Archives for Aug 2005


    2005-08-01 - Omega-6 fatty acids cause prostate tumor cell growth in culture; potential new drug target identified, as well
    2005-08-01 - Australian-based researchers perform real-time cell surgery in California via Internet
    2005-08-01 - Irvine research funding sets new record at $235 million for 4th consecutive year
    2005-08-01 - UCSF study finds English proficiency a major hurdle in patient comprehension
    2005-08-01 - Intel, Haas join forces to train entrepreneurship faculty around the globe
    2005-08-01 - Human cerebellum, cortex age in different ways
    2005-08-01 - UC REACHES CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH FIREFIGHTERS; MARKS FOURTH UC CONTRACT THIS YEAR
    2005-08-01 - UC REACHES CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH FIREFIGHTERS; MARKS FOURTH UC CONTRACT THIS YEAR
    2005-08-02 - Power of suggestion may help dieters avoid specific foods
    2005-08-02 - Campus, city expand joint literacy program
    2005-08-02 - Faster carbon dioxide emissions will overwhelm capacity of land and ocean to absorb carbon
    2005-08-02 - Biologist Discovers What May Be World's 'Pickiest' Mates
    2005-08-02 - Stream data helps protect fish
    2005-08-02 - National Cancer Institute awards $14 million to UC Davis Cancer Center
    2005-08-02 - UC secures $2.4 billion settlement with CIBC in Enron fraud case
    2005-08-02 - UC secures $2.4 billion settlement with CIBC in Enron fraud case
    2005-08-03 - 'Smart' bio-nanotubes developed; may help in drug delivery
    2005-08-04 - Study shows relationship between fMRI signals and cell activity in brain
    2005-08-04 - Young neurobiologist receives $1 million research award from W. M. Keck Foundation
    2005-08-04 - Four sisters endow new UCLA Scholarship for film and television students
    2005-08-04 - Assisted living and in-home care increase as nursing home beds decline
    2005-08-04 - UCSB awarded $1.5 million for biodefense and infectious disease study
    2005-08-04 - GOVERNOR APPOINTS NINE UC-AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS TO STATE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
    2005-08-04 - GOVERNOR APPOINTS NINE UC-AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS TO STATE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
    2005-08-05 - Irvine receives $2.5 million to establish endowed chair dedicated to excellence in science and mathematics teaching
    2005-08-08 - "Yosemite in Time" exhibit opens at Berkeley Art Museum
    2005-08-08 - Study links nighttime dying to sleep apnea from brain cell loss
    2005-08-08 - New discovery blurs distinction between human cells and those of bacteria
    2005-08-08 - UC announces winners of information technology award
    2005-08-08 - UC ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AWARD
    2005-08-08 - UC ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AWARD
    2005-08-09 - Audiologists develop interactive system to improve listening
    2005-08-09 - Business school to host leading research prize in socially responsible investing
    2005-08-09 - Standardized guidelines improve outcomes in stroke care
    2005-08-10 - First triple asteroid system found
    2005-08-10 - Haas School alumnus gives $25 million for executive education building
    2005-08-10 - Back-to-back use of two drugs shows strong osteoporosis benefit
    2005-08-10 - Library receives major grant from the Getty
    2005-08-10 - JUDGE CONTINUES RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST NURSES UNION STRIKE; HEARING RESCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 25.
    2005-08-10 - JUDGE CONTINUES RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST NURSES UNION STRIKE; HEARING RESCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 25.
    2005-08-11 - Lifestyle and diet may stop or reverse prostate cancer progression
    2005-08-11 - New research unveils complex mechanisms that control cell growth and division
    2005-08-11 - Researchers identify key enzyme linked to childhood blindness
    2005-08-11 - Discovery suggests 'Protosun' was shining during formation of first matter in solar system
    2005-08-11 - Davis cancer center director named president-elect of society of urologic onocology
    2005-08-12 - Folates more effective in limiting Alzheimers disease risk than antioxidants, other nutrients
    2005-08-12 - Berkeley health economist starts term as senior adviser on presidential council
    2005-08-12 - San Francisco VA looking for participants for Alzheimer's study
    2005-08-15 - $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant to research electronic waste
    2005-08-15 - Professor awarded major DOE grant to apply mathematics to plasma physics
    2005-08-15 - NSF-funded center to study e-voting
    2005-08-15 - Why Aren't More Girls 'Geeks'?
    2005-08-15 - Researchers develop technique to use dirty silicon, could pave way for cheaper solar energy
    2005-08-16 - School management program offers new institute
    2005-08-16 - San Diego named 'Hottest For Science' by Newsweek guide
    2005-08-17 - Professor emeritus Donald Shively, expert on Japanese life and cultures, dies
    2005-08-17 - Middle East nations to address drug abuse
    2005-08-17 - Biologists crack genetic code for specialized spider silk
    2005-08-17 - Nanofabrication cleanroom facility opens at Riverside
    2005-08-17 - Physicist receives national award from U.S. Department of Energy
    2005-08-17 - Researchers discover model organism for studying viruses that affect humans
    2005-08-17 - Study to Look at Mexican American Family Strengths
    2005-08-18 - One bacteria stops another on contact; findings have potential implications
    2005-08-18 - New Tahoe Science Lab Cornerstone Ceremony Is Saturday, Aug. 20
    2005-08-19 - Chemists synthesize new molecules
    2005-08-22 - Caltrans awards $2.25 million to study seismic safety of transportation systems
    2005-08-22 - 2005 national rankings: UC campuses score high in meeting nation's needs
    2005-08-22 - 2005 national rankings: UC campuses score high in meeting nation's needs
    2005-08-23 - UC declares impasse with clerical union; state-appointed mediator to help resolve remaining issues
    2005-08-23 - UC DECLARES IMPASSE WITH CLERICAL UNION; STATE-APPOINTED MEDIATOR TO HELP RESOLVE REMAINING ISSUES
    2005-08-23 - UC DECLARES IMPASSE WITH CLERICAL UNION; STATE-APPOINTED MEDIATOR TO HELP RESOLVE REMAINING ISSUES
    2005-08-24 - Physicists describe a new mechanism for metallic magnetism
    2005-08-24 - Cocaine and meth 'highs' differ in onset, pattern, duration
    2005-08-24 - "CAL Prep" opens to East Bay 6th, 7th graders
    2005-08-24 - Classroom walk-through workshops go national
    2005-08-25 - Estrogen's antioxidant power may play key role in cerebral blood vessel health
    2005-08-25 - New type of rejection blocker protects kidneys after transplant
    2005-08-25 - Nationwide survey of medical groups defines high and low performers
    2005-08-25 - California's poet laureate, Ferlinghetti and Mary Karr in Lunch Poems lineup
    2005-08-25 - Neighbors, campus and students join to ease tensions
    2005-08-25 - New faculty-in-residence program launched
    2005-08-25 - Back-to-school highlights
    2005-08-25 - Course about autism and product design highlights fall offerings in Disability Studies
    2005-08-25 - JUDGE CONTINUES INJUNCTION AGAINST NURSES UNION STRIKE 
    2005-08-25 - JUDGE CONTINUES INJUNCTION AGAINST NURSES UNION STRIKE 
    2005-08-26 - Berkeley announces record fundraising year
    2005-08-29 - Study shows humans have ability to track odors, much like bloodhounds
    2005-08-29 - Statins in the first 24 hours after a heart attack cut mortality by half
    2005-08-29 - Caloric restriction won't dramatically extend life span in humans
    2005-08-29 - Ruth Huenemann, public health nutrition and childhood obesity expert, dies at 95
    2005-08-29 - Santa Barbara appoints new police chief
    2005-08-30 - Minimum wage bill would boost wages of 2.35 million state workers, study says
    2005-08-30 - Pioneer In Neuroregeneration Dies At 81
    2005-08-30 - Lynda J. Goff named director of science and math initiative
    2005-08-30 - LYNDA J. GOFF NAMED DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE AND MATH INITIATIVE
    2005-08-30 - LYNDA J. GOFF NAMED DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE AND MATH INITIATIVE
    2005-08-31 - UC Davis Creative Writer Will Baker Dies