Rev. Jesse L. Jackson will be visiting UCSD on Oct. 5 as part of his statewide Youth Vote Campus Tour 2003.
He will be speaking about the importance of youth participation in the Oct. 7 California election and will address the connections between civil rights movements of the past to today¹s political climate.
Jackson is both a civil rights and religious leader, known for running for the democratic presidential nomination twice in the 1980s and for continuing to lead protests for civil change since.
Jackson will be speaking in Price Center Plaza at 6:30 p.m. The event, which is sponsored by ASUCSD and Revelle College, is free to the general public.
New Moores cancer
center director named
Dennis Carson has been appointed the new director of the Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center, effective Nov. 10.
Carson, an internationally respected immunologist, has been a member of the cancer center since joining UCSD in 1990 as a professor of medicine and director of the Stein Institute for Research on Aging. Carson was selected among 40 applicants from institutions around the country.
He is well known for his work in developing the agent called 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine, for the treatment of hairy cell leukemia.
Carson¹s discovery is now the treatment of choice for the disease and results in long-term and complete remissions for about 75 percent of patients.
The founder of four biotech and pharmaceutical companies, Carson also discovered a number of cancer-producing gene mutations and helped to develop treatments for patients with those mutations.
He was also recently inducted into the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his accomplishments in his research.
Carson earned a medical degree at Colombia University in 1970 and completed his residency at UCSD. He also received post-doctoral training at the Salk Institute, the National Institutes of Health and UCSD.
Succeeding Carson as the interim director of SIRA is geriatric psychiatry specialist Dilip Jeste. A graduate from the University of Bombay and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Bombay, Jeste is known for his work in psychiatric research, education and clinical care.
Etch A Sketch art displayed at libraries
Through Oct. 13, the UCSD Arts Libraries Display Cases will feature works on the Etch A Sketch. The toy debuted in the 1960s and is still manufactured today.
Arthur Granjean first invented the earlier version of the toy, called ³L¹Ecran Magique.² He took his ³magic screen² to the International Toy Fair in Germany. The rights to the toy were purchased by the Ohio Art Company and the first American version was produced on July 12, 1960. The exhibit is located in the lower level of Geisel Library. Geisel staff members will also allow visitors to borrow and use an Etch A Sketch. Any finished work will also be added to the exhibit case.
Science & technology fair to feature 70 recruiters
More than 70 companies will be present at the UCSD Career Services Center¹s annual Science & Technical Job Fair Oct 8 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Co-sponsored by QUALCOMM, the fair will allow those looking for jobs or internships to submit resumes and meet employers from various companies.
Participating employers are looking for undergraduates, graduate students and alumni to fill career positions, internships and part-time positions. The fair will focus on the technical and science fields, including engineering, math, physics, biochemistry and more. However, there will be several companies that are seeking students of all majors and non-technical majors with technical experience.
The Career Services Center is also encouraging students to attend a ³Making the Most of a Job Fair² workshop on Oct. 6 at 11:30 a.m. and on Oct. 7 at 11 a.m.
Forum features New York Times columnist Krugman
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman will visit the Revelle Forum on Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss his new book, ³The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century.²
The professor of Economics and International Studies from Princeton University was named one of the America¹s most important columnists by the Washington Monthly and columnist of the year by Editor and Publisher magazine. Krugman¹s new book discusses the economy of the 1990s and the collapse of fiscal responsibility. He also analyzes the California energy crisis and the nation¹s current political environment.
