UCLA Today: archive March 28, 2001

BUREAU – Earth and Space Sciences – A UCLA-led mission has been selected as one of three proposals under study as a candidate for the next mission in NASA's Discovery Program of lower-cost, highly focused, rapid-development scientific spacecraft. … Health Sciences – In conjunction with receiving the 2001 Distinguished Professor Award, U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher will speak at the Center for Health Sciences on "Improving Years and Quality of Life: The Surgeon General's Prescription." … Anderson School – The Anderson School is home to the No. 2 entrepreneurial studies program in the country and in the world, according to both Success magazine and the Financial Times of London.

FOX HAILS UC-MEXICO TIES
Alliances between universities in California and Mexico that are bringing such advances as Internet2 across the border can help his nation "recuperate lost time," President Vicente Fox of Mexico told scholars and officials gathered March 22 at the James West Alumni Center during his first U.S. visit since his inauguration as president in December...

SUMMER 2001: MORE STUDENTS, CLASSES, FACULTY
As a key component of a UC-wide plan to accommodate an unprecedented surge of 52,600 students over the next decade, UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC Santa Barbara are embarking upon an ambitious expansion of their Summer 2001 sessions. The six other UC campuses are not far behind...

WEB SITE LINKS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO RESOURCES
If you have a disability and are living on your own in Los Angeles, you are no longer alone. As of March 19, you became part of a community in cyberspace with a Web site to help you live independently, a place where you can find the nearest wheelchair repair shop or publicly subsidized, accessible apartments for rent...

DATELINE UC SYSTEMWIDE – SAT I Deliberations – President Richard C. Atkinson's proposal to make the SAT I optional rather than mandatory for UC applicants is now before the UC Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools, which is expected to spend the next several months assessing it and conferring widely with faculty. … More ED.D.'s for State – President Atkinson told the UC Board of Regents that UC remains committed to the prompt development and approval of Ed.D. programs and will expand the production of education doctorates to meet the state's needs. … UC Merced moving forward – A grant for more than $11 million from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation will enable the UC to move forward in development of the UC Merced campus in the San Joaquin Valley. … Setting it straight – A March 13 story on the 2000-01 winners of awards from the Chancellor's Fund for Academic Border Crossing should have listed Edwin L. Cooper, neurobiology/medicine, among the researchers working on the "Immediate and Long-Term Effects of Immune Stimulation: Linking the Immune Response to Subsequent Physical and Behavioral Responses."

DID YOU KNOW? – Surf's up! You can get a surf forecast for Southern California swells from the Department of Atmospheric Sciences Web site. Got to: www.atmos.ucla.edu/weather/surf.

STRIVING FOR A STRONGER COMMUNITY
Over the last year, UCLA has redefined its commitment to the community...

COMMITTEE BROKERS COMPUTER CONTRACT
How can campus departments be sure they're getting the best deal when buying supplies?...

YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROW – Debate on again – The Los Angeles mayoral debate has been rescheduled for April 4 at 7:30 p.m. in Royce Hall. … A delicate balance – Using a weakened strain of live AIDS virus in mass vaccination campaigns may boost AIDS death rates rather than reduce them, according to a new UCLA study. … Those left behind – California's ethnic and racial communities lag behind even as health insurance coverage gains statewide, according to a new report by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

SETTING STANDARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
To many prospective students, she is considered the single most important person at UCLA. During her 22-year tenure, Rae Lee Siporin, director of Undergraduate Admissions and Relations with Schools, admitted nearly 250,000 students to the campus...

15 SECONDS
Joseph A. Nunn, Vice Chair and Director of Field Education for the Department of Social Welfare

SCIENTIST SEEKS PARKINSON'S CURE
For Marie-Francoise Chesselet, one of the joys of conducting medical research at UCLA is the opportunity to exchange knowledge with a wide array of scientists working on campus and around the world...

'ROUND AND ABOUT – Ideas from the top – The Anderson School invites students, faculty, staff, alumni and guests to join a studio audience at a taping of PBS' national television series, "CEO Exchange." … Not-so-happy Hawaii – The long-standing image of Hawaii as a happy, multicultural "melting pot" is challenged in a recent issue of the Amerasia Journal, "Whose Vision? Asian Settler Colonialism in Hawai'i," published by UCLA's Asian American Studies Center. … Path to a happier life – Learn to recognize and manage your emotions in order to lead a happier, more productive life and work more cooperatively with fellow employees by attending "Understanding and Developing Emotional Intelligence," a workshop on March 29. … Suharto revisited – "History and Memory in Contemporary Indonesia," a two-day conference April 6-7 sponsored by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies and International Studies and Overseas Programs, will explore the current challenge Indonesia faces to revisit the legacy of deposed President Suharto.

REGENTS TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE SP-1 REPEAL
The University of California Board of Regents may revisit its ban on affirmative action in admissions as early as May...

BRUINGO! GETS GREEN LIGHT FOR ANOTHER YEAR
The BruinGo! bus pass pilot program with the Santa Monica Bus Lines will be extended through another academic year...

RESPECTING FELLOW STUDENTS IS WAY OF LIFE AT UES
As harassment and hurtful behaviors increase, a child's self-efficacy diminishes and the potential for violence grows...

COMMUNITY BULLETINS – No longer so taxing – Now you can update your tax withholding allowances online without the bother of filing paper forms. … Another way in – A proxy server developed and hosted by CTS now enables UCLA students, faculty and staff to access UCLA restricted computing resources from any commercial Internet Service Provider (ISP). … Deadline is near – The deadline is approaching to apply for Staff Assembly scholarships and to make nominations for the Excellence in Service and Faculty/Staff Partnership awards. … Summertime fun – Let UCLA Recreation help you plan one of the best summer experiences your child can have.

WEB WATCH – A comprehensive UCLA Police Department Web site presents news, safety tips and other crime prevention advice; answers to frequently asked questions; and other key information for members of the campus community. www.ucpd.ucla.edu

STUDENTS HELP FREE IMMIGRANTS FROM TRAP OF ILLITERACY
UCLA students ranging from business to philosophy majors, started the quarter learning theories of teaching Spanish-speaking adults how to read and write in Spanish...

SAT-I NOT BEST INDICATOR OF SUCCESS
In a recent speech to the American Council on Education, UC President Richard Atkinson made two recommendations concerning the UC Freshman Admissions policy...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR
The goal of pre-college and college science education is to have all graduates scientifically literate in order to have true democratic discussions on the future health and well-being of the country and the world...

WHAT'S ON MY MIND: MILLENNIAL GENERATION CAN'T GET IN SYNC WITH AWESOME '80S
I felt so old after taking aerobics at the Wooden Center the other night, but it's not because the class was physically challenging, although it was...

RESOURCES CAN HELP TROUBLED STAFF, STUDENTS
What does it say about our society when terms like "road rage," "going postal" and now, "pull a Columbine," are frequently and often flippantly used to refer to incidents in which seemingly ordinary people just snap and violently take their wrath and fury out on others?...