Researchers Target Tumors with Tiny ‘Nanoworms’
Scientists at UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and MIT have developed nanometer-sized “nanoworms” that can cruise through the bloodstream without significant interference from the body’s immune defense system and—like tiny anti-cancer missiles—home in on tumors.
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Taking A Female Slant on Negotiation
Women Scientists Learn Tips on How to Navigate Career Pathways
Get training. Build a network of mentors and peers. Do the research. And, above all, believe in yourself. This was the advice that a standing-room-only audience of women scientists got Friday during a panel discussion about negotiation in academia, in particular, and life in general. More

Unmanned Aircraft to Study
Southern California Smog and its Consequences
Using sophisticated unmanned aircraft, research scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego hope to assess Southern California’s potential for climate change and better understand the sources of air pollution. More

School of Medicine Receives $2.5 Million NIH Grant
to Establish Digestive Diseases Research Center
In a major boost to important research into gastrointestinal disease being conducted at the School of Medicine, a $2.5 million basic research core grant to establish a Digestive Diseases Research Development Center has been awarded to UC San Diego’s Division of Gastroenterology. More

California is at Cross Roads,
State Senator Says During Speech at UCSD
Chancellor Marye Anne Fox hosted California State Sen. Denise Moreno Ducheny, D-San Diego, Friday at the Faculty Club for a candid discussion about the state’s current budget situation with business leaders, faculty, staff and others who have vested interest in UC San Diego. Sen. Ducheny, who is chair of the Senate Budget and Finance Committee, gave a “State Budget 101” presentation not only on how the state collects and spends its revenues but also how our spending choices affect the day-to-day lives of Californians. More

Corporate Connections: UC San Diego Alumni
Make A Business of Supporting Their Alma Mater
How can corporate responsibility and alumni giving go hand in hand? Just ask UC San Diego alumnus Michael Robertson, ’90. After founding MP3.com and taking it public, Robertson was approached by UC San Diego to participate in a campaign to encourage student enrollment. More

Students Celebrate Cinco de Mayo
Members of the UC San Diego chapter of MEChA got together May 5 at the Price Center to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. They performed cultural music and dances. The holiday commemorates an initial victory of Mexican forces over French forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

Seven UCSD Faculty Members Named Fellows of American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Seven UC San Diego scholars have been named Fellows of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences: four from the School of Medicine, and one each from economics, anthropology and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. More

“Scarless” Surgeon Elected President of Society
of American Gastroinstestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
Dr. Mark A. Talamini, professor and chairman of the department of surgery at the UC San Diego Medical Center has assumed the role of president of The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, the largest professional organization of gastrointestinal surgeons in the United States and the leading international society for modern minimally invasive and endoscopic surgery. More

Renowned Physicist and Inventor of Wetsuit Dies
Hugh Bradner, renowned physicist and professor emeritus at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, died Thursday after a prolonged illness. He was 92 years old. Bradner’s scientific career incorporated both science and ocean exploration to design many notable ocean technologies, including the first neoprene wetsuit. More

Two at UCSD Up for List of 100 Top Public Intellectuals
Foreign Policy magazine is looking for the world’s top public intellectual, and two from UCSD are among the 100 nominees: psychology professor V.S. Ramachandran, director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, and alumnus J. Craig Venter, a biologist and entrepreneur renowned for competing with the Human Genome Project. Go here to vote.

UC San Diego Physician
Receives Ellis Island Medal of Honor
When a young Stuart Jamieson first began to study medicine, he waited tables to put himself through medical school.  Now, more than four decades later, this world-renowned cardiothoracic surgeon is being honored with an Ellis Island Medal of Honor for his early sacrifices and groundbreaking successes. More