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December 12, 2000 (Vol. 21, No. 8)

NEWS

AROUND CAMPUS – The number of underrepresented students enroll as freshman this fall rose slightly, according to the latest data. … Jonsson Cancer Center – An experimental targeted therapy for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) under study at the Jonsson Cancer Center continues to show promise in early testing; it may help to battle the disease even at its most aggressive and deadly stage. … External Affairs – Legislators from the California Legislative Black Caucus met recently with professors from UCLA and area universities and business people to discuss opportunities for economic development, jobs for youths and health issues in the African-American community.

NANOSYSTEMS INSTITUTE A "GO" – Gov. Gray Davis announced Dec. 7 that the California NanoSystems Institute will receive $100 million in state funding to boost California?s scientific edge and drive its economy into the 21st century...

ACADEMIC UNITS SUBMIT GROWTH PLANS – College of Letters and Science and seven professional schools have submitted specific proposals for enrollment growth that would strengthen existing high-quality programs, build new multidisciplinary program in emerging fields and meet student demand as well as California's workforce needs...

MED STUDENTS THANK SOULS WHO MADE FINAL OFFERING – UCLA medical students gave thanks to the men and women who have donated their bodies to medical science for the purpose of helping to train and teach future doctors...

DATELINE UC SYSTEMWIDE – Teachers for California – Seeking to increase the number of well qualified K-12 teachers in California, the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies launched its Teacher/Scholar Program this fall. … New Chairs Dedicated – Two new chairs will be dedicated to studying prostate and other urologic cancers, the Department of Urology announced recently. … Neurologic Network – Medical rehabilitation research in the 15-state Western region received a boost recently thorugh a five-year, $750,000-per-year grant from the National Institutes of Health.

DID YOU KNOW? – In 1999, the University of California collected $74.1 million in royalties on inventions. Those earnings gave UC the second-highest total in the nation - behind Columbia University's $89.2 million - according to a survey by the Association of University Technology Managers. UC was issued 281 U.S. patents last year and holds 715 licenses yielding income...

PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS – UCLA is requiring in the protection of human research subjects to give researchers a clearer understanding of university policies and procedures as well as government regulations and ethical standards...

FORMER DEPARTMENT STORE TO HOUSE NEW BUSINESSES – After sitting empty since early 1999, the former Bullock's-Macy's Westwood building will be revived in October 2001 wtih new tenants that include a supermarket and a design center...

YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROW - Crime Alert – A female student reported an attempted rape on the afternoon of Nov. 28 on the north side of campus. … Seen and Heard – Winner of the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize Rigoberta Menchu Tum and a member of the British Parliment, Calum MacDonald, were two distinguished guests on campus last month. … All's Well – It was an uneventful New Year's Eve with no major problems for staff who kept Y2K vigil on campus.

PEOPLE

ADVOCATE PUSHES FOR DISABILITY RIGHTS – Alan Toy of the Advanced Policy Institute is working on projects like the Living Independently in Los Angeles website.

NAMES AND FACES – Applause...

BRUIN ANGELS SHARE TIME, TALENTS – These members of the UCLA community train guide dogs, bring eye care to those who can't afford it, send books to Africa, and reach out to cancer victims...

COMMUNITY BULLETINS – Electronic Gradebook – The electronic Gradebook, an optional, Internet-based alternative to traditional class-record management that can be used through the campus' My.UCLA Web site, will go online in January. … Racial Profiling – Two longtime journalists and community activists who are teaching classes at UCLA on race and the media discussed the case of nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee and the issues of racial profiling and media bias at a Nov. 30 colloquium sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center. … Holiday Boutique – Reflections, a boutique at the UCLA Medical Center, will offer a 15 % holiday discount to employees on campus and from the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center through Dec. 29. … Bonus for Bookworms – Borders at 1360 Westwood Blvd. is offering UCLA staff and faculty a special discount this holiday season.

WEB WATCH – Does your back feel stiff after a day punding away at the computer? Find out 25 ways to save your back, including how to position your chair and exercises to make your body feel better, on UCLA's ergonomics Web site. (http://www.ergonomics.ucla.edu)

VOICES

GENDER EQUITY A LONG-STANDING PROBLEM – The time has come to move from analysis to action.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS ID CRITICAL ISSUES – UCLA's Institute of the Environment delivers a Report Card with low grades.

OUR WORLD CARTOON by V. S. Hixson...

WHAT'S ON MY MIND:
ARE E-BOOKS THREATENING TO ALTER OUR SELF-IMAGE? – Microsoft and Amazon.com recently announced they have joined forces to sell electronic books...

CLOSEUP:
PLAN FOR POSSIBLE GROWTH IS TAKING SHAPE – UC campuses have been asked to plan for a projected surge in the state's college-age population to make sure that UC campuses can honor its commitment to the Master Plan for Higher Education to enroll the top 12.5% of graduating high school students.