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Contestants
Square Off to See Whose
Scrap Boxcar is Fastest, Most Creative
Saws made deafening buzzing noises and sparks flew
as fire met metal in the welding shop. Welcome to
the junkyard, also known as Parking Lot 705, where
29 teams put together boxcars they hoped would win
the Triton Junkyard Derby last week. Building a boxcar
that can make it down Peterson Hill without falling
apart is trickier than you might think. Making the
speediest boxcar is entirely another matter.
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| UC San Diego Selected to Design, Build Cyberinfrastructure for Ocean Observatories
What we know about the world’s oceans comes
largely from 
ship-based scientists taking samples and making measurements
at periodic intervals. Now researchers led by Scripps
Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego will create
a blueprint for digital infrastructure that will allow
ocean observatories to collect, process and transmit
data 24 hours a day, seven days a week. More
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| Campus’ ‘Bright Stars’ Recognized
as Exemplary Staff Employees of the Year
 One fixes life-saving equipment at the UCSD Medical Center. Another helps the center’s rehabilitation services run smoothly while collecting donations for soldiers wounded in Iraq. Another advocates for organ donation. They and seven others were recognized last Monday as Exemplary Staff Employees of the Year at the UCSD Faculty Club.
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Regents Approve Plan for
New UCSD Inpatient Bed Tower
 The
UC Board of Regents on May 18 voted to approve UC
San Diego’s request to move forward with planning
a new inpatient bed tower on the East Campus medical
complex. The proposed project would build 125-150
new beds as an extension of the current 119-bed facility.
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Senior to Watch: Rowena Paz
 Rowena Paz says she feels her life has split in two. There’s life before her one-year study abroad stint in China. And then there’s life after. Paz, who went to China through UCSD’s Education Abroad Program, said the experience changed her life. “It opened up my eyes to a larger world,” she said. More
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Track and Field Coach and Standout Athlete Honored
 Head coach Tony Salerno and junior standout Whitney Johnson were honored Monday by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association for their efforts thus far in 2007. For the third-straight year, Salerno was honored as the West Region Women’s Coach of the Year while Johnson was named the women’s Field Athlete of the Year.
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| Moores Cancer Center
First in California
To Offer SAVI™ Advanced Breast Cancer Treatments
The Moores Cancer Center is the first facility in
California – and the second in the nation –
to offer the SAVI applicator, an advanced treatment
for breast cancer as part of breast conservation therapy.
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Methods Developed for Ocean Data
Applied to Study of Fruit Flies and Free Will
 A new study coauthored by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego suggests even the humble fruit fly can behave spontaneously, rather than merely in reaction to external stimuli.
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| Chancellor Receives Honorary
Doctorate
from The Scripps Research
Institute as Part of Graduation
Ceremonies
 Chancellor Marye Anne Fox gave the commencement address at The Scripps Research Institute graduation ceremony on May 18, where 27 graduates received their doctoral degrees. Fox also received an honorary degree of Doctor of Science. |
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| ‘Mad Hatter’ Event on June 10
to Benefit Moores UCSD Cancer Center
 As
every Cheshire Cat knows, the Mad Hatter throws the
best tea parties in Wonderland. And now he’s
betting his top hat that the one he’s planning
at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center will be his best
ever. The event is scheduled from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday,
June 10, at the Cancer Center. More
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| San Diego Supercomputer Center’s
TeacherTECH Program Receives Education Award
SDSC TeacherTECH, which helps educators bring new technology tools and technology-enabled science concepts
into K-12 curriculum, has been presented with a Partner of the Year Award by the San Diego Science Alliance.
The outreach program, run by the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego, attracted more than 1,200 teachers from more than 150 area schools to its workshops in 2006, and anticipates some 1,400 participants in 2007. More |
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Restart of Employee Contributions to Retirement Program to be Rescheduled
Good retirement benefits are an essential part of employees’ total compensation and an important recruitment and retention tool for UC.
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Don't Miss a Connection
Where's the bus? The new Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) system lets you track most UCSD shuttles online in real time as they cruise their routes, via GPS transmitters in the vehicles.
Upcoming Staff Education and Development Courses
Introduction to
Adobe Photoshop CS
5/23/07 and 5/25/07
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Employment Process Training: Staffing for Success
5/23/07
1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Financiallink: Projections and Local Transactions
6/1/07
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
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Second Person:
Role-Playing and Story in Games & Playable Media
By Noah Wardrip-Fruin, (Editor) & Pat Harrigan (Editor)
Games and other playable forms, from interactive fictions to improvisational theater, involve role playing and story--something played and something told. In "Second Person," game designers, authors, artists, and scholars examine the different ways in which these two elements work together in tabletop role-playing games (RPGs), computer games, board games, card games, electronic literature, political simulations, locative media, massively multiplayer games, and other forms that invite and structure play.
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UC San Diego celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Sun God Festival Friday. Festivities started early with food, games and music on the Sun God Lawn. The concert took place in the evening at RIMAC and drew record crowds. 
