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Jacobs
Students Kick Off Engineering Week
A gong went off and the crowd shouted "drop it, drop
it!" Then a contraption made of cotton balls, paper
plates and foam blocks tumbled down from the skies—well,
from a balloon, actually—and landed with a loud
thud onto Warren Mall. A team of students rushed to
the landing site, to see if a tomato, shielded at
the heart of the contraption, had survived the fall.
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Graces Needed to Clinch Job Offers Over Fine Fare
Cherry tomatoes? They’re deadly. Spaghetti,
linguini and other sauce-soaked Italian pasta? Forget
about it. And if you really want to eat that crouton
in your salad, scoop it up. Don’t try to stab
it with your fork until it shatters into a million
pieces. More
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Campus to Mark "Cat's" Anniversary
with Celebrations Led by Chancellor
Fifty years ago, Theodor (Dr. Seuss) Geisel took 220
words, 
rhymed them and turned out The Cat in the Hat,
a little volume of fun that set the world of Dick,
Jane and Spot upside down. That 50th anniversary will
be marked at two events headed by UCSD Chancellor Marye
Anne Fox on March 2 as well as several other campus
celebrations. More
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Kyoto Prize Laureate Hirotugu Akaike
to Speak at UCSD on Statistical Science
Three of the world’s foremost contributors to
advanced 
technology, basic sciences and arts and philosophy
will be honored in San Diego March 14-16 as Kyoto
Prize Laureates, with UC San Diego hosting Laureate
Hirotugu Akaike for the basic science presentation
at 4 p.m. March 15 at Calit2’s Atkinson Hall.
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UCSD Launches Annual Statistics
Competition for High School Students
Mathematicians at UC San Diego, in 
collaboration with the Greater
San Diego Math Council, have launched an annual statistics
competition for San Diego high school students. The
competition will recognize outstanding mathematics
students and promote the field of statistics. It will
be held on campus March 3. More
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Triton Hoopsters Close in on League Title
 Trying
to sew up its first CCAA championship and a potential
role as host of the NCAA Division II West Regional,
the 15th-ranked women's basketball team closes out
the regular season at home against Cal State Monterey
Bay and San Francisco State, this Friday and Saturday...Second-year
Coach Janell Jones' outfit is 21-4 on the year, 17-3
in the CCAA. More
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Commemorative Program to Honor Alzheimer's
Disease Expert Leon Thal to be Held at UCSD March 5
 A
commemorative tribute to the life and work of
internationally respected researcher and UCSD professor
and clinician, Dr. Leon J. Thal will be held
on campus on Monday, March 5. Thal died in a
plane crash on February 3. The program, which is open
to the public, will begin at 2 p.m. in the Hojel
Auditorium at the Institute of the Americas. More
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Richard Rosenstock to Share Insights on Comedy
Series Development
Richard Rosenstock, a television producer, creative
consultant and writer for such critically acclaimed
comedy series as Arrested Development, Friends and
Family Guy, will speak at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the
Mandell Weiss Forum about his more than 30 years of
experience in the television industry. More
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Renowned Neurocientist
Receives Service Award
Neuroscientist Vilayanur Ramachandran has been awarded one of India’s top civilian honors, the Padma Bhushan.
Established in 1954 by the president of India, the Padma Bhushan recognizes distinguished service of
a high order to the nation, in any field.
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Obama Visits San Diego for
Campaign Stop
UCSD's Birch Aquarium was the site for the first campaign
visit made by aspiring Democratic presidential candidate
Sen. Barack Obama following the announcement of his
candidacy on a cold, windy day two weeks ago in Illinois.
And, said Obama, "this is a welcome climate change."
Obama spoke to more than 400 guests at the private
fund-raising event, telling them that "the worst option
(in Iraq) is to continue to put our young men and
women in the midst of what is essentially a sectarian
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United Way
Pledge Participation
Resource Management & Planning has the lead, with External Relations close behind. How's your VC area doing?
See the link on the
United Way/ CHAD campaign page to find out.
Sign Up for Sharecase
Sharecase returns March 28 to Price Center,
highlighting the newest technology for staff and faculty.
Register online
to get a free lunch and
see a presentation schedule.
Upcoming Staff Education and Development Courses
Diversity Education
3/2/07
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Financial Systems at UCSD: An Overview
3/1/07 and 3/01/07
8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
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RESCHEDULED:
Frank Rich
May 14, 2007
8 p.m.
Price Center Ballroom
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Josephine Baker
in Art and Life:
The Icon and the Image
By Bennetta Jules-Rosette
Savage dancer, Black Venus, exotic Jazz Age star, liberated
new woman, gender-bending cross-dresser, mother, socialist,
war hero and writer-Josephine Baker (1906-1975) was all of
those in life and in the images she projected. In this vibrant
if academic portrait of Baker, Jules-Rosette alerts the reader
that this is "not a biography" but an exploration of "the
complex construction of Baker's multiple images in art and
life." Jules-Rosette, director of African and African-American
Studies, will discuss her new book, "Josephine Baker
in Art and Life" at a UCSD
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Crystal De Soto learned about great whales and their migrations when she was in high school. But whale-watching season was over in San Diego. So, De Soto and her mother got into the car and drove through to La Bufadora, a small town about 20 miles south of Ensenada in Baja California. Finally, they saw a few blowholes in the distance. 
Letter From Chancellor
Point of View: Jason Lam 
