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August 28, 2001 (Vol. 22, No. 2)

NEWS

BUREAU – By raising nearly $238 million in private gifts and pledges during the 200-01 fiscal year, Campaign UCLA is well on the way to achieving its overall goal of $1.6 billion. … SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING – Professor Walker Karplus has been appointed interim dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. … WORLD ARTS AND CULTURES – Renowned muralist Judith F. Baca, UCLA professor of world arts and cultures and vice chair of the Cesar Chavez Center for Chicana/o Studies, has been selected as the 2001 Hispanic Heritage Awards Honoree for Education. … DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY – A statewide treatment program to help uninsured men with prostate cancer is being created at three reginal sites, including UCLA.

SURGEONS PREP FOR IMPLANTING ARTIFICIAL HEART
As the first human recipient of a fully self-contained artificial heart introduced himself to the world earlier this week, a UCLA Medical Center team prepared for the possibility that it would implant the second patient, perhaps as early as next month...

DOCUMENTING WORKING FAMILIES
A team of UCLA faculty is gearing up for a landmark study of a species under considerable stress: the middle-class, dual-income family...

NEWS 2

CAMPUS NEWS BRIEFS – Financial Picture – The state's darkening fiscal picture has reduced or eliminated many of the University of California's 2001-02 original budget proposals, including augmentations for graduate and professional school outreach, student-retention services, staff salary increases and several research initiatives. … Home, Sweet Home – A new systemwide task force will seek more affordable housing for students, senior staff members and faculty. … New Research Chief – Lawrence B. Coleman, a UC Davis physicist and former chair of the systemwide Academic Council, has been named vice provost for research in the UC Office of the President.

ENERGY WISE – Cooler than average temperatures this summer have helped avoid rolling blackouts, but it's still important to conserve as much energy as possible. Here are some handy tips to keep energy use - and your home bills - down.

• Clean or replace air conditioner filter regularly.
• Use a portable or ceiling fan to circulate air instead of air conditioning.
• Insulate your home and caulk/weather-strip around doors and windows.
• Surf the Internet later at night or during early morning hours when electricity demand is lower.
• Consider unplugging consumer electronics when they are not in use. (Even when turned off, CD players in the United States consume enough energy in one year to power the Las Vegas Strip for six months, according to Southern California Edison.)

GOV. DAVIS SIGNS CLINICAL TRIALS BILL
Gov. Gray Davis signed landmark legislation Aug. 9 at UCLA that will provide cancer patients with financial coverage by their insurer of routine costs associated with all four phases of a clinical trial...

SERIOUS CAMPUS CRIME DROPS TO A NEW LOW
Violent crime on campus dipped to its lowest level in three years, dropping from 42 incidents in 1998 to 29 in 2000, according to the latest report by the UCLA Police Department. The report listed 1,458 violent and property crimes that occurred last year.

YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROW – Teacher Training – K-12 math and science teachers, industry leaders and advisers from the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievemet (MESA) program met Aug. 10 at Covel Commons to explore new apporaches to math and science instruction. … Learning the Language – In a final commencement ceremony winding up the school year on July 6, 11 employees graduated from a unique yearlong English-as-a-Second-Language program funded by UCLA Healthcare. … Visiting Nurses – Two dozen Japanese nursing students visited Los Angeles in a program hosted by UCLA Extension's American Language Center in partnership with UCLA's International Nursing Center.

PEOPLE

15 SECONDS
M.J. Sondheimer, Associate Athletic Director/Recruiting Coordinator

NAMES AND FACES
Honor Roll: Peter Loewenberg, Robert Kirsner
Noteworthy: Paul Koretz, Beverly Robinson
In Memoriam: Harold Land, Gary T. Schwartz

THE MIND

MENTAL NOTES – PMS Relief – The oral contraceptive Yasmin, with its combination of progestin drospirenone and estrogen ethinyl estradiol , may be beneficial in treating premestrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a severe form of premenstrual syndrome(PMS) that affects over 3 million American women. … Bipolar – Mark Frye, a psychiatrist with UCLA's Mood Disorders Research Program, will present a community talk on the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 7-8:30 p.m. at Granada Hills High School. … Life Stories – People worldwide cope with life's absurdities and distill meaning out of chaotic events by telling stories about their predicaments, according to the authors of "Living Narrative: Creating Lives in Everyday Storytelling." … Mothers on Meds– It has long been known that medicines taken by a nursing mother can pass to the child through breast milk.

THEATER HELPS PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS
Onstage, he is self-assured Stan. Clad in the uniform of an airline pilot, he gazes past the audience to the far beyond, sharing his vision of soaring through the skies. "I've always wanted to fly around the world," he explains. In the world of imagination, he is a man hoping to make a dream come true.

MOMS WITH POSTPARTUM DISORDERS GET AID
As the nation struggled to understand what drove a Houston mother last June to drown her five children in the family's bathtub, the phones began ringing in the offices of the UCLA Pregnancy and Postpartum Mood Disorders Project.

DIGITAL TOOLS BRING ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE BACK TO LIFE
What's the best way to rebuild an ancient temple left in ruins by the Romans nearly two millennia ago? Byte by byte.

UCLA IN L.A.

COMMUNITY BULLETINS – Premiering – From spellbinding physicality to the poignant tale of two strangers and the bond they form, the Geffen Playhouse's new season promises to be "another exciting and spectacular year of theater," predicted Gilbert Cates, producing director. … Carcinogen Watch – Reducing exposure to common environmental pollutants suspected of causing cancer will be the subject of a presentation by Gina Soloman, a senior scientist at the Environmental and Health Program of the Natural Resources Defence Counsil. … California Counts – Counting California, a new online service, allows researchers and the public to access governmnet data about the Golden State. … Examenes en Espanol – The UCLA Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic now offers Spanish-speaking staff who perform free or low-cost exams for both women and men.

WORKSHOP BONDS CHILDREN WORLDS APART
Through the Soze Project, students ages 9-14 from Johannesburg, South Africa and the Los Angeles Unified School District lived in the Hitch Residential Suites together with mentors and learned dance, art, writing, and music. After two weeks of classes, they wrote and performed their own play.

VOICES

WHAT'S ON MY MIND
California's beaches are suffering, according to Heal the Bay's 11th annual Beach Report Card. By Michael Stenstrom.

CLOSEUP

IN FOCUS: A CAMPUS ON THE RISE
Before any sign of brick or mortar appeared on the rolling hills where someday a great university would rise, student Thelner Hoover and his camera were there. What Hoover found one sunny day in 1927 when he looked through his viewfinder was more than just empty landscape - he found his place in UCLA history as its chronicler.