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UC San Diego Health System Named One of the Nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics

February 26, 2013

University of California, San Diego Medical Center has been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® for the second time by Truven Health Analytics, formerly the health care business of Thomson Reuters. Truven Health Analytics is a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of health care.

Clues to Climate Cycles Dug from South Pole Snow Pit

February 25, 2013

Particles from the upper atmosphere trapped in a deep pile of Antarctic snow hold clear chemical traces of global meteorological events, a team from the University of California, San Diego and a colleague from France have found.

SDSC Announces 2013 Internship Opportunities for High School Students

February 22, 2013

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, has announced this year’s volunteer internship program for high school students, who will be paired with SDSC researchers during the summer to help them gain experience in particular areas of computational research.

Polling San Diegans About Cell Phones and Driver Safety

February 22, 2013

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have launched a new survey aimed at gauging local motorists’ opinions and activities associated with cell-phone usage and driving. It’s part of the Training, Research, and Education for Driving Safety (TREDS) program that has been working to keep Southern California highways – and the drivers navigating them – safe since 2005.

UC San Diego’s Birthday Party for Dr. Seuss to be Held March 1

February 22, 2013

The University of California, San Diego will be putting on its annual birthday celebration on Friday, March 1, for one of the world’s most beloved authors, Theodor Seuss Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss.

Study Shows Effectiveness of Magnetic Device for Treatment of Reflux Disease

February 22, 2013

A study published February 21st in the New England Journal of Medicine provides clinical evidence of the safety and effectiveness of a new magnetic medical device to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Santiago Horgan, MD, professor of surgery at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and study co-author, was the first surgeon in the United States to implant the FDA-approved device.

Engineer, Alumna and Olympic Runner

February 21, 2013

Meet Sonali Merrill, a Jacobs School alumna, who also is a member of Sri Lanka’s Olympic track and field team. The San Diego Union-Tribune has called her “the accidental Olympian.” Here she talks to us about her passion for engineering and her experiences as a student athlete and engineering student at the University of California, San Diego.

Future of New Memory Technologies Explored at UC San Diego Workshop

February 21, 2013

Scientists and engineers from around the world will gather to discuss innovations in non-volatile computer memories that help power today’s electronic mobile devices during a three-day workshop held March 3 to 5 at the University of California, San Diego.

UC San Diego Computer Scientist Among Young Faculty Recipients of Sloan Research Fellowships

February 21, 2013

An expert in bioinformatics and computational mass spectrometry at the University of California, San Diego is among the 2013 crop of young faculty members identified by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as “rising stars, the next generation of scientific leaders.”

Online Course Seeks to Educate World about Sustainable Food and Energy Issues

February 21, 2013

The University of California, San Diego is developing a free online course designed to educate students and anyone else around the world with a computer and an internet connection about the challenges and potential solutions for meeting the global demands of food and fuel in the 21st century.
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