Archives for 2008


General News
    2008-01-02 - Center to develop armor technologies for U.S. Army
    2008-01-03 - Plight of the bumblebee
    2008-01-14 - UC eScholarship Repository exceeds 5 million full-text downloads
    2008-01-14 - Teen pregnancy the norm among dinosaurs
    2008-01-16 - Island monkeys do not recognize big cat calls
    2008-01-16 - Math models snowflakes
    2008-01-17 - Trees, ants and elephants: balance gone bad
    2008-01-25 - Space scientist receives unusual grant from the Department of Energy
    2008-01-29 - Undergraduate applications for fall 2008 reach record level
    2008-02-01 - Statistician's new method will test election outcomes
    2008-02-05 - Comet dust not so pristine
    2008-02-13 - Computer analysis of 9-1-1 calls from California wildfires offers potential early warning system for emergencies
    2008-02-13 - To cage or not to cage: research coalition seeks answers
    2008-02-21 - Judge orders extremists to stop harassing UCLA researchers
    2008-02-21 - UC Yosemite program delivers more than walk in park
    2008-02-26 - Supercomputer unleashes virtual 9.0 megaquake in Pacific Northwest
    2008-02-26 - UC Davis to test emergency alert system Feb. 27-28
    2008-02-27 - PACE reports says state's schools holding steady or improving
    2008-02-29 - UC presidential election experts available
    2008-02-29 - Obituary: Marie Cowan, 69, dean of UCLA School of Nursing
    2008-02-29 - University of California realizes key financial savings with innovative risk services programs
    2008-03-05 - Scientists identify origin of hiss in upper atmosphere
    2008-03-06 - UC responds to Senate Finance Committee on endowments and college costs
    2008-03-07 - More men tackle household tasks
    2008-03-24 - Draft long range campus plan released
    2008-03-24 - Computer games can make kids more social, not less
    2008-03-26 - UCTV now on YouTube, iTunesU channels
    2008-03-31 - UCLA ranks ninth among U.S. medical schools in annual survey
    2008-03-31 - Hybrid cars are harder to hear
    2008-04-01 - UC San Francisco Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy rank high in new survey
    2008-04-01 - UC ranks high in new national survey
    2008-04-02 - Alumni Association announces top award recipients
    2008-04-09 - UC seeks applications for information technology award
    2008-04-16 - Sudden Oak Death pathogen is evolving
    2008-04-17 - Animal researcher protection legislation moves forward
    2008-04-22 - Judge expands order to block harassment of researchers
    2008-04-22 - Why college men may hear 'yes' when women mean 'no'
    2008-04-28 - Life-probing instrument preparing for mission to Mars
    2008-04-29 - UC Center Sacramento gains permanent status
    2008-05-01 - Hybrid cars are harder to hear
    2008-05-05 - Anita Borg Institute auctions lunch meeting with SDSC Director Fran Berman
    2008-05-08 - Geneticist plays scientific adviser to movie about “love, adventure and ... genetically modified rice”

Alumni
Events
    2008-01-09 - Leading expert on 2008 election to speak at UC San Diego
    2008-01-18 - Martin Luther King Jr. celebration to host Julian Bond
    2008-01-23 - Biofuels beyond crops: The future of green energy
    2008-01-23 - UC sponsors first-ever statewide career conferences for UC alumni
    2008-01-29 - Public talk on Barack Obama and 'blackness of the political stage'
    2008-01-29 - Experts examine Kenya crisis
    2008-02-04 - Haas School Feb. 5 teach-in on economic slowdown
    2008-02-06 - Public lecture at Scripps explores history of Soviet oceanography
    2008-02-12 - Why immigration divides America will be tackled at economics roundtable
    2008-02-13 - MBA education competition focuses on rebuilding New Orleans schools
    2008-02-13 - Web conference takes on 'silver tsunami'
    2008-02-26 - NASA Earth science leader to discuss satellites and science at Scripps Oceanography
    2008-02-26 - Third “Evolution Matters” lecture explores nature’s complexities from human brain to rainforest
    2008-02-26 - Seeing 'Sanctuary'
    2008-02-29 - Hearst Museum hosts 'World in a Teacup'
    2008-02-29 - Minority students make major contributions in science and engineering
    2008-03-03 - 'Is There Law in China? Is There Justice?'
    2008-03-03 - Schelling symposium panel to explore deterrence, implications of his work
    2008-03-04 - An “opera of meaning” integrates live performance, Internet, multimedia and audience participation
    2008-03-04 - Exhibit to track a century of Cal student fashion, from plugs to bling
    2008-03-05 - Fourth 'Evolution Matters' lecture unravels the 'abominable mystery' of flowers
    2008-03-07 - Inside the Wave
    2008-03-11 - March 11 discussion of science and politics
    2008-03-12 - Event shines light on health of haves and have nots
    2008-03-12 - UC sponsors statewide career conference for UC alumni
    2008-03-20 - Educational reformer and feminist Gracia Molina de Pick to be honored at César Chávez celebration
    2008-04-01 - Nationwide UCSD Near You program begins April 3
    2008-04-01 - Art, science or both?
    2008-04-03 - Jeremy Jackson honored by Harvard Museum of Natural History
    2008-04-03 - April 3 talk on national and global health by Dr. Richard Carmona, U.S. Surgeon General (2002-2006)
    2008-04-04 - 'Alternative Energy and the Americas'
    2008-04-04 - John Muir College celebrates 40th anniversary
    2008-04-09 - Conference on climate change politics, prospects
    2008-04-11 - Cal Day annual open house
    2008-04-15 - Encounter with the Muslim world: Which direction for U.S.?
    2008-04-15 - Fiesta de las Estrellas to benefit student undergraduate scholarships
    2008-04-16 - Baja California Gov. Osuna to speak at UC San Diego
    2008-04-18 - Upcoming conference bridges neuroscience, education
    2008-04-23 - Final “Evolution Matters” lecture
    2008-04-24 - Conference takes on 'Islamophobia'
    2008-04-24 - Famed writer Carlos Fuentes to speak on globalization
    2008-04-25 - Autism research town hall meeting scheduled
    2008-05-08 - May 9 public forum to address global hunger and agricultural development

Faculty
    2008-01-03 - Professor wins Mellon prize
    2008-01-07 - Leading neuroendocrinologist and medical leader dies
    2008-01-08 - Chemist wins Plous Award
    2008-01-17 - Architect of Argo observation program wins presitgious honor
    2008-01-18 - Noted entomologist trading insect net for fishing net
    2008-01-22 - Antoni K. Oppenheim, world expert on combustion and heat transfer, dies at 92
    2008-01-22 - UC Santa Barbara psychologist wins National Academy prize
    2008-01-24 - Renowned anesthesiologist Samuel Hughes dies at 61
    2008-01-29 - UC antiquity research group wins international prize
    2008-02-06 - Jorge Liderman, award-winning composer and music professor, dies at age 50
    2008-02-11 - Food engineer Paul Singh elected to National Academy of Engineering
    2008-02-13 - Three UC Berkeley faculty elected to National Academy of Engineering
    2008-02-15 - 17 UC faculty members awarded Sloan Research Fellowships
    2008-02-15 - Two UC Irvine researchers earn Sloan fellowships
    2008-02-19 - Chancellor's chair in equity and inclusion announced
    2008-02-21 - Members of Calit2 advisory board inducted as fellows of AAAS
    2008-02-22 - Chemist, biostatistician are Sloan fellows
    2008-02-25 - New digital projects teach English in India, monitor air pollution
    2008-02-25 - UC Santa Barbara mathematician awarded Sloan fellowship
    2008-03-10 - John H. Freeman dies
    2008-03-11 - Top UC San Diego academic chosen to lead UC’s Academic Senate
    2008-03-12 - David Awschalom named Faculty Research Lecturer
    2008-03-18 - Mathematician, puzzle lover David Gale has died
    2008-03-19 - Faculty members to be honored
    2008-04-01 - Dante scholar wins $40,000 teaching prize
    2008-04-02 - Acclaimed human-computer interaction scholars to join UC Irvine faculty
    2008-04-03 - Young Faculty Award for professor may help close quantum computing gaps
    2008-04-08 - 18 UC faculty receive 2008 Guggenheim fellowships
    2008-04-08 - Six UC Berkeley professors win Guggenheim fellowships
    2008-04-10 - Medieval history professor, devoted to students, dies
    2008-04-15 - Music professors score
    2008-04-15 - Constantine Panunzio Distinguished Emeriti Awards announced
    2008-04-16 - Terence Tao to receive National Science Foundation's highest honor
    2008-04-17 - Energy expert Alex Farrell has died
    2008-04-29 - UC Santa Barbara professors elected to National Academy of Sciences
    2008-04-29 - Two plant biologists at UC San Diego elected to National Academy of Sciences
    2008-04-29 - National Academy of Sciences elects 13 UC-affiliated researchers
    2008-04-29 - Five faculty elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
    2008-04-29 - Three faculty members elected to National Academy of Sciences
    2008-04-30 - UCLA faculty elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
    2008-05-01 - 3 UCLA professors elected to National Academy of Sciences
    2008-05-05 - Pioneering 'scarless' surgeon named president of SAGES
    2008-05-05 - Seven from UC San Diego named fellows of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
    2008-05-06 - Space is current frontier for first recipient of Ericsson Endowed Chair in Wireless Access Networks
    2008-05-07 - Egyptologist Cathleen Keller dies at age 62
    2008-05-08 - Physician-scientist wins national honor for pediatric research
    2008-05-08 - Renowned physicist and inventor of wetsuit dies
    2008-05-09 - Physician receives Ellis Island Medal of Honor
    2008-05-09 - Murray E. Jarvik, 84, UCLA pharmacologist, nicotine patch inventor dies

Genomics
Health Research
    2008-01-04 - Researchers find key trigger for cancer-fighting marine product
    2008-01-07 - Study holds new promise for patients recovering from spinal injuries
    2008-01-07 - Teens find benefits of not having sex decline with age
    2008-01-07 - Researchers find 9/11 stress increases risk of heart problems
    2008-01-07 - Smallpox vaccine alternative identified
    2008-01-10 - UCLA scientists identify new genetic link to autism
    2008-01-16 - Researchers developing screening tool to answer public health threat of drug-resistant bacteria
    2008-01-16 - Grant for vitamin D study
    2008-01-17 - Discovery of 'creator' gene points to potential stem cell treatments
    2008-01-17 - Study shows how ultrafine particles in air pollution may cause heart disease
    2008-01-17 - UC policy report says chemical exposures cost state estimated $2.6 billion
    2008-01-24 - Researchers identify gene expression profile distinctions in children with autism
    2008-01-24 - Deafness and seizures result when mysterious protein deleted in mice
    2008-01-25 - Research aims to find most effective family-based treatment for anorexia
    2008-01-28 - UC San Diego and community clinics partner to improve care for safety net patients
    2008-01-28 - Morphine dependency blocked by single genetic change
    2008-02-01 - UCLA researchers discover biomarkers that predict lung cancer patient response to therapy
    2008-02-04 - Targeting astrocytes slows disease progression in ALS
    2008-02-05 - UC Santa Barbara awarded $2 million for Alzheimer's research
    2008-02-12 - Being physically active at work may reduce prostate cancer risk
    2008-02-14 - Mitochondrial DNA mutations can cause degenerative heart and muscle disease
    2008-02-15 - New approach may render disease-causing Staph harmless
    2008-02-22 - Hormone-resistant prostate cancers more likely to spread to other organs
    2008-02-26 - Federal poverty guidelines fail to properly assess needs of state's seniors
    2008-02-26 - Strong community networks linked to fewer recurring heart problems, new study finds
    2008-02-26 - Spread of bird flu strains slowed at some borders
    2008-02-27 - New drug targets for preventing cell death
    2008-03-04 - Researchers validate new model for breast cancer risk assessment in multiple ethnic groups
    2008-03-06 - Broccoli may help boost the aging immune system
    2008-03-06 - Engineered protein shows potential as a strep vaccine
    2008-03-10 - Health problems in Persian Gulf War veterans higher due to chemical exposure
    2008-03-11 - Stagnant NIH funding shackling young research scientists
    2008-03-11 - Short-term stress can affect learning and memory
    2008-03-17 - Insight into HIV's 'on-off' switch shows promise
    2008-03-17 - Researchers develop method to rapidly ID optimal drug cocktails
    2008-03-18 - Lithium chloride slows onset of skeletal muscle disorder
    2008-03-19 - Researchers sharpen search for new marine medicines with novel techniques
    2008-03-19 - Researchers to study diabetes, aging and memory loss
    2008-03-19 - Folate intake linked to genetic abnormalities in sperm
    2008-03-26 - Parents learn to help overweight kids
    2008-03-31 - Researchers eliminate drug discovery bottleneck
    2008-04-01 - Scientists solve mystery of polyketide drug formation
    2008-04-02 - New species of infectious disease found in Amazon
    2008-04-04 - Alzheimer's vaccine clears plaque but has little effect on learning and memory impairment
    2008-04-08 - 2004 long-term care act raised costs, worsened care
    2008-04-14 - Study finds effective colon cancer prevention treatment
    2008-04-14 - Statins shown to lower blood pressure
    2008-04-15 - Eating less fat may prevent prostate cancer
    2008-04-15 - More clues to midlife dementia that erases personality
    2008-04-21 - Low cortisol levels found in kids whose mothers show signs of depression
    2008-04-21 - Transgenic goats' milk helps fend off E. coli-related illness in pigs
    2008-04-22 - Phone counseling improves quality of life, immune systems of cervical cancer survivors
    2008-04-22 - Scientists identify novel way to prevent cardiac fibrosis
    2008-04-22 - Fat-cell hormone linked to kidney disease
    2008-04-23 - Researchers link master regulator of innate immunity to the hypoxic response
    2008-04-23 - Giving the Fountain of Youth
    2008-04-24 - Study breaks ground in revealing how neurons generate movement
    2008-04-28 - What puts heart failure patients in the hospital?
    2008-04-28 - UC Santa Barbara institute to play key role in new, major diabetes research program
    2008-04-30 - Renowned researcher receives Hartwell Foundation grant
    2008-04-30 - Study suggests sick children should be tranferred to specialty hospitals sooner
    2008-05-01 - UC's California Program on Access to Care announces $271,750 in research grant awards
    2008-05-02 - Brief secondhand smoke exposure can cause blood vessel, stem cell damage in 30 minutes
    2008-05-05 - TB strain may be linked to unpasteurized dairy
    2008-05-06 - $2.5 million NIH grant to establish digestive diseases research center
    2008-05-06 - Researchers target tumors with tiny ‘nanoworms’
    2008-05-07 - Study uses music to explore the autistic brain's emotion processing
    2008-05-09 - More focus needed for effective HIV prevention strategies in Africa
    2008-05-09 - UC San Francisco joins public campaign to accelerate cancer research

Labor
Literature
Molecular Biology
    2008-01-31 - Geometry holds key to cures

Neurology
Social Sciences
UC Regents
    2008-01-04 - UC Regents to meet at UCLA Jan. 15-17
    2008-01-04 - UC presidential selection committee to meet Jan. 9, Jan. 17
    2008-01-15 - Annual report shows UC continues progress in sustainability practices
    2008-01-17 - Pattiz appointed chair of laboratory governing boards
    2008-01-25 - UC presidential selection committee to meet Jan. 29
    2008-01-30 - Advisory committee for selecting new UC Riverside chancellor to meet Feb. 7
    2008-02-01 - UC Regents' investment committees to meet Feb. 12
    2008-02-05 - UC reaches $11.5 million settlement with Goldman Sachs in Enron securities lawsuit
    2008-02-19 - UC Regents' grounds and buildings committee to meet Feb. 26
    2008-02-25 - UC Regents' governance and audit committees to meet March 4
    2008-02-25 - UC Regents' investment committees to meet March 19
    2008-03-07 - UC Regents will meet in San Francisco, March 18-20
    2008-03-10 - UC presidential selection committee to meet March 13
    2008-03-12 - Student mental health and campus security to be discussed at UC Regents' meeting
    2008-03-19 - Proposed streamlining of UC Office of the President would cut spending 20 percent, reduce central work force
    2008-03-20 - Search committee recommends Mark Yudof be appointed next UC president
    2008-04-21 - UC Regents' audit and governance committees to meet
    2008-04-28 - UC Regents' investment committees to meet May 7
    2008-05-02 - UC Regents to meet at Los Angeles campus May 13-15