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UCSD Students Join Hands
with Others
Across the Nation
to Look for Solutions to Climate Change
“There is no magic solution, but the responsibility to save the world belongs in the hands of our youth,” UC San Diego sociology professor Ivan Evans told a Focus the Nation panel discussion on Thursday. The panel talk was one of many diverse events organized by UCSD students to recognize the first nationwide Focus the Nation event, which took place Jan. 28 to 31. More
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Festive Kickoff Launches
Black History Month Celebrations on Campus
 A crowd of students, faculty and staff rose to their feet at the Price Center Plaza as Jervae Anthony sang the black national anthem. Students from UCSD’s black fraternities made the stage rumble with spirited step performances. A team from University City High School clad in dark-blue tracksuits clapped their hands and danced. More
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Clinton, McCain Likely to Face Off
in November, UCSD Elections Expert Predicts
 Sen. Hillary Clinton will probably win the Democratic presidential nomination — but barely, while John McCain will become the Republican nominee, UCSD political scientist Gary Jacobson predicted during a talk Wednesday night at UCSD. He also said he foresees a close general election in November.
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Record Number of Freshmen
and Transfer Students Apply to UCSD for Fall 2008
 UC San Diego has received a record 47,377 freshman applications for Fall 2008, up 2,304 students for a 5 percent increase from the previous year. Transfer applications of 9,778 are up 10.4 percent compared to Fall, 2007. More
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Scripps Recognizes Sen. Ducheny
for Commitment to Environment
 A little more than a year ago, Tony Haymet, director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD, and state Sen. Denise Ducheny spend a day at sea on the R/V Roger Revelle doing science experiments with students. Thursday night, they were side-by-side again, this time at the Birch Aquarium, where Haymet recognized Ducheny for her support of Scripps and for her efforts to preserve the Salton Sea. Haymet cited that day on the Revelle as an example of Ducheny’s commitment to science and education. More
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Personalized, Toll-Free Traffic Information Offered
to Commuters in Southern California and Bay Area
 After two years of serving the San Diego market, a traffic reporting service created and operated by Calit2 researchers has expanded its reach to the largest metropolitan areas in California. More
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Targeting Astrocytes Slows Disease Progression in ALS
 In what the researchers say could be promising news in the quest to find a therapy to slow the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease, scientists at the School of Medicine have shown that targeting neuronal support cells called astrocytes sharply slows disease progression in mice. More
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 This Week in Pictures
Dancing, celebrating other cultures, shopping and appreciating art: it was yet another busy week at UCSD. As always, our cameras were there to capture it all. More
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New Head of Scripps Ship Operations Appointed
 Bruce Appelgate, a research scientist and leader in ocean technology and seafloor mapping, has been named associate director for Ship Operations and Marine Technical Support at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Appelgate joins Scripps from the University of Hawaii’s Institute of Geophysics and Planetology. More
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Faculty Chair in Modern Greek History Established
 To Penelope and George Nicholas, the history of Greece is a continuous story lasting more than 3,000 years; it is the story of an ancient heart that is still alive and beating. The couple—members of San Diego’s Greek community since the early l960s—showed pride in their heritage by taking the lead in funding the final chair in a trio of endowed Greek history faculty chairs that will position UC San Diego as a global leader in comprehensive Greek studies. More
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More than 300 scientists and business leaders from around the country met last week to discuss ways of developing new biofuels to help replace our dwindling oil reserves and mitigate some of the impacts of climate change.
UC San Diego is not only going green, we’re leading the pack in environment and sustainability issues.
POV with:
Chancellor Marye Anne Fox will hold a Town Hall with students from 3pm to 4pm on Feb. 20 in the Student Services Center, Multipurpose Room.
