THURSDAY Oct. 7 Irwin Rose becomes the third UC Irvine professor to win the Nobel Prize. Irwin—Ernie to his friends—wins in the field of chemistry, and there’s no way I’m going to be able to tell you what he won for, only to say that all the reports I read say it has something to do with proteins, so I’m guessing he’s a major player in the low-carb field. Dr. Charles P. Casey, president of the American Chemical Society, said Ernie’s work “provides a cornerstone for the development of new drugs.” And thank heavens. I think I speak for many when I say the old drugs are either played-out or way too expensive. I’m just surprised Rose didn’t share the prize with someone at UC Riverside, since the Inland Empire has been well-known for its pioneering drug work for years.