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Marye Anne Fox, a tough-minded chemist who guided UC San Diego through eight often difficult years of growth as the school’s chancellor and who was awarded the National Medal of Science for her insights about sustainable energy, died Sunday at the age of 73.
Fox passed away at her home in Austin, Texas, after a long illness, according to a statement by North Carolina State University, where she served as chancellor prior to moving to La Jolla.
She was the first woman chancellor at NC State and the first woman to to hold that position as a permanent appointee at UCSD. The titles meant a great deal to Fox, who spent much of her life promoting the interests of girls and women.
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Marye Anne Fox, a tough-minded chemist who guided UC San Diego through eight often difficult years of growth as the school’s chancellor and who was awarded the National Medal of Science for her insights about sustainable energy, died Sunday at the age of 73.
Fox passed away at her home in Austin, Texas, after a long illness, according to a statement from North Carolina State University, where she served as chancellor before moving to La Jolla.
She was the first female chancellor at NC State and the first woman to hold that position as a permanent appointee at UCSD. The titles meant a great deal to Fox, who spent much of her life promoting the interests of girls and women.
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has announced a six-year, $11.5 billion expansion of research into and treatment of catastrophic childhood diseases, a program that includes $1.9 billion of new construction, renovations and capital investment at its Memphis, Tennessee, campus.
The $1.9 billion in the system s 2022-2007 budget will cover almost $1.4 billion in new strategic initiatives and $558 million of capital investment into current facilities.
St. Jude s plans also include hiring during the first six months of 2022 a new vice president to direct capital planning and facilities management.
Despite progress in meeting the construction goals of its previous strategic plan of 2016-2021, St. Jude s said it was behind schedule in meeting its space needs.
One bill would give former inmates a second chance; other more student voting power with UC
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With a potentially dangerous fire season ahead this year, local State Senator Steve Glazer s (D-Orinda) proposal to create a pilot program that would give former inmates the opportunity to clear vegetation and help mitigate wildfires throughout the state has recently gained traction.
Following an April 13 hearing, the Senate Natural Resources & Water Committee unanimously approved Senate Bill 804, which would pave a pathway to employment for formerly incarcerated individuals, who would become eligible for an entry-level forestry position with the state after being trained in forestry management.
But in parts of the United States where oil is a significant part of the economy, divestment isn’t discussed. Divestment advocates in Texas have made little progress convincing the state s Permanent University Fund which owns mineral rights on more than two million acres of land to part ways with oil. Jim Johnsen, the former president of the University of Alaska system, said he can’t remember ever being asked by students or employees about divestment, despite the university’s strong ties to the oil industry. Two members of the University of Alaska system s Board of Trustees have experience working in the fossil fuel sector, and parts of the university system s revenue can be traced back to oil and gas.