TV and UCTV. But now, you also can find them
simply by visiting Google’s Web site. More |
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 New CD Highlights Graduate
Composition and Performance Work
The department of music has released a new CD that
represents some of the best composition and performance
work from the department’s graduate programs.
sound check one includes seven pieces selected
by Charles Curtis, a world-renowned cellist and professor
of music. More |
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Summer Math
and Science Program
Offered to Talented High School Students
 For
the second year in a row, a widely-praised state program
that gives talented high school students a taste of
college life will be offered at UCSD. Applications
for the 2006 California State Summer School for Mathematics
and Science (COSMOS) are due Thursday for the monthlong
program that kicks off July 9. More |
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Alumni and Students Gather in Sacramento
for Annual “UC Day 2006” with Local Legislators
Seventeen UCSD alumni and two UCSD students were joined
by Chancellor Marye Anne Fox in Sacramento Wednesday
to meet San Diego area legislators and bring a message
of the University’s importance to the state.
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Nobel Laureate to be Keynote Speaker
at Conference on Conflict Resolution at UCSD
 Thomas
Schelling, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics
in 2005, will deliver the keynote address of a two-day
conference on the future of global conflict and cooperation
at the UCSD at 7 p.m., Monday, March 20. The public
is invited to attend the talk, which will be delivered
at Hojel Auditorium of UCSD's Institute of the Americas.
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Alumni Association Announces Top Award Recipients
 An internationally acclaimed science fiction author and the co-founder of Street Tech, a nationally recognized organization that offers computer-related employment to low income communities, have been named by the UCSD Alumni Association as the top recipients of the 28th annual Awards for Excellence distinctions to be presented on Saturday, June 3, 2006. More |
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Letter From Chancellor
