October 31, 2013
October 31, 2013 —
They visited the Birch Aquarium tide pools under the stars, learned about cutting edge undergraduate research and even participated in a “Thriller” style flash mob. More than 2,200 students, parents, family members and friends participated in some 20 events as part of UC San Diego’s sixth annual Family Weekend.
October 31, 2013
October 31, 2013 —
Recognized as one of the top 15 research universities worldwide and first in the nation for commitment to service, social mobility and research, UC San Diego has a culture of collaboration that sparks discoveries that advance society and drive economic impact. The Triton community is a vibrant population of outstanding faculty, students, staff and alumni, all invested in defining a better future for humankind and our world.
October 31, 2013
October 31, 2013 —
Professor emerita Margaret C. Marshall, founder of the dance program at the University of California, San Diego, has established with her husband, Mark G. Marshall, a $100,000 endowment fund to continue the legacy of dance in the Division of Arts and Humanities.
October 31, 2013
October 31, 2013 —
In true start-up fashion, the Rady School of Management has moved fast and achieved much in its short history.
October 31, 2013
October 31, 2013 —
Since its founding a decade ago, the Rady School of Management at UC San Diego has distinguished itself as a pioneer in a new model of business education. The school’s concentration in innovation, entrepreneurship and collaboration has led to rapid success; borne out by outstanding achievements of its students, faculty and alumni.
October 29, 2013
October 29, 2013 —
Two innovative UC San Diego spinoffs are among the 100 companies cited by The Science Coalition in a new report touting the positive economic payoff of federally funded university research.
October 29, 2013
October 29, 2013 —
Thanks to a new partnership with the University of California’s award-winning television station, the UC San Diego Library has launched a new channel on UCTV.
October 28, 2013
October 28, 2013 —
2013 is turning out to be a banner year for University of California, San Diego alumnus D. Fox Harrell (Ph.D. Computer Science and Cognitive Science, ’07). In July he received tenure at MIT, where he is an associate professor of digital media.
October 28, 2013
October 28, 2013 —
Talk to your toddler. And use numbers when you talk. Doing so may give a child a better head start in math than teaching her to memorize 1-2-3 counting routines. That’s the takeaway of an international study published this week in the online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
October 28, 2013
October 28, 2013 —
Having children early and in rapid succession are major factors fueling high infant mortality rates in the South Asian countries of Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan where one in 14 births to young mothers ends with the death of the child within the first year, say researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine