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Tritons Give Back During Seventh Annual Family Weekend

November 6, 2014

Genevieve Fleming Hollinger has been volunteering ever since she was 12 years old. The Washington, D.C. native and freshman at Warren College started giving back to her community by making care packages for the homeless.

Personalized Medicine, Climate Change Focus of TED-Style Founders Symposium

November 6, 2014

Curiosity, passion and transformation—the themes for this year’s annual Founders Celebration Nov. 13-15—have all come together to make UC San Diego one of the top 15 research universities in the world. But what innovative research is driving these accolades? As UC San Diego defines the future of a public research university, what’s next for the campus?

New York Times Columnist Frank Bruni Warns Audience to Avoid ‘Customized Cocoons’ of Technology

November 6, 2014

What fuels Frank Bruni’s unflinching curiosity—and often, his New York Times opinion column—frequently comes down to his penchant for seeking out the strange over the familiar.

Qualcomm Institute Invites Proposals for Digitally-Mediated Events at UC San Diego

November 5, 2014

The Qualcomm Institute is inviting University of California, San Diego-affiliated musicians, video artists, composers, engineers, and scientists to submit interdisciplinary event proposals to develop and/or stage their works and research in the institute’s high-tech venues.

Richard Rosenblatt: Renowned Scripps Oceanography Ichthyologist

November 5, 2014

Richard H. Rosenblatt, a world-renowned ichthyologist and professor associated with Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, since 1958, died at his home in San Diego, Calif., on Oct. 30, 2014, from natural causes. He was 83 years old.

UC San Diego Extension to Present California Historian Kevin Starr

November 5, 2014

Eminent California historian Kevin Starr, long an expert on the state’s growth and influence, will explore how San Diego has expressed its civic ambitions for more than a century through the development of the city’s iconic Balboa Park.

UC San Diego Shows High School Students That They Can ‘Achieve UC’

November 5, 2014

As a first-generation college graduate, the University of California, San Diego’s vice chancellor for Student Affairs, Juan González, is committed to expanding college access, opportunity and success for students of all backgrounds. On Nov. 7, González will show this commitment along with senior leaders from all 10 UC campuses in an effort to encourage some 30,000 of high school students across the state to apply and enroll in college. Part of a system-wide initiative, “Achieve UC,” is an outreach event will take place on Nov. 7 at Castle Park High School in Chula Vista.

Celebrate Hope Dinner Supporting Patient Services on Nov. 6

November 4, 2014

This year marks the inaugural Celebrate Hope dinner at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, honoring and fundraising for services provided by Moores Cancer Center’s Patient and Family Support Services team, as well as featuring the culinary artistry of several celebrity chefs.

Assessing Elderly Drivers: Doctors and Law Enforcement Receive Training

November 3, 2014

Every day in America roughly 10,000 people turn age 65. To help keep roadways safe as America grays and to help preserve the freedom of mobility of older drivers, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine are training law enforcement officers to recognize warning signs of impaired driving skills and to take appropriate, compassionate action.

Coenzyme Q10 Helps Veterans Battle Gulf War Illness Symptoms

November 3, 2014

In a study published in the Nov. 1 issue of Neural Computation, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that a high quality brand of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) – a compound commonly sold as a dietary supplement – provides health benefits to persons suffering from Gulf War illness symptoms.
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