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Medical Center Chaplain Makes
House Calls at Disasters Across the Nation
The room was full of Poway residents who had evacuated during the Witch Fire. The city’s deputy mayor read aloud a list of addresses of homes destroyed in the blazes. As he went along, some residents began to weep. Others rejoiced when it became clear their homes had been spared. Mark Reeves, the chaplain at the UCSD Medical Center, stood by, ready to help. He felt very much like a spectator at the scene of an airplane crash, when officials read the casualty lists, he said. More

UCSD Undergraduate’s Research Makes
New York Times’ Top Science Stories of 2007
A southern Californian at heart, Dorian Raymer surfs, skateboards and fishes for yellowtail. But he also enjoys dabbling in different academic disciplines. He brought together three of his academic pursuits—mathematics, physics and computer programming—in a study he initiated while an undergraduate physics major at UC San Diego that was named one of the top science stories of the year. More

Preuss School Named Among Top 10 High
Schools in Nation by U.S. News and World Report
The Preuss School at the University of California, San Diego was named 10th of 18,000 high schools surveyed by U.S. News and World Report for its first annual “America’s Best High Schools” report. More

To Lower Energy Costs, Students Install
Unique Weather-Monitoring System on Campus
UC San Diego undergraduate students have designed, built and deployed a network of five weather-monitoring stations as a key step toward helping the university use ocean breezes to cool buildings, identify the sunniest rooftops to expand its solar-electric system, and use water more efficiently in irrigation and in other ways. More

Organic Chemistry for the YouTube Generation
No matter how long they pore over their lab manuals, students feel anxious when they step into a science laboratory. Now a series of dynamic videos created by undergraduate students at the University of California, San Diego is helping them relax and focus on what really matters—the science behind the experiment. More

A 'Gizmo' That Saves Lives
Barcelona Native Builds Advanced Disaster Tech Devices
When Javier Rodriguez Molina visited the Atocha Train Station Memorial in Madrid last summer, he felt a great sadness for the victims of the March 11, 2004 Madrid train bombings in his native country. But he also felt some hope that his advanced emergency technology work at UCSD can some day save lives in similar disasters. More

Anti-Depressants Being
Over-Marketed, Visiting Lecturer Says
The anti-depressant ad is from the 1960s and shows an elderly woman, looking extremely unhappy. Now here is another, from the 1990s, showing a much younger woman, perhaps in her late 20s or early 30s. The contrast between the two ads, Dr. David Healy argued Tuesday at UCSD, highlights the pharmaceutical industry’s relentless efforts to market depression, and the drugs to cure it, to a broader audience in recent years. More

New Adopt-A-Fish Program
Swims Ashore at Birch Aquarium
Struggling to find that perfect gift for a relative or friend who loves the ocean? Look no further than the new Adopt-A-Fish program at Birch Aquarium at Scripps. Annual adoptions feature diverse species such as moon jellies, leopard sharks and sea horses, and range from $100 - $1,000. More

New Series to Shine Light
on Activism Among UCSD Students
What role does activism play on UC San Diego's campus? Does it leave a mark on the people who participate in it? These questions were raised in the senior seminar Social Movements in San Diego taught by UCSD professors Jorge Mariscal and David Pellow last year. The seminar is the basis for a new series on UCSD-TV, “Growing Activism: People’s History of UC San Diego.” More

New Drug Developed at UC San Diego
Has Potential to Treat Hypertension and Heart Disease
Investigators at the School of Medicine have developed a new drug called nitrosyl-cobinamide, which they have shown in animal models to be potentially more effective than nitroglycerin in increasing coronary blood flow and lowering blood pressure.
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Sensors, Scientists and Streaming Data:
Building a New Research Infrastructure
for Community-Based Research Networks
A wide-ranging collaboration of researchers will develop, improve and deploy tools to support globally-encompassing, grass-roots, community-based research networks studying lake and coral reef ecosystems.
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This Week in Pictures
They visited with high school students and encouraged them to dream about college. They talked about how UCSD takes action to address shortages of math and science teachers. Meanwhile, students got into the holiday spirit by making hand-crafted glass ornaments. Our cameras were there to capture the moment. Click to see more of This Week in Pictures. More

Managing Editor of Newsweek
to Discuss Presidential Race at UCSD
Evan Thomas, managing editor of Newsweek, will deliver a free public lecture on “The Race for the Presidency: 2008” at 7 p.m. Jan. 17 in the Price Center Ballroom. The event is open to the public with no tickets or reservations required. More

Biology Dean to Take Part in Online Chat
Steve Kay, the dean of the Biological Sciences Division at UCSD, will conduct an online chat about evolution with readers of The San Diego Union-Tribune from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 14. Kay recently took part in a series of lectures on this subject, titled “Evolution Matters: The Diversity of Development.” For more information and to take part in the chat, go to www.signonsandiego.com/chat

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