| INDEX 2002
February 26, 2002 (Vol. 22, No. 10)
NEWS
AROUND CAMPUS
Budget Planning – In light of the state's economic woes, UCLA administrators have asked all academic departments to create budget plans that take into account a possible 8% funding reduction over the next two years… Mattel Children's Hospital – UCLA's Mattel Children's Hospital has been selected as one of the first approved sites nationwide – and the only center in the Los Angeles region – to provide patients with a less-invasive alternative to open-heart surgery for patients with atrial septal defects (ASD), an opening in the septum, or wall, dividing the heart's upper chambers… School of Nursing – A research project led by School of Nursing Dean Marie Cowan has been cited in a report to Congress by the National Institutes of Health listing the top 26 NIH – funded science advances for the past year…
SENATE REVISES GE CURRICULUM IN THE COLLEGE
The Academic Senate approved a plan to dramatically revamp the 1983-designed general education curriculum that undergraduates take in the College of Letters and Science.
COLLEAGUES MOURN DEATH OF PROFESSOR'S SON
Voices from around the campus expressed shock and heartfelt condolences to the family of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, son of Judea Pearl, professor emeritus of computer science. News of the journalist's death at the hands of his captors broke Feb. 21.
READERS ARE KEY TO CLASS PICK
Under the comprehensive review policy to evaluate the nearly 44,000 freshman applications for fall 2002, UCLA's readers are weighing a wide range of academic, personal and socioeconomic factors into the admissions decision for all students.
SENATE COMMITTEE FOLLOWS UP
The Undergraduate Council -- charged with reviewing UCLA's new comprehensive review admissions process -- outlined several recommendations to the Academic Senate Feb. 12 with the intent of making the process more effective, reliable, fairer and more transparent.
NEWS 2
CAMPUS NEWS BRIEFS
Pros and Cons – A fact-finding commission of faculty and administrators will be outlining the pros and cons of transitioning UCLA from a quarter to semester system for a report that will go to the Academic Senate, academic leaders and administrators… Mission of Mercy – UCLA pediatric neurosurgeon Jorge Lazareff will travel to Central America March 4-10 to bring international attention – one child at a time if necessary – to the toll taken by diseases of the central nervous system in developing nations… In the Lead – The University of California will be the lead plaintiff in the shareholders? class action lawsuit against senior executives of the Enron Corp. and the accounting firm of Arthur Andersen LLP, a U.S. District Court judge ruled recently…
DID YOU KNOW?
Since the beginning of the school year, campus police and West LAPD have reported more than 133 vehicle incidents (break-ins, auto thefts or theft of parts) on or near campus. The area of greatest concern is the off-campus apartment area between Veteran and Gayley, north of Le Conte and Warren Hall. For tips on preventing a break-in, see www.ucpd.ucla.edu.
CAMPUS TESTS WIRELESS COMPUTING NETWORK
Want to check your e-mail between meetings or surf the 'Net during your lunch hour? If you happen to be walking or eating outdoors near the Young Research Library or the Sculpture Garden, you might be able to.
AIDING TRAUMA'S YOUNGEST VICTIMS
With the goal of improving treatment for children who have experienced traumatic stress, the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, led by UCLA and Duke University, convened the first meeting of a network of hospitals and mental health centers from across the nation in Los Angeles last weekend.
YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROW – Interim Dean Appointed – Vijay Dhir , engineering professor and associate dean, has been named interim dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, effective Feb. 21… The Right Treatment? – Oncologist Rose C. Maly, assistant professor of family medicine, has received a $2.18-million research grant from the American Cancer Society (ACS) to study what determines the kind of breast cancer treatment low-income women receive… Rethinking National Security – In a lecture open to all faculty and staff, Chancellor Albert Carnesale will discuss the recent evolution of U.S. national security policy and offer his views on policy direction in the post Sept.-11 environment… Bruin Up Books –Residence hall students campus wide are providing a way that the campus community can donate books to elementary school students whose schools lack books for the classroom or take-home reading…
PEOPLE
HE'S ON FRONTLINE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH
A much-honored scientist, senior administrator and member of UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center, Leonard H. Rome is director of the center's Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Program Area, senior associate dean for research in the School of Medicine and an associate vice chancellor for research.
EMOTIONAL LINKS TO HEALTH
Raised in an isolated pocket of rural Wyoming, Michael Irwin yearned for the educational breadth and experience that comes with attending a large urban university...
NAMES AND FACES
Appointments: Olga Kagan; Sascha Jovanovic.
Applause: Lonnie Zeltzer; Sheila Stinnett; Cathy Luabeba; Michael Newman; Robert Gunsalus
Kudos: University Communications; Development Communications; UCLA Alumni Association
In Memoriam: Carl Hopkins
15 SECONDS
Jimmie L. Turner, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Graduate Programs
BRUIN WALK AND BEYOND
In the Air – Exposure to two common air pollutants may increase the chance that a pregnant woman will give birth to a child with certain heart defects, according to a UCLA study… Vital Links – The School of Medicine launched a comprehensive Internet tutorial on the Web to educate the public about precautions and treatments for combating biological and chemical warfare… Ageless Learning – Senior Scholars, a unique education program offered by the UCLA Center on Aging, gives people ages 50 and over the opportunity to expand their learning by attending undergraduate classes at UCLA… Get in Shape – You don?t have to be Oprah to have your very own personal trainer…
CAMPUS:
GRASSROOTS ACTIVIST PUSHES FOR STUDENTS' RIGHTS
Mary Johnson, a community crusader has joined with other community activists -- parents and schoolteachers -- to rally behind the Students' Bill of Rights, put together by UCLA's Institute for Democracy, Education and Access (IDEA) in the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies.
ICE HOCKEY HOLDS ON AS CAMPUS SPORT
Ice hockey players are the Rodney Dangerfields of team sports at UCLA. Try as they might, they can't get no respect. Despite their 75-year history as a campus sport, Bruins on ice skates have been getting the cold shoulder for years.
VOICES
MISSING THE POINT ON SCHOOL REFORM
Gov. Gray Davis and former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan both point to the mixed results of recently released statewide test scores to justify divergent positions on the education budget. However, real improvements in education require looking beyond test scores and budgets to see whether we are providing children with what they need to learn.
BE MINDFUL OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
With infringement rampant in the cyberspace world, content owners have begun to fight back along many fronts. While intellectual property rights are being shaped in national and international debates, we all need to pay attention to their effects on our daily lives at UCLA.
WHAT'S ON MY MIND: A NOVEL CHALLENGE PUTS AUTHOR ON THE FAST TRACK
"I have always wanted to write my very own novel, but, like many aspiring authors, I never had the guts to do it..." Lili Yee discusses how the National Novel Writing Month, which encourages writers to produce a novel of at least 50,000 words during the 30 days of November, taught her to be creative and disciplined in a short period of time.
OUR WORLD By MATT HALL
CLOSEUP:
FORECAST TRACKS ECONOMY'S UPS, DOWNS
In the last 50 years UCLA Anderson has undertaken the difficult task of predicting economic trends, the Anderson Forecast has consistently chosen the right -- not the easy -- path, and for that, it has won international respect and credibility as one of the most accurate yardsticks of the state's and the nation's economies. |
