William B. Armstrong, whose resume boasts 12 years of directing research activities for the San Diego Community College District, had joined UCSD as the new director of Student Research and Information. Armstrong takes over the position, which was formerly held by the now-retired Darlene Morell, on March 12.
In addition to the book and numerous papers, Armstrong has authored concerning institutional research at the university and post-secondary education level, he has also worked as the project director for two nationally funded endeavors on the development of national standards for adult literacy.
Author Ruth Morgan-Jones
to Appear at UCSD Bookstore
Ruth Morgan-Jones will make an appearance at the UCSD Bookstore on Feb. 28 at 5 p.m. to discuss her book, titled “”Hearing Differently: An Investigation into the Impact of Hearing Loss on Family Life.””
The book covers the results of 150 interviews with hearing-impaired people and looks at how their disability has altered their relationships. Morgan-Jones is hearing-impaired herself and used her experience on the subject as inspiration to write the book.
The book finds a positive outlook on the topic by drawing from various fields of study, including social psychology, family sociology and linguistics to discover means hearing-impaired people use consciously and unconsciously in every day interaction such as conflict management and communication. For more information about the event, call (858)534-3149.
Brain Impairment Discovered in Female Alcoholics
Researchers at the UCSD School of Medicine and the Veteran’s Affairs Health Care System have used fMRI studies to confirm that alcoholism negatively affects memory in young, female alcoholics. Previously, only thinking and memory tests were used to test the theory.
The researchers published their findings in the February issue of “”Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.””
Susan F. Tapert, who works as an assistant adjunct professor of psychiatry at UCSD and as a clinical psychologist at the Veteran’s Affairs Health Care System, headed the research, which employed functional magnetic reasoning for the first time to study the brains of female alcoholics.
Women 18 to 25 years old were tested in order to discover the importance of studying the impaired brain parts individually to see how early alcoholism leads to brain damage.
The researchers are planning to do more studies with men and women to determine whether memory loss can improve with abstinence from alcohol or whether it is permanent.
Waste Minimization Committee Announces Recycling Awards
The Waste Minimization Advisory Commitee announced the 2001 Recycling Heroics Awards last week.
The Recycling Heroics Awards were created to cut down on waste and to encourage recycling in all departments at UCSD. Recipients of the award will receive a pin and a certificate for their conservation efforts.
Nominations for the awards are accepted all year long with the actual awards being given out some time near Earth Day, which is April 22. March 30 will be the cutoff date to submit nominations for this year’s awards. The ceremony will be held April 27.
Award recipients are chosen based on several factors, including fostering recycling in their own department, encouraging others to recycle, and making sure that the recycling continues.
