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Aug 30, 1996
INDEX 1996
August 30, 1996 (Vol. 17, No. 2)
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.
FALL FRESHMEN EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST ACADEMIC CLASS EVER- The freshman class entering Fall 1996 is likely to be the brightest class of freshmen in UCLA's history.
CAMPUS GIFT TALLY HIGHEST EVER FOR UC SYSTEM - UCLA led the University of California with a record $190.8 million in private gifts and grants during the 1995-'96 fiscal year.
PATRON WITH M.S. COMMITTED TO QUICKEN RESEARCH PACE - Nancy Davis, a prominent Bel-Air philanthropist, when diagnosed with M.S., began raising money to expedite research.
CAMPAIGN '96 - Photo of President Bill Clinton and Chancellor Charles E. Young at the Hammer Museum, Ralph Nader receiving the Green Party nomination at the Freud Playhouse.
AROUND CAMPUS - Grand opening of the Ocean Discovery Center, grand reopening of Powell Library; UCLA Medical Center ranked best in the west; script developed in Extension sold for $1 million.
BEEFED-UP HAZMAT TEAM ON CALL FOR DISASTER - The Hazardous Materials team of UCLA's Office of the Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) uses drills to prepare for possible emergency situations.
NEWS IN BRIEF - New high-level appointments: Gary Small, Peter C. Whybrow, Judith L. Smith; UCLA launches new home page; four child-care centers consistently meets national standards of excellence; UCLA hosts meeting of the Council of University of California Staff Assemblies
DOUBLE-THREAT SCHOLAR EARNS HIGHEST FACULTY HONOR - Robert Edgerton has been named a University Professor for his work in both psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences and anthropology.
NOVELIST'S STORY OF COMING OUT - Terri de la Peña's groundbreaking book, "Margins, " explores the struggles of a Latina lesbian in a tradition-bound family.
WHO'S NEW - ALAN H. DECHERNEY - Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine.
NAMES AND FACES - Michael Wilkes, Jeannie Oaks, Mohamed A. Abdou, Bevra Hahn, Ram Singh, Fanny Ebling, Eli Sercarz
IN MEMORIAM - Velma (Vee) S. Salabiye, John Thomas Lenox
SPEYER'S FLIERS COULD LINK THIRD WORLD TO GLOBE - Engineer Jason Speyer and a team from UCLA and Rockwell are conducting tests on these intelligent "eternal aircrafts" which may provide a low-cost alternative to multimillion-dollar satellites.
SCIENTIST CALLS FOR ROCK-HARD PROOF OF MARS LIFE - J. William Schopf, director of the IGPP Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life is skeptical of the discovery of "semi-hard" evidence of past life on Mars, instead he's looking for an irrefutable line of evidence.
BRIGHT IDEAS - Peter Narins wins 1996-'98 Gold Shield Faculty Prize; National Cancer Institute grants $5 million for the study of an electronic medical information system; 1996 Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellows: Michael Frishkopf, Curtis A. Gruenler, Allison L. Sneider; long-term survival of region's craft industries hinges on public-private partnerships
'94 QUAKE FAILS TO SHAKE DRIVERS LOOSE FROM THEIR CARS - Despite the highway closures due to the '94 quake, drivers preferred to change routes, work schedules, destinations rather than use public transit or carpool.
SCIENTIST AWAITS RESULTS OF MOON FLY-BY - Margaret Kivelson suspects that Galileo spacecraft fly-by of Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon will confirm that her team has discovered the first evidence of a moon producing a magnetic field.
BRUINS' OLYMPIAN EFFORTS BRING HOME 22 MEDALS - Current, former and future UCLA athletes won 22 medals, 12 gold, two silver and eight bronze in the Summer Games in Atlanta.
ATHLETES RETURN TO WIN FINAL VICTORY IN CLASS - UCLA's Final Score program helps athletes, such as basketball star Shon Tarver, complete their degrees after their athletics eligibility and scholarships have run out.
SPORTING LIFE - Football coach Toledo's home debut; Pac-10 athletes bring home 22 gold medals; September schedule for women's volleyball, men's water polo, and men's and women's soccer teams; winners of NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships: George Kase, Tommy Wong, Srdjan Muskatirovich, Annette Salmeen
VOICES
L.A. MUST KEEP PLAYING IN EXPOSITION PARK - Architect Barton Myers is a professor in the School of the Arts and Architecture and president of Beverly Hills-based Barton Myers Associates, Inc.
WHAT WENT SO WRONG WITH FEMINISM? - Patricia Marks Greenfield is a professor of psychology.
A DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF HISTORY - Elaine Schmidt, public information officer for the School of Dentistry, started Israeli folk dancing when she was 5.
BRUINS WELCOME FRESHMEN INTO FOLD - A cross between an academic boot camp and a fun campus romp, freshman orientation prepares students for UCLA.
