UCLA Today: archive 000111

BUREAU BRIEFS
Open Enrollment – The Open Enrollment section of the “At Your Service” Web site is now complete. Go to http://atyourservice.ucop.edu and select “Open Enrollment 2003” on the top right… School of Medicine – The National Institutes of Health awarded UCLA $3.75 million to create a new national research center: the Center for Neurovisceral Sciences and Women’s Health (CNS)… GSE&IS – The Graduate School of Education & Information Studies (GSE&IS) has announced the formation of The Sudikoff Family Institute for Education & New Media, dedicated to supporting the advancement of education and learning-related issues and creating a public forum for the research and scholarship of the GSE&IS…

TITLE IX FOCUS OF STATE PANEL
In the first of several hearings on the effectiveness of Title IX in providing opportunities for women of color in sports and academics, Assembly Speaker Herb J. Wesson’s Select Committee on Title IX met at the James West Alumni Center on Oct. 16 to hear testimony from women athletes and other experts.

NEW FACILITATOR HELPS TO RESOLVE HEALTH-CARE ISSUES
UCLA’s first-ever health-care facilitator, Bridget Sheehan-Watanabe serves as an advocate and educator to all employees covered by university health plans, including dental and eye care.

ER DOCTOR AIDS BALI BOMB VICTIMS
A senior resident in emergency medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine, Arthur Sorrell had arrived two days earlier to teach local physicians at the Bali International Medical Center.

DATELINE UC SYSTEMWIDE
The 10th Campus — Merced campus Chancellor Carol Tomlinson-Keasey was formally installed at the founding celebration for the system’s 10th campus on Oct. 25... Chancellor Tiem Dies — Former UC Berkeley Chancellor Chang-Lin Tien died Oct. 29 at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Redwood City, Calif. He was 67. In September 2000, Tien was diagnosed with a brain tumor and suffered a debilitating stroke during a diagnostic test… Free Test Prep — California students can now get free online preparation for tests like the SAT and the ACT on a new UC-sponsored Web site: the California Virtual High School Web page at http://www.cavhs.org.

DID YOU KNOW?
UCLA rose from 12th in the nation in 1997 for federal funding for science and engineering research to third nationally in 2000. With about $400 million in funding, according to the latest available data, UCLA surpassed Stanford, Harvard, MIT, Michigan, and Penn, among others.

FEMALE FACULTY SHIFTING LEFT POLITICALLY
An increasing number of faculty women are leaning to the left politically, according to a new UCLA study of more than 55,000 faculty and administrators at 416 schools nationwide on topics ranging from political interest to tenure.

CONFERENCE TO HELP WOMEN NETWORK, BOND
The UCLA Alumni Association is sponsoring its first major women’s conference on Nov. 9 to address such critical issues as health care, philanthropy, financial planning, family planning and balancing work and home life. Successful women will share their thoughts and strategies, describing the diverse paths administrators, faculty and alumnae have taken into the world beyond UCLA.

YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROW — Water Reuse — Southern California’s water supply is dwindling during drought conditions, but the public lacks interest in water reuse, UCLA Institute of the Environment researchers found … Early Alzheimer's Diagnosis — For the first time, UCLA researchers have calculated how early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s using positron emission tomography (PET) improves the treatment results of dementia patients.

PEOPLE NEW STAFF ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT OPENS DOORS
When last year’s UCLA Staff Assembly president, Rosemary Chavoya, asked David T. Miller to be on her slate as president-elect, he admitted he didn’t know much about the group.

MIXTEC CIVILIZATION REVEALED
As a UCLA graduate student in the ’80s, Kevin Terraciano was struck by how much his professor, the renowned Mexican historian James Lockhart, relied on Aztec accounts for a Native-American perspective on the Spanish conquest.

NAMES AND FACES
Applause: James Friedman, David H. Solomon, I.H. (Mel) Suffet, Brad Zebrack
Grants: Kym Faull (left) and his colleagues Julian Whitelegge, Richard Stevens and Ken Conklin, UCLA Medical Group
In Memoriam: Walden P. Boyle, Philip Brett, Burton David Fried, Harry H.L. Kitano

'ROUND AND ABOUT
Aneurysm Care — New research in the British medical journal The Lancet shows that a tiny, platinum coil snaked into a brain aneurysm — or weak spot in the blood vessel — lowers the risk of death and disability for patients by 23% when compared to surgery… Educating Local Librarians — The Department of Information Studies at the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies has received a $192,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services… Lymphoma Research — Scientists at UCLA’s Jonsson Cancer Center have developed the world’s first animal model for mature human B-cell lymphomas, a discovery that may lead to the uncovering of the genetic mutations that cause these types of cancer. Mature B-cell type lymphomas account for about 85% of all lymphomas.

WEB WATCH
Seven years' worth of UCLA Magazine is now available online. The recently launched site includes selected features, illustrations and photographs from issues going back to 1996. The print publication, which is produced four times a year, reaches about 235,000 readers and has won national awards for its writing, design and overall excellence.

NEW CHIP TECHNOLOGY COULD SAVE LIVES
In an innovative pairing of talents, dental and engineering researchers at UCLA have combined their expertise to develop a tiny silicon laboratory on a chip that could test dental patients for cancer and other diseases while they wait to see the doctor.

PROFESSOR LOOKS INTO THE VIRTUAL WORLDS OF KIDS
Professor of Psychology Patricia Greenfield’s work examines the impact of internet chat rooms on children’s lives.

COMMUNITY BULLETINS
Linking you to Extension — A free e-mail newsletter, “Learning Links,” connects you to what’s new at UCLA Extension, one of the nation’s leading institutions of continuing higher education … Smokers at risk — The Wireless Internet for Mobile Enterprise Consortium, directed by UCLA Engineering Professor Rajit Gadh, will hold a conference Nov. 6-7 at UCLA’s Sunset Village to examine technology and business issues related to the wireless Internet.

CLEARINGHOUSE NEEDED TO FIGHT BIOTERROR
The U.S. public health system is a patchwork of jurisdictions and capabilities that work together on occasion. As a result, the pace at which infectious disease outbreaks are identified and investigated is variable.

FINANCING A WAR WITH IRAQ
As the Bush administration stands ready to go to war with Iraq, a thorny question awaits us: How will we pay the price for peace? With the economy still weak, choosing the wrong means of financing the war could be all too easy.

WHAT'S ON MY MIND:
BALANCING LIFE WITH AILING PARENTS
The holidays are soon approaching, but this year I won’t be calling my mother to make plans for our traditional family Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. I’ve always heard that it is hardest around the holidays, and now I know it to be true. My mother is currently in the hospital and will probably be released soon, not because she is getting better, but because she wants to spend her last days at home.

OUR WORLD by CAROLE CABLE

CLOSE-UP:
WEEKEND FEST CELEBRATES BRUIN TRADITIONS
A spirited cross-section of the Bruin family came together during Homecoming & Parents’ Weekend, Oct. 25-27, celebrating UCLA’s tradition as a world-class university.