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"Batman" Named Junkyard Derby Champion
What does it take to win the Triton Junkyard Derby? Hard work and creativity? Sure. But last Friday, it also took a Batman costume and some black paper. More |
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Girls Learn About More Than Science
at Expanding Your Horizons Conference
 Alchemy is not usually part of the high school curriculum. But a group of high school students from San Diego and Imperial counties changed copper into gold by following the instructions in an ancient Greek text at the fourth annual Expanding Your Horizons science conference, on Saturday, May 6 at UCSD. More |
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Women's Center Celebrates 10 Years
 There were poetry readings, commemorative wine glasses, speeches and desserts. Some talked about past struggles and demonstrations. Others talked about the future. Chancellor Marye Anne Fox talked about being a young female chemist seeking employment. More |
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Pollution, Greenhouse Gases and
Climate
Clash in South Asia, Scripps Study Shows
 A new analysis by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography has produced surprising results showing how air pollution, global warming-producing greenhouse gases and natural fluctuations in the climate may have a range of significant consequences on the world's most populous region. More |
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"Social Justice and Stem Cell Research: Who Gains? Who Loses?" was the topic of a Saturday, May 13 conference at UCSD attended by more than 200
Pictured, at left above, is Michael Kalichman, UCSD health sciences professor of pathology and co-director of the San Diego Center for Ethics in Science and Technology, one of two main sponsors of the event. Above center, is Mary Blair-Loy, UCSD associate professor of sociology and advisor to the Episcopal Student Association, the other co-sponsor of the conference. With them is John Evans, UCSD associate professor of sociology, one of four main presenters who addressed diverse aspects of stem cell ethics. In subsequent small group discussions, participants discussed many different views on the topic but there was agreement that an informed society should set ethical goals, toward which science should work. Participants were welcomed to UCSD by Chancellor Marye Anne Fox. |
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UCSD Researchers Link Novel Mutated
Gene
to Mental Retardation and Imbalance Syndrome
Researchers at the School of Medicine have identified a genetic cause for a form of pediatric brain malformation involving the cerebellum. Future research based on these findings could lead to ways of preventing or treating children with Joubert Syndrome Related Disorder. More |
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Computer Scientists Awarded
HP Technology for Teaching Grant
 Faculty and students from
the Jacobs School of Engineering will benefit from a 2006 HP Technology for Teaching grant designed to transform and improve learning in the classroom through innovative uses of technology. The gift to the Computer Scince and Engineering department will provide an award package of wireless equipment and other HP products as well as a faculty stipend. More |
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Letter From Chancellor
