Week Ending 2 September 2005 - Synopsis number 664

University of Dundee News

Bush pleads 'don't play politics' as blame lands at Washington
Andrew Black, an expert on flooding at Dundee University, said that climate change had increased the likelihood of volitile weather events.
The Herald 02.09.05

Tourists get rabies alert after fatal puppy nip
Professor Derrick Pounder, an expert in forensic medicine at the University of Dundee, said people travelling to regions where rabies was a problem had to weigh up whether it was sensible to get vaccinated before setting off on their travels.
The Times 02.09.05

Follow in McGonagall's festival footsteps
Organisers of this year's Dundee Flower and Food festival are hoping for a record attendance at Camperdown Park. Professor Andrew Morris, from Dundee University's diabetes campaign, gave a keynote speech at a City of Discovery business lunch held at the festival.
Evening Telegraph 02.09.05

Bid to recruit more trainee doctors
A Dundee-based MSP is calling on proposals to relax entry qualifications to study medicine to be introduced in a bid to encourage more people to train as doctors. Medical schools, including Dundee University, currently require applicants to have five highers passed in one year.
Evening Telegraph 02.09.05

Tayside firms bid for title
Two Tayside businesses are taking part in a competition to find Scotland's young entrepreneur of the year
Evening Telegraph 01.09.05

IDMoS shares rally as Dundee spin-off reveals global deal
The dental decay prevention pioneer IDMoS yesterday announced its hoped-for commercialisation and collaboration agreement witha global player in the industry.
The Herald 30.08.05

Anger as sculpture is seen to 'glorify neds'
Angus Council's decision to give £1,500 to a Dundee University student to produce a bronze figure clad in a hooded top and baggy jeans have provoked outrage across the country.
Press & Journal 30.08.05

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Angus Council's decision to give £1,500 to a Dundee University student to produce a bronze figure clad in a hooded top and baggy jeans have provoked outrage across the country.
The Guardian 30.08.05

Fury over £1,500 'hoodie' statue plan
As above
The Scotsman 30.08.05

Bust do it
As above
Daily Record 30.08.05

Council embraces youth 'hoodie' art
As above
The Herald 30.08.05

Hoody immortalised in bronze
As above
The Times 30.08.05

'Hoody' youth to be cast in bronze
As above
The Courier 29.08.05

Lodge backing for diabetes research
A gala day organised by Camperdown Lodge has raised £1700 for diabetes research at Dundee University.
The Courier 30.08.05

Crisis talks in Dundee about oversubscribed dental course
Scotland's top dentist held crisis talks with high-ranking academics yesterday after an unprecedented number of would-be students accepted a place on the Dundee University dental course
Press & Journal 30.08.05

Dental head in talks on university deferrals
As above
The Times 30.08.05

Resolving dental school's problem
As above
The Courier 30.08.05

University faces £2m bill after dental students snub offer to defer oversubscribed course
As above
The Herald 30.08.05

Dental course cash row talks
As above
The Scotsman 30.08.05

Solution sought to dental difficulty
As above
Evening Telegraph 30.08.05

Dental school crisis: Kerr to intervene
As above
Evening Telegraph 30.08.05

Photo exhibition
A student photographic exhibition, scheduled for last night in Dundee, was cancelled.
The Courier 27.08.05

University of Dundee Radio, TV & online

'Hoody' sculpture commissioned
A North East council has commissioned a one and a half thousand pound sculpture of a hoody wearing youth. Hoodies came to the public's attention just a few months ago after shopping centres tried to ban them. Student Des Smith from Dundee University's Duncan of Jordanstone school of Art won the commission to produce his sculpture from Angus Council. He says he hopes it will start a healthy debate about issues of youth.
Grampian TV 02.09.05

Maryland considers expanding use of power dredging for oysters
"I think there are very serious issues to be addressed," Dr. John Raven of the University of Dundee in Scotland, who chaired the panel of scientists that wrote the society's report, told The New York Times. "It will affect all organisms that have skeletons, shells, hard bits that are made of calcium carbonate."
http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=2613 02.09.05

Rabies warning over minor bites
Professor Derrick Pounder, an expert in forensic medicine at the University of Dundee, said people travelling to regions where rabies was a problem had to weigh up whether it was sensible to get vaccinated before setting off on their travels.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4204478.stm 02.09.05

Rabies warning to British travellers
As above
http://www.lse.co.uk/ShowStory.asp?story=PN117149H&news_headline=rabies_warning_to_british_tavellers 02.09.05

Rabies alert after fatal puppy bite
As above
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1760877,00.html 02.09.05

Rabies threat to travel
As above
http://www.staffnurse.com/nursing-news-articles/rabies-threat-to-travel-1440.html 02.09.05

Woman died of rabies caught on vacation
As above
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/health/article_1045608.php/ 02.09.05

Woman died of rabies caught on vacation
As above
http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=112822&n_date=20050903&cat=Science 02.09.05

Woman died of rabies caught on vacation
As above
http://www.borsa-italia.net/article2125.html 02.09.05

DENTSPLY International Inc. Announces Collaborative Agreement with IDMoS plc for Caries Detection and Monitoring Technology
DENTSPLY International Inc. today announced a long-term collaborative agreement with IDMoS Dental Systems Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of IDMoS plc for the commercialization of IDMoS' caries detection and monitoring technology. IDMoS was formed in 2001 to commercialize patented disease detection technology, based on AC Impedance Spectroscopy Technique (ACIST), developed by its founders and the University of Dundee and the University of St Andrews in Scotland.
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20050830005515&newsLang=en 30.08.05

DENTSPLY International Inc. Announces Collaborative Agreement with IDMoS plc for Caries Detection and Monitoring Technology
As above
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2005/aug/1177376.htm 30.08.05

Idmos collaborates with Dentsply
As above
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/7f078d04-19bb-11da-804e-00000e2511c8,dwp_uuid=43da3afc-1308-11d9-b869-00000e2511c8.html 31.08.05

Dental head in talks on university deferrals
Ray Watkins met staff at Dundee University, which was paying prospective dental school students £2,000 to postpone their studies after an unprecedented number took up offers of a place on the course, leaving it oversubscribed.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1756210,00.html 30.08.05

'Hoodie' statue provokes outrage
A bronze statue of a teenager wearing a hooded top, to be erected in Angus, has been criticised for glorifying hooligan culture. The artwork is the winning entry of a competition established as a partnership between the council and Dundee University's Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4195712.stm 30.08.05

Expanding complexity of p53
25 years after the initial discovery of p53, Dr. David Lane and colleagues at the University of Dundee have discovered multiple isoforms of the p53 tumor suppressor protein.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-08/cshl-eco082905.php 29.08.05

Discovery of multiple isoforms of the p53 tumor suppressor protein
As above
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=12771 29.08.05

Multiple isoforms of p53 tumor suppressor protein discovered
As above
http://www.rxpgnews.com/cancer/article_2187.shtml 30.08.05

Expanding complexity of p53 tumor suppressor protein
As above
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=29863 30.08.05

Expanding complexity of p53
As above
http://i-newswire.com/pr44690.html 30.08.05

Complexity of p53 tumor suppressor protein
As above
http://www.mydna.com/genes/genetics/news/resources/news/200508/ 30.08.05

Expanding complexity of p53
As above
http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/biowissenschaften_chemie/bericht-48478.html 30.08.05

Dental study talks 'constructive'
The chief dental officer is to report to ministers after "constructive" talks with a dental school offering to pay students to delay training. Ray Watkins met staff at Dundee University, which has offered bursaries to those who wait a year before taking up places on the oversubscribed course.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4194182.stm 29.08.05

Dental school loss was a kick in the teeth says health chief
As above
http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh.cfm?id=1861232005 29.08.05

Dental school loss was a kick in the teeth says health chief
As above
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1861232005 29.08.05

Bid to end row over payment to dental students
As above
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/hi/news/5042863.html 29.08.05

Better world for women
Are women fit for life? Consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist Lord Naren Patel poses the question to this writer, upon discovering the name of this newspaper's health pullout. "We know from our own work that some of the goals related to high maternal mortality in developing countries are not met," reveals Patel, who is an honorary professor at the University of Dundee, Scotland, and a consultant at the Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.
http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2005/8/28/health/11787046&sec=health 28.08.05

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