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Alumnus Honored for Work on Object-Oriented Programming Languages

February 1, 2017

UC San Diego alumnus Ross Tate (Ph.D. ’12), now a computer-science professor at Cornell, will receive the Dahl-Nygaard Prize in 2017 for “fundamental contributions to type systems with applications to object-oriented languages.”

Antarctic Bottom Waters Freshening at Unexpected Rate

February 1, 2017

A team led by WHOI oceanographers Viviane Menezes and Alison Macdonald and Scripps researcher Courtney Schatzman report that Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) has freshened (become less saline) at a surprising rate between 2007 and 2016—a shift that could alter ocean circulation and ultimately contribute to rising sea levels.

IGNITE @ UC San Diego Aims to Accelerate Innovation

February 1, 2017

SD Councilmember Barbara Bry and CEO of the web startup Classy will explore San Diego’s innovation economy during the inaugural IGNITE @ UC San Diego conference Feb. 22. Featured events include a look inside new ventures during a “startup crawl” and 3 pitch competitions. The free conference is open to community, students and entrepreneurs from Baja-Cali region.

Potential New Drug Class Hits Multiple Cancer Cell Targets, Boosting Efficacy and Safety

February 1, 2017

In a new paper published this week in PNAS, researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center, in collaboration with colleagues at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, the University of Colorado School of Medicine and SignalRx, a San Diego-based biopharmaceutical company, describe a potential new class of anti-cancer drugs that inhibit two or more molecular targets at once, maximizing therapeutic efficiency and safety.

Statement by the UC President and Chancellors on President Trump’s Executive Order

January 30, 2017

We are deeply concerned by the recent executive order that restricts the ability of our students, faculty, staff, and other members of the UC community from certain countries from being able to enter or return to the United States.

Humanities, Social Sciences Professors Discuss a Future with Trump

January 26, 2017

As the United States prepares for a future under the leadership of President Donald Trump, The Global Forum at International House provided a space for community discourse that examined what we know—and what we don’t know—about the new presidency. Addressing that uncertainty was a diverse group of experts from the humanities and social sciences, just days before the inauguration.

ArtPower Brings Together Diverse Artists and Audiences

January 26, 2017

In the coming months, UC San Diego students and audiences will have the chance to see dance troupes from Korea and Israel, musicians from Colombia and France, films from Japan and Spain and a dynamic selection of performing artists from throughout the U.S. It’s the 13th season of ArtPower at UC San Diego, and the organization is putting its heart into bringing together diverse performers and audiences.

Training Better Scientists Half a World Away

January 26, 2017

Wael Al-Delaimy grew up in Iraq, where he trained to become a medical doctor and epidemiologist. He worked in Jordan, studied in New Zealand and at Harvard University, joined the International Agency for Research in Cancer (part of the World Health Organization) and eventually arrived in 2003 at UC San Diego, where he is now professor and chief of the Division of Global Health in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine in the School of Medicine.

Gospel Choirs to Spread Joy at Lytle Scholarship Concert Jan. 29

January 26, 2017

Clapping is optional, but it may be difficult to resist. That’s what gospel music is intended to do—get you swaying, tapping your feet and joining in the joyful harmony. On Sunday, Jan. 29, UC San Diego will host the 21st annual Lytle Scholarship Concert, featuring the UC San Diego Gospel Choir with special guests Archie Robinson and New Birth Praise. All proceeds from the event, titled “Yet Still I Rise,” will support undergraduate scholarships.

Engineering Students Named Finalists in Walt Disney Design Competition

January 26, 2017

Imagine a place at UC San Diego where slides twist and turn around Torrey Pine trees, and suspension bridges tower over waterfalls. That is the design created by a team of UC San Diego engineering students competing in the 2017 Walt Disney Imagineering Imaginations Design Competition.
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