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Younger Siblings Get Snapshot of College Life as Part of Inaugural Siblings Weekend

January 17, 2013

An amazing race, inflatable obstacle course, and a “green eggs and ham” breakfast were just a few of the family-friendly activities that were enjoyed by UC San Diego students and their brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, cousins, and others during the campus’s inaugural Siblings Weekend.

Facebook Beats Books - and Faces - in Memory Test

January 17, 2013

If this were a Facebook post, you would remember it – better than a stranger’s face or a line from a published book.

California Energy Commission Awards More Than $1.8 Million for UC San Diego Microgrid Projects

January 17, 2013

The University of California, San Diego is on track to having the largest, most diverse range of electric vehicle charging stations at any university in the world thanks, in part, to recent awards from the California Energy Commission.

Make Your Voice Heard: UC Campus Climate Survey to Kick Off at UC San Diego

January 17, 2013

If you think your voice doesn’t count, think again. Starting next week, UC San Diego students, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to share their opinions by participating in the University of California Campus Climate Study Survey. The systemwide effort—believed to be the largest survey of its kind ever conducted—asks more than 430,000 individuals about their experiences with diversity and inclusion at work and on campus.

Community Celebrates Groundbreaking of Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute Facility

January 17, 2013

University leaders, philanthropists and community members gathered Thursday to celebrate the official start of construction on the Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute (CTRI) building, and to show gratitude to the family whose generosity has helped to make the state-of-the-art building possible.

Students Share Ideas at Town Hall to Define UC San Diego’s Future

January 17, 2013

Several hundred students joined Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla at two town hall forums last week as part of the campus-wide strategic planning process to define shared goals and a unifying vision for UC San Diego. The student-focused meetings offered undergraduates and graduates an opportunity to share their thoughts on how the university can improve and strengthen its impact.

Record-Breaking Winter Game Fest Poised to Attract Thousands of Video Gamers

January 15, 2013

One of the biggest video game tournaments on the West Coast, the University of California, San Diego’s Winter Game Fest, is expected to have more games, attendees and prizes this year than ever before. The eight annual festival will take place from 1 to 9 p.m. on Jan. 18 and from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Jan. 19-20 in the Price Center Ballrooms East and West. The event is free and open to the public.

Facebook Beats Books - and Faces - in Memory Test

January 15, 2013

If this were a Facebook post, you would remember it – better than a stranger’s face or a line from a published book.

Surgical Technique Spots Cancer Invasion with Fluorescence

January 10, 2013

A team of surgeons and scientists at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have developed a new technique that will allow surgeons to identify during surgery which lymph nodes are cancerous so that healthy tissue can be saved. The findings will be published in the January 15 print edition of Cancer Research.

Regulating Single Protein Prompts Fibroblasts to Become Neurons

January 10, 2013

Repression of a single protein in ordinary fibroblasts is sufficient to directly convert the cells into functional neurons. The findings, which could have far-reaching implications for the development of new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like Huntington’s, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, will be published online in advance of the January 17 issue of the journal Cell.
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