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Students Use Mirror Therapy to Help Relieve Phantom Limb Pain Suffered by Victims of Earthquake

February 14, 2012

When the ground shook in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 12, 2010, the magnitude-7 earthquake left behind an estimated 4,000 amputees. Helping these victims has been a goal for a group of UC San Diego students, who visited Haiti in 2011 to treat amputees using an innovative mirror-box therapy developed by V.S. Ramachandran, director of the Center for Brain and Cognition at UC San Diego.

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.”

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).

ArtPower! Co-commissions New Work by Calder Quartet

February 7, 2012

UC San Diego’s ArtPower! teamed up with the Carlsbad Music Festival  Jan. 27 at The Loft to co-commission bad black bottom kind, a new work performed by the Calder Quartet.

Campus Recognizes Black History Month with Events Celebrating Achievements of African-American Women

January 31, 2012

The University of California, San Diego will honor the history and accomplishments of African-American women for the university’s celebration of Black History Month. The theme for 2012 is “Black Women in American History––Our History, Our Journey, Our Legacy.”

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.

UC San Diego Moves Up to 11th on Peace Corps’ Top Colleges Ranking

January 25, 2012

The University of California, San Diego ranks 11th among all large universities in the nation, up from 14th last year, on the Peace Corps’ annual list of “Top Colleges and Universities,” released today.

UC San Diego Ventures Outside Classroom for Experiential Learning Conference

January 19, 2012

The benefits of learning outside of the classroom will be explored at the University of California, San Diego’s first experiential learning conference, which is free and open to the public, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, January 26 at UC San Diego’s Cross Cultural Center.

Preeminent Biochemist Daniel J. Donoghue Appointed as UC San Diego’s Sixth College Provost

January 17, 2012

Daniel J. Donoghue, vice-chair of the University of California, San Diego’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has been appointed as provost at UC San Diego’s Sixth College, effective January 2012.

UC San Diego Receives Record Number of Applications for Fall 2012

January 12, 2012

The University of California, San Diego has received a record 75,968 freshman and transfer applications for Fall 2012. The university received the second highest number of applications from California resident freshmen among the UC campuses.
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