Statins Shown to Lower Blood Pressure
A large, randomized drug trial has shown for the first time that statin drugs result in a modest, but significant, reduction in blood pressure. These effects may contribute to the reduced risk of stroke and cardiovascular events reported for patients on statins, according to lead investigator Dr. Beatrice Golomb of the UCSD School of Medicine. More

UCSD Signs Agreement
with Baja California University, Hosts Baja Governor
Chancellor Marye Anne Fox signed an agreement Thursday for long-term collaboration in a wide swath of academic and research areas with a leading university in the neighboring Mexican state of Baja California. The signing ceremony was followed by the first public lecture given in the United States by Baja’s new governor, Jose Guadalupe Osuna Millan, who spoke on a wide range of topics, including economic and social development. More

Study Finds Mice Can Sense Oxygen Through Skin
UC San Diego biologists have discovered that the skin of mice can sense low levels of oxygen and regulate the production of erythropoietin, or EPO, the hormone that stimulates our bodies to produce red blood cells and allows us to adapt to high-altitude, low-oxygen environments. If found to apply to humans, the discovery could be used to improve the performance of endurance athletes competing in this summer’s Olympic Games. More

UC San Diego Scientists Show
First 3-D Image of Antibody Gene
Using a mix of geometry, biological research and techniques developed to solve problems on supercomputers, scientists at UC San Diego have shown for the first time how a genome is organized in three-dimensional space. More

Campus to Share College Tips with High Schoolers
Both a question and an affirmation will be presented to 10th-grade and 11th-grade students and their parents in Southeast San Diego Tuesday when UC San Diego and the California Student Opportunity and Access Program partner to present An Evening with UCSD. More

Visiting Scholar Argues Against
Long-Term U.S. Military Presence in Iraq
Should the United States strengthen its military presence in the Muslim world? Or should it rely on diplomacy and economic incentives instead? Visiting scholar and long-time pollster Daniel Yankelovich wrestled with these questions Thursday in front of a record crowd at the Social Sciences Supper Club at the Faculty Club. More

Nordic Walking Class Gives Employees' Fitness a Boost
It was a sunny spring day, but about a half a dozen UC San Diego staff members were wielding what looked like ski poles as they made their way through the streets of La Jolla. No, they didn’t get their seasons mixed up. Rather, they were taking part in one of the campus’ new Nordic walking classes. More

Muir College Celebrates 40^th Year
with Green Events During Earth Week
John Muir College will celebrate its 40^th anniversary April 20 to 26 with a week filled with sustainability-themed events that coincide with Earth Week activities. Muir, the famed environmentalist, nature writer and founder of the Sierra Club, was born April 21 and this year his birthday lands one day prior to Earth Day. More

Campus Celebrates Revamped
Student Center With Block Party
Free vegetarian curry. Prize giveaways. World music. The Old Student Center was bustling with traffic for the first time in months during a block party that celebrated the revamped complex Thursday. More

Preuss School Student Takes First Place
in Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair
Paul Tran, a student at the Preuss School, is one of four winners of First Place and Senior Division Sweepstakes awards in the Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair. Asked to explain his project in lay terms, Tran replies: “I used a protein found in the blood to prevent the metastasis of prostate cancer.” More