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Campus Shows Its Support for
Diversity at Martin Luther King Jr. Parade
“I say UC; you say?” “SD” “UCSD!”
“I say Martin Luther; you say?” “Kiiing!” “Martin Luther Kiiiing!”
UCSD students chanted as they made their way past the San Diego Convention Center and PETCO Park Saturday during San Diego’s 28th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade. In all, more than 300 UCSD students, faculty, staff and top administrators, led by Chancellor Marye Anne Fox, turned out for the event.  More  |
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Confidence, Humility Must-Haves
for Next President, Newsweek Editor Says
 Self-confidence. Humility. The willingness to listen to those who disagree with you. These are the key traits that Newsweek assistant managing editor Evan Thomas is looking for in this year’s crop of presidential candidates. Thursday, he evaluated leading contenders for the presidential nomination in front of a packed audience at the Price Center Ballroom. More 
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Taking A Stand
Activist Rush Week Gives Student
Groups Chance to Reach Out to New Members
 UC San Diego students took a stand against apathy during Activist Rush Week from Jan. 14 to 18. The weeklong annual event is the largest outreach effort by UCSD’s activist community to recruit new members. More
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UCSD Cares to Hold Gift Card Drive to Help Fire Victims
 UCSD Cares will sponsor Fire Relief 2007, a gift card drive to help UCSD faculty, staff and students and members of the greater San Diego community most affected by the October 2007 wildfires. The drive will be held today through Friday along Library Walk. More
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Rapid Effects of Intensive Therapy Seen in Brains
of Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
 In a study that may significantly advance the understanding of how cognitive-behavioral therapy affects the brain, researchers have shown that significant changes in activity in certain regions of the brain can be produced with as little as four weeks of daily therapy in patients with obsessive-
compulsive disorder. The discovery could have important clinical implications, according to principal investigator Dr. Sanjaya Saxena, director of the Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders Program at the School of Medicine. More
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Training the Next Generation
of Math and Sciences Teachers
 UC San Diego’s California Teach program, designed to train mathematics and science teachers to address shortages in California schools, was featured recently on I-TV’s “The Next Math and Science Teachers.” The panel discussion features: UCSD Physical Sciences Dean Mark Thiemens; Lawrence Yee, UCSD senior in the California Teach program; Chris Reising, director of the San Diego County Office of Education Teacher Recruitment Center; and Randy Ward, superintendent of San Diego County Schools. View the streaming video. 
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“Evolution Matters”Lecture Focuses
on Genetic Patterns, Kinship Among Species
 How does variation in genes generate the beautiful and astounding diversity of animal body shapes on Planet Earth? That biological puzzle, among others, will be explained in the second of the “Evolution Matters: The Diversity of Development” lectures, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday at the San Diego Natural History Museum in Balboa Park. More
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This Week in Pictures
 From a voter registration drive, to a job fair, to Activist Rush Week, getting involved and getting a job was the name of the game on campus last week. Art also remains one of the campus' big draws, with students and staff members exhibiting their work. Click see to see more of This Week in Pictures. More |
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 Vice Chancellor
for Resource Management & Planning Appointed
Gary C. Matthews, a recognized leader in higher education management, has been appointed vice chancellor for Resource Management & Planning. Matthews has served as interim vice chancellor for Resource Management & Planning since December 2006, when former Vice Chancellor John Woods retired. His new appointment has been approved by the UC Board of Regents. More |
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Architect of Argo Observation Program Takes
American Meteorological Society's Top Honor
 Dean Roemmich, a physical oceanographer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the leading force behind a revolutionary array of ocean-monitoring sensors called Argo, will receive the Sverdrup Gold Medal from the American Meteorological Society during the society’s annual meeting in New Orleans on Wednesday. More |
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UC Offers Employees New Wellness Program
UC's new, free StayWell personal wellness program offers a health assessment, wellness coaching, drug and nutrition guides, and more.
Join the
Diversity Discussion
The UC Staff Diversity Council will meet at UCSD on Jan. 23 and 24, including an open forum Jan. 24 at noon in Price Center Ballroom A. All are invited. More
Upcoming
Staff Education and Development Courses
Introduction to
Adobe Acrobat 7.0
1/29/08 and 1/31/08
8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Microsoft Access 2007 Overview
1/30/08
12:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Microsoft Excel 2007 Overview
1/31/08
12:30 pm to 4:30 pm
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12: number of universities, including UCSD, selected by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to take part in a new educational initiative, the Science Education Alliance |
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The Subject of Elizabeth: Authority, Gender, and Representation
By Louis Montrose
As a woman wielding public authority, Elizabeth I embodied a paradox at the very center of 16th century patriarchal English society. Louis Montrose’s long-awaited book, The Subject of Elizabeth, illuminates the ways in which the Queen and her subjects variously exploited or obfuscated this contradiction. More |
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