INDEX
2003
November 18,
2003 (Vol. 24, No. 6)
NEWS
BUREAU
BRIEFS
CALIF. NANOSYSTEMS INSTITUTE: Chancellor Albert
Carnesale recently appointed Fraser Stoddart, an internationally
renowned chemist who will occupy UCLA’s Fred Kavli Chair in
nanosystems sciences, director of the California NanoSystems Institute
(CNSI).... UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA: The University
of California Board of Regents is slated to decide on principles
for determining priorities for the 2004-05 budget when it meets
Nov. 19-20 at Covel Commons.... NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE:
Researchers at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute found
significant improvement in verbal recall among a group of people
with age-associated memory impairment who took the herbal supplement
ginkgo biloba for six months, compared with a group who took a placebo.
HOLIDAY CLOSURE WOULD
HELP SAVE ENERGY COSTS
Chancellor Albert Carnesale last week announced plans to close the
UCLA campus from Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2003, through Thursday, Jan.
1, 2004, in order to save on energy expenditures.
NEWS 2
CAMPUS
BRIEFS
GRAD RATES UP: University of California graduation
rates are at an all-time high, improving over the past decade even
as UC accommodated unprecedented enrollment growth.... WINDOW
TO THE BRAIN: Scanning a patient’s brain metabolism
with positron-emission tomography (PET) can improve a doctor’s
ability to forecast the patient’s future cognitive functions
by up to 30%, a new UCLA study discovered.... RETIRED ADMIRAL
HEADS LABS: Acting on the recommendation of UC President
Robert C. Dynes, the UC Board of Regents recently appointed retired
Admiral S. Robert Foley as vice president for laboratory management.
DID
YOU KNOW?
The UCLA Hammer Museum Web site has a new feature that allows you
to sign up to receive e-mails on specific topics of interest to
you, whether it’s future exhibitions, art lectures, programs
for educators or film screenings. The Web site is regularly updated
to include special public programs.
UCLA-COMMUNITY PARTNERS
HONORED
The Center for Community Partnerships (CCP), the operational arm
of the “UCLA in LA” program, marked its first anniversary
by announcing the inaugural recipients of its Ann C. Rosenfield
Distinguished Community Partnership Prize at a Royce Hall reception
Nov. 17.
ACTIVISTS URGE ENDING VIOLENCE
AGAINST WOMEN
Poor women are holding the world up on their shoulders, and yet
they are subject to brutal violence, horrific working conditions
and low wages, according to the keynote speaker at a recent UCLA
conference on “The Maquiladora Murders, Or, Who Is Killing
the Women of Juárez?”
YESTERDAY,
TODAY & TOMORROW
STATE
BUDGET FORUM: The
University of California Office of the President, UCLA and the UC
California Policy Research Center will convene a forum on the state
budget Dec. 1 that will bring together leading UC specialists, policy
makers and community leaders to provide an analysis of the state
budget crisis and identify options for addressing this challenge....
NEW POLICY PROPOSED:
A new policy is being proposed by the UC Office of the President
that would require, among other things, the elimination of any potential
conflict of interest in situations where an individual covered by
the policy enters into a consensual relationship with someone over
whom he or she has supervisory or equivalent responsibilities....
NEW STEM CELL SOURCE?: A UCLA study demonstrates
for the first time that specific cells found in the adult artery
wall have stem cell-like potential. Researchers found artery cells
that change into cartilage, bone, muscle and marrow stromal cells.
PEOPLE
SERVING HIS COUNTRY AT
HOME AND ABROAD
Perhaps you’ve never considered a career in the U.S. Department
of State, but one conversation with senior Foreign Service Officer
Don Terpstra could change your mind.
HELPING OTHERS COPE WITH PAIN
Imagine dealing with the deaths of five critically ill children
in the pediatric intensive care unit over a three-day period.
15 SECONDS
JACK BARRON JR.: UCLA
PAC (People Animal Connection) Team Coordinator.
NAMES AND FACES
Compliments: Mike Franks ... Curtis D.
Eckhert ... Wayne W. Grody ... Richard J. Pietras ... Robert E.
Reiter ... Kathleen M. Sakamoto ... Lily Wu ... Carlo Montemagno.
Felicitations: Otto Santa Ana ... Richard
A. Gatti ... Bob Goldberg ... Paul Thompson.
In Memoriam: Gertrude Huberty Warren.
CAMPUS
'ROUND
AND ABOUT
JOIN DYNES FOR A RUN:
Students, staff and faculty who share an enthusiasm for fitness
and running are being invited to join University of California President
Robert C. Dynes on his morning run Dec. 2, beginning in Wilson Plaza....
NEWLY TENURED : For the third consecutive year,
the UCLA Alumni Association held a reception to honor newly tenured
faculty.... DIRTY AIR AND ASTHMA: UCLA researchers
have shown for the first time that diesel exhaust particles alone
may be enough to induce acute asthma attacks.... CROSSTOWN
RIVALS: Thousands of Bruin fans will gather Nov.
20 at an annual bonfire and rally, being held the week before the
football team takes on its crosstown rivals, the USC Trojans, at
the Coliseum.
MEDIA
GIVE MIDDLE EASTERNERS A VOICE
While the plight of people suffering from mental illness
has been improving since 1949 when the World Health Organization
first included mental health in its definition of overall well-being,
change has not been swift or widespread enough, said experts gathered
at UCLA on Nov. 12 for a mental-health forum.
MENTALLY
ILL FACE OBSTACLES TO ADEQUATE CARE
While the plight of people suffering from mental illness has been
improving since 1949 when the World Health Organization first included
mental health in its definition of overall well-being, change has
not been swift or widespread enough, said experts gathered at UCLA
on Nov. 12 for a mental-health forum.
STUDENT
SERVICES HIT HARD
As head of a large organization that was one of the hardest hit
by 2002-03 and 2003-04 budget cuts, UCLA’s new vice chancellor
of student affairs is well aware of what her area lost: $3.3 million
thus far.
JOBLESS START NEW CAREERS
IN HOSPITAL KITCHENS
Employees who recently ate at the International Corner in UCLA Medical
Center’s cafeteria may have been lucky enough to feast on
authentic Lebanese cuisine, created from Rabih Nabahani’s
own recipes.
VOICES
ADMISSIONS MUST
BE CLARIFIED FOR PUBLIC
As you may know, several newspaper stories recently have questioned
why some high-SAT-scoring students have been denied admission
to UC Berkeley while some lower-SAT-scoring applicants have been
admitted.
UC NEEDS A STATE COMPACT
California over the years has had many fiscal crises that
have forced cuts in funding for various services.
WHAT'S ON MY MIND:
POLITICIZING FIRE: WHEN BLOWING
SMOKE FANS THE FLAME
While it is unpleasant to say this, the recent catastrophic
wildfires in California, particularly those in our mountain areas,
were an inevitable occurrence when public policy ignores the environment
in which we live.
OUR WORLD by
CAROLE CABLE
CLOSE UP
CHANCELLOR DETAILS
BUDGETARY CHALLENGES
UCLA Chancellor Albert Carnesale sent a letter last month
to faculty and staff discussing the state’s difficult financial
climate and the budgetary challenges the UCLA community faces.
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