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Students Reach Out to San Diego Families in Need for “Operation Santa”

November 15, 2012

Students at the University of California, San Diego are spreading the holiday spirit with the annual service project, “Operation Santa.” The campus’s service fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega, sponsors “Operation Santa” each year to bring holiday joy to families in need throughout San Diego County.

Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Type 1 Diabetes

November 15, 2012

A study led by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has found a correlation between vitamin D3 serum levels and subsequent incidence of Type 1 diabetes. The six-year study of blood levels of nearly 2,000 individuals suggests a preventive role for vitamin D3 in this disease. The research appears the December issue of Diabetologia, a publication of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD).

Toward the 3D Virtual Cell: UC San Diego to Host Dec. 13-14 Conference

November 15, 2012

The 3D Virtual Cell could do for cell biology what the Large Hadron Collider has done for particle physics. But instead of building a multi-billion-dollar facility, backers of the 3D Virtual Cell project believe they can build a virtual, rather than physical, resource that could be used by biologists and medical researchers for generations to come.

UC San Diego’s Innovative Researchers to Explain Why They Do What They Do at Founders’ Symposium

November 15, 2012

As part of UC San Diego’s Founders’ Day celebration, the Founders’ Symposium on Friday, Nov. 16 will feature six innovative faculty members offering brief talks about the world-changing research happening on our campus. The event is sold out, but you can still register for the stand-by list.

Your Guide to Founders’ Celebration 2012

November 15, 2012

UC San Diego’s Founders’ Celebration hits campus today, Nov. 16, with a slate of free activities to recognize the university’s accomplishments and discoveries over the past half century. Here’s what you need to know.

UC San Diego Embraces Student Wellness, Raises Awareness of Mental Health

November 14, 2012

The University of California, San Diego has a message for its students: your emotional wellness is a top priority. The campus offers a variety of resources to help students achieve a healthy and balanced lifestyle, including UC San Diego’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS). The goal of CAPS is to support and educate students and to offer a welcoming and confidential space for learning about and addressing mental health issues.

Students Flock to New All-Campus Writing Center at UC San Diego

November 13, 2012

The University of California San Diego’s first campus-wide Writing Center opened its doors for business this fall. In its first three weeks, the center provided academic assistance to almost 400 UC San Diego students on papers for some 40 different courses.

SDSC Receives Honors in 2012 HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards

November 13, 2012

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, has been recognized by HPCwire, a top online publication covering high-performance computing and related technologies, for the Center’s innovative Data Oasis parallel file storage system.

Crowdsourcing Feature Lets iPhone Users Determine Best Time to Cross U.S. Border

November 8, 2012

Next time you drive into the United States from Mexico or Canada, you may want to open a new iPhone app and provide an eyewitness account of how long you have to wait. That ‘crowdsourced’ information will then be made instantly available to other motorists and help future border crossers to decide the best time to cross the border by car or truck. This iReport data is meshed with the data on wait times at the border from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to improve the accuracy of the wait times.

UC San Diego’s International Students Get a Home for the Thanksgiving Holiday

November 8, 2012

This year, international students at the University of California, San Diego will be celebrating Thanksgiving with host families across the San Diego region. The campus’s International Center is sponsoring the Thanksgiving Exchange Program for the second year due to the program’s success in 2011.
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