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UCSD Offers Diverse Programs
to
Celebrate Black History Month On Campus
More than 25 programs will mark Black History Month
on campus during the month of February under the overarching
theme From Slavery to Freedom: UCSD Celebrates
the Journey and Stories of African Americans. The
annual campuswide tradition will start at noon Feb.1
in the Price Center Plaza with a "Kick-off Celebration"
sponsored by the Black Student Union and Associated
Students. More
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Two UCSD Staff Members Take Part in FOX Reality
Show
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crews overran the engineering courtyard, parts of
Warren Mall and one floor of Torrey Pines Center North.
Cameramen hauled more than 10 pounds of gear as they
followed two UCSD staff members around. About a dozen
production crew members watched from afar.
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The Greatest Story Ever Sold
Frank Rich usually shares his opinions from Manhattan, where he is a columnist for The New York Times’ Op-Ed page. But this February, Rich is coming to UCSD to talk about his views on culture and politics and his latest book, "The Greatest Story Ever Sold."
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UCSD Announces Freshman Applicant Data for Fall 2007
The University of California, San Diego has received 45,040 freshman applications for Fall 2007,
up 1,454 students for a 3.3 percent increase from the previous year. In the UC system, the number
of UCSD’s applicants is second only to UCLA.
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Web-based Tool
Offers New Avenue for Supporting UC
Do you want to attend more UC events, get better information about the challenges UC is facing or help with writing letters, or visiting elected officials with other UC alumni and friends? There’s now an easy way to find out about opportunities to get involved and support UC and UC San Diego. More
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UC Regents Approve Permanent Staff Advisors to Move Aims to Strengthen Employee Input on Board Decisions
 Following
a two-year pilot program, the UC Regents have permanently
added two UC employees as advisors to the Board of Regents. The
new positions will help to increase communication
between UC employees and regents. More
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Molecular Link between
Inflammation and Cancer Discovered
A team led by biochemists at the University of California,
San Diego has found what could be a long-elusive mechanism
through which inflammation can promote cancer. The
findings may provide a new approach for developing
cancer therapies. More
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San Diego Supercomputer Experts
Help Navajos Build "An Internet to the Hogan"
 Navajos
in the American Southwest, many of whom have never
had access to a personal telephone, will soon make
a significant leap into the Internet Age, thanks in
part to resources and expertise provided by the San
Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego. More
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Physicists Develop Test
for 'String Theory'
For decades, scientists have taken issue with "string
theory"—a theory of the universe which contends
that the fundamental forces and matter of nature can
be reduced to tiny one-dimensional filaments called
strings-because it does not make predictions that
can be tested. More
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Project Connects Coursework
and Real Life, Focuses on Creative Social Action
 What happens when we reach across boundaries—whether social or cultural, geographical or political, visible or perceived—to listen to stories, which are different from our own? People from different walks of life often never connect with one another, even though they may pass each other on the street.
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 Researchers Create New Method
for Uncovering Natural Products
from Mystery 'Orphan Genes'
Microorganisms have a proven track record for producing powerful molecules
useful in antibiotics, as anticancer agents, and in treating human diseases.
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have devised
a new method for identifying the mysterious products of orphan gene clusters.
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UCSD Softball Team Begins 2007 Campaign
at Best of the West Tournament this Weekend
The UC San Diego softball team will begin its 2007 season
with six games this weekend at the Best of the West
Tournament hosted by Cal State Stanislaus. The
three-day event in Turlock will run Feb. 2 to Feb. 4. Day one starts with the Tritons taking on
Humboldt State and Grand Canyon before facing Notre Dame de Namur and CSU
Monterey Bay on day two.
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Members of Music Faculty Shine in Chamber Concert
A sextet of UCSD department of music faculty members
and San Diego Symphony players received standing ovations
on Jan. 17 during a concert at the Neurosciences Institute
in La Jolla. The group included UCSD cellist Charles
Curtis and UCSD violist Che-Yen Brian Chen, who is
also the principal viola player with the symphony.
The concert also featured San Diego Symphony concertmaster
Jeff Thayer. The next concert in the
series is at 8 p.m. April 2 at the Neurosciences Institute.
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Information Theorist Named
to QUALCOMM Endowed Chair in Engineering
Alon Orlitsky has been appointed the first holder
of the QUALCOMM Endowed Chair in Information Theory
and its Applications. The chair in UCSD's Jacobs School of Engineering is one of five pledged by QUALCOMM through its initial $15 million corporate commitment to the UCSD division Calit2. More
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Physics Professor Takes NAS
Award for Scientific Reviewing
Physics Professor Geoffrey R. Burbidge has won the National Academy of Sciences' Award for Scientific Reviewing. The $10,000 prize is awarded annually for excellence in scientific reviewing within the past 10 years. Burbidge was cited "for contributions as editor of The Annual Review of Astronomy from 1974 to 2004." More
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Letter From Chancellor
Nominations are open through Friday, Feb. 16,
Meeting for the first time in the new year and the new quarter,
the UC San Diego faculty senate on Tuesday heard from Chair
Harry Powell that representatives can expect to help resolve
a number of faculty and system-related issues – among
them the role of faculty in the “Charting the Course”
initiative... 
