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History in the Making: Founders’ Celebration 2012

For the past two years, we’ve celebrated the anniversary of UC San Diego’s founding by honoring the visionary leaders and innovators who helped this campus become one of the top 10 public universities in the nation. Now, as part of the 2012 Founders’ Celebration Nov. 15 to 16, we will celebrate history in the making: The investiture of UC San Diego’s eighth chancellor, Pradeep K. Khosla.

Happiness, New Technologies Focus of Meeting of Pioneering Thinkers

Author Gretchen Rubin’s “formula for happiness” could have very well been the cri de coeur for this week’s Atlantic Meets the Pacific forum—the second annual collaboration between The Atlantic magazine and the University of California, San Diego.

Onward California Tour to Stop at UC San Diego

Did you know that a UC San Diego alumnus was the first to sequence the human genome? Or that Vitamin K was discovered at UC Berkeley? Did you know that the University of California community includes musician Jack Johnson, a UC Santa Barbara graduate, and UC Irvine alumnus Roy Fielding, co-founder of the Apache HTTP Server Project and architect of the HTTP/1.1 protocol used worldwide for Internet access?

Making Connections: Chancellor Khosla Forges Community Ties in Visits to Campus Mural, Chicano Park

Sophomore Gracy Uriarte might not be attending classes at UC San Diego today had it not been for “Chicano Legacy – 40 Años,” a permanent campus art installation that depicts the struggles and dreams of underrepresented communities and pays tribute to social justice.

U.S. - Israel Center Established at UC San Diego’s Rady School of Management

The Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego, today announced the launch of the U.S. - Israel Center on Innovation and Economic Sustainability, supported in part by the Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego’s Israel Studies Fund. The center will promote collaboration between businesses, entrepreneurs, researchers and the diverse cultures of Israel to enable the translation of technology into new global market opportunities.

U.S. News Becoming Too Politically Slanted, Visiting Journalism Scholar Argues

With the presidential election heating up, more Americans have been tuning into their favorite news broadcast for the most up-to-date reporting from the campaign trail. However, they might not be getting the whole truth, according to Paul Ramadge, former editor of The Age, one of Australia’s most respected newspapers.

UC San Diego Combats Hunger with College Food Drive

University of California, San Diego students, staff and faculty are doing their part to help prepare families in need for the holidays with the Tritons Rock Hunger food drive Oct. 5–28. The drive is part of a countywide Colleges Rock Hunger contest, hosted by the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego. Food and dollars raised through the contest will make up the first official donation to the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank’s 2012 Holiday Food Drive.

Study Tests Potential New Drug to Reduce Pain and Symptoms of Endometriosis

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), endometriosis, a gynecological disorder in which cells from the uterus lining grow in other areas of the body, is the number one reason for a hysterectomy in women ages 18-35. A nationwide clinical trial is testing an investigational drug as a potential new option for patients with moderate to severe pain from this disease.

BPA’s Real Threat May Be After It Has Metabolized

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a synthetic chemical widely used in the making of plastic products ranging from bottles and food can linings to toys and water supply lines. When these plastics degrade, BPA is released into the environment and routinely ingested. New research from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine suggests it’s the metabolic changes that take place once BPA is broken down inside the body that pose the greater health threat.

UC San Diego Students Show Civic Pride by Co-Sponsoring Oct. 13 Mayoral Debate

UC San Diego students are organizing an issues debate between San Diego mayoral candidates Carl DeMaio and Bob Filner to be held Oct. 13 at UC San Diego.