UCLA Today: archive September 25, 2001

BUREAU – UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – The Dual Admissions Program (DAP) approved by the University of California Board of Regents July 19 has been put on hold, UC President Richard C. Atkinson told the UC regents in a letter Sept. 18. … FACULTY LECTURE – Michael E. Phelps, the Norton Simon Professor and chair of the Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, will deliver the Fall Faculty Research Lecture Oct. 9 at 3 p.m. in Schoenberg Hall. … THE COLLEGE – The Electronic Literature Organization (ELO), the leading professional association for this genre, has moved its headquarters from Chicago to the Department of Design | Media Arts in Dickson Art Center ...

NEW FACES JOIN VETERANS FOR START OF SCHOOL
Fall is suddenly here ... and the new academic year is bringing a host of fresh faces to campus, along with some welcome changes...

CAMPUS GRIEVES FOR VICTIMS
Still numb from the horrific events of Sept. 11 that cost thousands of innocent people their lives and the nation its sense of well-being, many in the UCLA community struggled to focus their attention on the busy preparations for a new school year...

CAMPUS NEWS BRIEFS – Reading on Screen – The International Studies and Overseas Programs (ISOP) has been awarded $300,000 by the U.S. Department of Education for a three-year Language Resource Program to develop computer-based, reading programs for heritage language students. … Global Reach – UC faculty can play a crucial role in shaping California's future in the world community by becoming a director of an Education Abroad Study Center. … Web Guru – Jakob Nielsen, regarded by many as the world's leading guru on Web usability, will speak Oct. 1 at the second in a series of jargon-free seminars sponsored by icompass for campus techies and non-techies alike.… Setting it Straight – We'd like to correct erroneous information provided to UCLA Today that appeared in the August 28 issue.

DID YOU KNOW? – The UCLA Anderson Forecast, one of the nation's premier quarterly barometers for California and the country's economic health, was the most accurate predictor of the real gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate for the past three quarters, according to U.S. Commerce Department data. GDP numbers predicted last December by Edward Leamer, forecast director, most accurately reflected the trend and direction of U.S. economic growth.

NEW REAL ESTATE CENTER LAUNCHED
The Anderson School at UCLA has raised $10 million to launch a new center for real estate research and education.

FEDS HOPE TO INVEST MORE IN NANOSCIENCE
A high-ranking official from the U.S. Department of Commerce told more than 100 Southern California business and academic leaders and state and federal policymakers gathered at UCLA Sept. 10 that President Bush wants to increase federal investment in nanoscience research by 23% next year to $519 million.

YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROW – First of its kind – Jonsson Cancer Center is launching a first-of-its-kind study to document the impact of urologic diseases on the American public. … Read all about it – UCLA recently embarked on an institutional advertising campaign in the Los Angeles Times to reach out and more effectively connect community needs and interests to university programs and services. … Campaign update – So far, six campus units have reached or surpassed their individual Campaign UCLA goals, including the School of Medicine, which has raised more than any other single unit and whose $800-million goal represents half of the overall campus target.

SENATE CHAIR TACKLES FUNDING GAPS
John Edmond wants to continue his research on carbon monoxide and the brain while chairing the Academic Senate and trying to increase grant funding and coverage of faculty's basic expenses.

CONVEYING THE FUN, BEAUTY OF SCIENCE
Tony F. Chan, the affable new dean of physical sciences in the College of Letters & Science, has loved math and science for as long as he can remember...

NAMES AND FACES
Accolades: Milton H. Miller, Alison Bunting
In Memoriam: Jean Macalister Moore, Harold M.Somers, Bernard Towers, Gary T.Schwartz

BRUIN WALK AND BEYOND – Game Day – Mark your calendar for the UCLA vs. Washington football game on Oct. 13 at the Rose Bow. … In Jeopardy! – Faculty and staff are invited to watch students match wits at a live taping of 10 episodes of the popular quiz show Jeopardy! during its annual College Championship Oct. 6 and 7 at Pauley Pavilion. … Hit the Streets – Join in the fun on Oct. 18 during Westwood's Village Street Fest. … It's Free – The UCLA Hammer Museum is now offering free admission to all UCLA faculty, students and staff with proper ID. … Classroom Earth – The Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden at UCLA is seeking volunteers to serve as docents in its public education program for schoolchildren and community groups.

PERSONAL TREASURES ENRICH CAMPUS
When a donor presented UCLA with the gift of a crypt in the Westwood mausoleum where Marilyn Monroe is interred, Jane Mackie didn't miss a beat...

HE LEADS UC FACULTY THROUGH CRITICAL TIMES
Engineering Professor Chand Viswanathan this month becomes the highest-ranking faculty member in the University of California's shared governance system when he begins his yearlong term as chair of the UC Academic Council.

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.

U.S. RESPONSE BREAKS WITH HISTORY
No precedent for the awesome Sept. 11 catastrophe exists in the history of terrorism. The numbers killed, the use of passenger planes as bombs and the vast universal outrage make it unique. Still, the event has many parallels, which can teach us what to expect and what to avoid. But my focus here is on one simple, rather obvious, parallel...
By David C. Rapoport

INEQUITY BREEDS EXTREMISM
The events of Sept. 11 have forced us to reevaluate our assumptions about our place in the world. As sorrow, fear, anger and uncertainty fill our hearts and minds, we realize that our lives will never be the same...
By Geoffrey Garrett

WHAT'S ON MY MIND: A TIME TO REFLECT ON THE ROOTS OF TERRORISM
I fear the recent terrorist attacks have triggered an explosion of hate crimes against Muslim and Arab Americans. This is distressing because terrorism is a hate crime. Both rely on a symbolic communicative act of violence intended to terrorize a third party, and both assume guilt by association...
By Khaled Abou el Fadl

BRAIN TRUST FOSTERS COLLABORATION
Complex and competitive, but also collaborative and multidisciplinary, research at UCLA is thriving. Last year alone, the university brought in $655 million in research funds, making it the No. 1 public university in the nation in research dollars, and among the top three public and private universities...