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15th Annual Heart of San Diego Gala to Be ‘An Affair to Remember’ with Sanjay Gupta

February 8, 2012

In its 15th year of benefiting the University of California, San Diego’s Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, the 2012 Heart of San Diego Gala on Saturday, Feb. 25 will be “An Affair to Remember,” honoring Emmy-winning producer of “Larry King Live,” Wendy Walker and founder and managing director of Eden Woods Investments, Randall Woods.

Engineers Find Inspiration for New Materials in Piranha-proof Armor

February 8, 2012

It’s a matchup worthy of a late-night cable movie: put a school of starving piranha and a 300-pound fish together, and who comes out the winner?

UC San Diego Again Named ‘Best Value’ College by Princeton Review

February 7, 2012

“Going to the University of California, San Diego was a dream of mine,” said senior Cindy Tran. “That dream became a reality when I was accepted to UC San Diego. Despite the expenses of college and living away from home, financial aid has allowed me to afford an education from my dream college.”

UC San Diego Professor Kim Barrett Selected President-Elect of the American Physiological Society

February 7, 2012

Kim E. Barrett, PhD, professor of medicine and dean of graduate studies at the University of California, San Diego, will become president-elect of the American Physiological Society (APS).

Bruce Darling Named Executive Officer of National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council

February 7, 2012

Bruce B. Darling, vice president for laboratory management at the University of California, will soon join the National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council as executive officer.

UCSD Alumni Announces 2012 Alumni Honorees

February 7, 2012

Five distinguished alumni and supporters of the University of California, San Diego will be honored at the university’s annual Alumni Celebration to be hosted June 2.

Science Frontiers Showcased at Scripps

February 7, 2012

From prediction of algal blooms that could poison seafood to identification of subseafloor oil deposits to an effort for the military to borrow camouflage techniques from octopi, the cross-section of research presented at Scripps Institution of Oceanography Jan. 19 ran the gamut from practical to fantastical.

Academic Senate Speakers Explain Patent Forms, E-Grades, and Library Changes

February 7, 2012

A full slate of guest speakers helped update UC San Diego's Academic Senate last Tuesday, with Vice Chancellor for Research Sandra Brown, Registrar William Haid and University Librarian Brian Schottlaender describing developments in key areas of campus life.

Representatives from Around Pacific Region Attend Free Trade Negotiations at School of International

February 7, 2012

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade negotiations recently took place at UC San Diego‘s School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS).

Community Relations Efforts Takes Chancellor Fox Throughout Region

February 7, 2012

Marye Anne Fox, chancellor at the University of California, San Diego, runs one of the nation’s top 10 public universities—an academic powerhouse and economic engine with more than 29,000 students. Part of the chancellor’s job is to connect with the region’s community groups, governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations, as well as prospective students and their families. Outreach efforts convey the positive impact and benefits of having a world-class university right here in San Diego, and let the community know that a UC education is attainable.
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