INDEX 1996

APRIL 5, 1996 (Vol. 16, No. 15)

 

This index page is for reference only; stories in this issue are not available online. Print editions may be found in the periodicals stacks of the Charles Young Research Library.

 

AROUND CAMPUS – Voter's strong approval in the March 26 election of Proposition 203 will allow UCLA to continue the work of seismic renovation to 10 buildings that have been rated seismically "poor" or "very poor" in past surveys, said Cynthia Ingham, assistant director of Capital Programs. … Engineering – UCLA's Society of Latino Engineers and Scientists (SOLES) was voted the nation's most outstanding student chapter of the national Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers by a panel of 28 corporate representatives from major companies. … Health Sciences – Twelve visiting scholars from China, India, Russia, Thailand, Mexico and Brazil participated in an advanced training program at the School of Medicine under a Fogarty AIDS International Training and Research Program Grant.

 

YOUNG SPEAKS TO CRITICISM OF ADMISSIONS – In the wake of recent media reports alleging favoritism in admissions at UCLA, Chancellor Charles E. Young has responded by releasing facts that place the issue within a broader context not provided by the news accounts.

 

REVISED HISTORY STANDARDS – UCLA's National Center for History in the Schools on Wednesday released its revised edition of voluntary standards for teaching history from kindergarten through high school. The document has been endorsed by the leadership of two independent, bipartisan national review panels of educators and community leaders.

 

HEALTHY GIRL 'PAYS BACK' MARCH OF DIMES – At age 6, Marissa Shaevel is already a precocious young lady with a good cause to support – one to which she owes her life. She is touring the U.S. as the 1996 March of Dimes National Ambassador, raising the nation's awareness about the need to prevent birth defects and reduce infant mortality through her own medical history as a three-months-premature infant at the UCLA Medical Center.

 

NEWS IN BRIEF – Osterholt Resigns – James W. Osterholt has resigned as associate vice chancellor for development. "Jim is a superb development professional and, during his 21 years at UCLA, has made invaluable contributions," said Chancellor Charles E. Young. Young said that Osterholt will continue to provide services to UCLA in support of the university's ongoing fund-raising activities. … Cuts to aid for Legal Immigrants – The U.C. Senate will consider sometime this month an amendment to the immigration Reform Act of 1995 that could affect more than 4,000 UCLA students and make it more difficult for them to qualify for financial aid. … Holiday Cleanup – Christmas will come early this year for a Los Angeles elementary school as volunteers in the third annual Christmas in April event gather to help paint, clean and repair the site. The cleanup will be held April 27 at Grape Street Elementary School in Los Angeles. … Lecturers Sought – The California Wellness Foundation and UC are calling for abstracts for the 1996 Wellness Lecture Series that this year will address policy implication or service issues for improving the health of Californians through prevention and other wellness efforts.

 

DID YOU KNOW? – UCLA, the birthplace of the Internet, is renowned for technological and scientific research which has enriched and improved our lives and understanding of the world. UCLA discoveries include the first techniques for fetal monitoring, the PET scanner, the standard test for tissue-typing for organ transplantation, identification of the first genetic link with alcoholism and the first reverse-osmosis water purification plant.

 

ALLIANCE FORMS TO SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH – In what organizers billed as the start of a partnership among UCLA, Southern California's leading businesses and government agencies, several hundred representatives gathered in Griffin Commons Tuesday to discuss ways of working together toward fueling economic growth in the region.

 

UCLA '94- '95 RESEARCH FUNDING BEST IN UC SYSTEM – Despite drastic cuts to the research budgets of federal and other public agencies nationwide, UCLA researchers boosted the research funding they received from the public and private sector by a robust 6% in 1994-'95, pulling in $363.9 million in awards compared to $342.1 million in the previous year. The total constituted the largest amount received by any UC campus for that year.

 

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER STARTED IN THE CHS LAB – When Ron Stevens shifted gears, closed his research lab and concluded his basic studies of human immunity, medical education at UCLA changed forever. Now, Stevens, a professor of microbiology and immunology in the School of Medicine, is out to change the direction of science education at all levels, from grade school on up. He is the creative force behind a software program, Interactive Multi-Media Exercises (IMMEX), that is helping students learn problem-solving skills while allowing teachers to precisely track their progress.

 

DIRECTOR GUIDES RESEARCHERS THROUGH REGULATORY MAZE – At the critical juncture where the regulatory demands of Washington intersect with the resolve of researchers driving toward new discoveries, Richard Seligman is stationed to ease the friction caused by the collision of two very different worlds. It is his job as director of Pubic Sector Partnerships to guide the university's researchers through the often murky waters of governmental regulations as they pursue funding for their projects.

 

NAMES AND FACES – Notables – Irvin S.Y. Chen, Jon Roberts, Roger Bourland, Ian Krouse, Paul Reale, Alan H. Jobe and Robert Foos. … Grants Received – Linda Baum and Anthony T. Campagnoni. … Honors Bestowed – Alison Anderson, Bill Rutter and Thomas Bradbury.

 

WHO'S NEW – William Gaskill, Continuing Education Specialist for University Extension's American Language Center.

 

ART NEWS – Poets Society – Beginning April 11, a series of poetry readings will be offered at the UCLA/Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center, featuring nationally and internationally known poets. The series, cosponsored by the Academic of American Poets in New York, has included winners of the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize and the Dorothea Tanning Prize. … All that Jazz – The Veterans Wadsworth Theater presents a free evening of jazz on the first Sunday of every month as part of a series now in its 12^th season. The concert on Sunday will feature the progressive jazz of the Solsonics, with broun felinis as the opening group. … Spirit Works – Artist Betye Saar will discuss the significant impact of Haitian arts and culture on her own work. … Dawg Music – The David Grisman Quintet will make its only Southern California appearance April 25 at 8 p.m. at the Veterans Wadsworth Theater. The concert will feature selections from the group's recent release "Dawganova," as well as music from Grisman's more than 25 years of recording.

 

ARTS ON CALL – For information 24 hours a day about current and future arts events at UCLA, call 310-UCLA-ART (310-825-2278). The service provides recorded news of events at university theaters, museums and galleries, as well as programming by the Film and Television Archive and academic departments. Tickets for Center for the Performing Arts and Department of Theater events and Geffen Playhouse productions may be purchased by phone. Directions to campus venues and parking instructions also are available.

 

CLASSIC FILMS, RARE MOMENTS IN CINEMA TO SCREEN AT FESTIVAL OF PRESERVATION – For 50 years, "The Big Sleep" with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall has been puzzling moviegoers; many say it just doesn't make any sense. To unravel the riddle, film fans can go to the UCLA Film and Television Archive's annual Festival of Preservation, a three-week celebration of rescued, restored and preserved films, starting June 27 at the Melnitz Theater. There they will see how the version of "The Big Sleep" released in 1946 differs from director Howard Hawk's original cut, which was completed two years earlier.

 

JAZZ ARTIST/TEACHER TO INSTILL BOUNDLESS JOY OF PERFORMING – As Kenny Burrel sees it, igniting joy in his students will be the key to turning out top-notch jazz performers through a jazz-studies concentration now being developed for the fall. "At other schools where I've taught, there were jazz programs but the joy wasn't there," Burrell said. "There is such joy in performing jazz music. Inspiring my students will be one of my main goals." Burrell, one of the world's foremost jazz guitarists and a UCLA professor of music, also expects that the program will make a meaningful contribution to what he calls "a most valuable American art form."

 

AT PLAY – Tennis Anyone – UCLA's No. 1-ranked tennis team will host a clinic for children 6-12 on Saturday, April 20, from 9-11 a.m. at the Sunset Canyon Tennis Courts. … Indoor Beach Party – The UCLA/Big Dog Volleyball Classic will be held tonight and Saturday in Pauley Pavilion. Tonight's matches will be highlighted by several promotions, including Youth Night, High School Night and Parks & Recreation Night, with those groups receiving a discount on admission.

 

SPRING HOLDS PROMISE OF NATIONAL TITLES – With a confident spring in its step, the UCLA athletic department moves into April with several teams ranked among the nation's elite, and a number of possible national championship contests in the offing. Two teams currently ranked No. 1 in the nation are men's tennis and women's water polo.

 

 

PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE ISN'T THE ANSWER – The U.S. 9 th Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that a mentally competent, terminally ill adult has a constitutional right to use a doctor's help in hastening death, a ruling in line with the belief of many Americans that it is merciful to permit physicians to help patients end their lives. Rather than compassionate, however, legalizing physician-assisted suicide will be harmful to vulnerable patients and to the doctor-patient relationship.

 

EXPLAINING THE HISTORY OF EVERYBODY – Why did history follow such different courses for peoples of different continents? As we all know, Eurasians - especially peoples of Europe and East Asia – have spread around the globe to dominate the modern world. Other peoples, including most Africans, have survived and thrown off European domination but remained far behind in wealth and power. Still other peoples, including the original inhabitants of Australia and the Americas, are no longer even masters of their own lands but have been decimated, subjugated or exterminated by European colonialists. Why did history turn out that way? Why weren't Native Americans, Africans and Aboriginal Australians the ones who conquered Eurasia?

 

QUIET TIME CAN BE QUALITY TIME – It may seem like the best thing a parent can do: Sign up a child for ballet lessons, soccer clinics, a T-ball team, piano. To chauffeur back and forth to play dates all weekend. Never a dull moment. We have even heard of children with their own date books. What does "a dull moment" mean? Most parents would say: "When there is nothing planned and no one to play with." Hey wait a minute. We call that "quiet time."

 

DENTISTRY'S MIX OF ART, SCIENCE – Today, largely because of breakthroughs in anchoring tissue-compatible titanium prostheses to tissue or bone, more than 90% of head-and-neck-cancer patients can be restored to levels of function and appearance nearly comparable to their pre-surgery lives, John Beumer III said. Prostheses can now be constructed to replace teeth, bone and tissue, as well as nose, cheekbones, an eye socket or jaw.

 

WHAT DO YOU SEE WHEN YOU LOOK AT MY FACE? – I realize intellectually that this new "eye" I received is an excellent device, and while I appreciate the necessity of having my eye removed, I still yearn for and miss the face I was born with.