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UC San Diego to Compete in ‘RecycleMania’

January 31, 2012

The UC San Diego campus community will participate in recycling program competition from Sunday, February 5th to Saturday, March 31st against other colleges and universities across the United States and Canada.

Twenty Straight Wins for Top-Ranked Women’s Basketball Team

January 31, 2012

The No. 1 UC San Diego women's basketball team collected its 20th consecutive victory on Saturday, defeating San Francisco State, 68-55, in a defensive struggle at The Swamp on the SFSU campus.

UCSD Celebrates Diversity and Service with Awards

January 31, 2012

Twenty-five individuals, units and departments will be recognized for their contributions to diversity and equal opportunity at UC San Diego and in the community at a ceremony 2 p.m.

Grant to UC San Diego Shiley Eye Center Supports Research in Blinding Eye Diseases

January 27, 2012

Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) has awarded a grant of $100,000 to the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of blinding eye diseases.

Scientists Link Evolved, Mutated Gene Module to Syndromic Autism

January 26, 2012

A team led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine reports that newly discovered mutations in an evolved assembly of genes cause Joubert syndrome, a form of syndromic autism.

History of Chinese in San Diego to be Examined in Feb. 4 Geisel Library Talk

January 25, 2012

The history of the Chinese American community in San Diego will be the subject of a February 4 lecture and book signing at UC San Diego’s Geisel Library by Murray K. Lee, author of the recent book, In Search of Gold Mountain: A History of the Chinese in San Diego, California.

Four Breast Cancer-Related Studies Seeking Participants

January 25, 2012

An active lifestyle and a healthy diet can help you feel more energetic, control your weight, help you sleep better, and reduce your risk of many diseases.

Rare Posters, Drawings From the Spanish Civil War on View at Geisel Library Through May 11, 2012

January 25, 2012

“So There Will Be No Forgetting: Images from the Spanish Civil War,” an exhibit of materials from the Mandeville Special Collections Library’s Southworth Collection, will be on view at UC San Diego’s Geisel Library from January 23 through May 11, 2012.

Dawn of Social Networks

January 25, 2012

Ancient humans may not have had the luxury of updating their Facebook status, but social networks were nevertheless an essential component of their lives, a new study suggests.

Researchers Induce Alzheimer’s Neurons From Pluripotent Stem Cells

January 25, 2012

Led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, scientists have, for the first time, created stem cell-derived, in vitro models of sporadic and hereditary Alzheimer’s disease (AD), using induced pluripotent stem cells from patients with the much-dreaded neurodegenerative disorder.
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