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Times Higher Education Ranks UC San Diego Among Top Universities in the World

March 15, 2012

The University of California, San Diego was ranked 36th in the World Reputation Rankings by the Times Higher Education. The Reputation Rankings complement the annual World University Rankings, published in fall 2012, in which UC San Diego was ranked 33rd.

Rady School Dean Robert S. Sullivan Elected Vice Chair-Chair Elect of AACSB International

March 1, 2012

Robert S. Sullivan, dean of the Rady School of Management at UC San Diego, has been elected vice chair-chair elect of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).

UC San Diego Graduates Ranked 8th for Top Salary Potential, According to PayScale

February 22, 2012

Graduates of the University of California, San Diego are ranked 8th for salary earning potential in the 2011-2012 PayScale study measuring top state schools across the nation.

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.

Students Give a Philanthropic Start to the New School Year

October 18, 2011

The UC San Diego Student Foundation—one of the only student foundations in the country—received a record 505 donations in its first fundraising week of the year

UC San Diego Libraries Receive $1.1 Million Bequest From Alumna Alice Marquis

October 10, 2011

The estate of Alice Goldfarb Marquis, Ph.D., an accomplished writer, historian and alumna of the University of California, San Diego, has left $1.1 million to support the UC San Diego Libraries. The gift from the Alice G. Marquis Living Trust, which represents the largest bequest ever to the Libraries, will help to maintain and enhance collections and services of the UC San Diego Libraries, with a portion of the gift specifically designated to augment the existing H. Stuart Hughes UCSD Libraries Endowment for Modern European History. The Libraries will also direct some of the funding from the bequest to establish a new study area open 24 hours, five days a week, in Geisel Library.

UC San Diego Alum Scores “Straw Dogs” Remake

September 16, 2011

Blood and corruption may not be for every moviegoer, but dark themes provide creative juice for film composer and UC San Diego alumnus Larry Groupé. “Straw Dogs,” with a score by Groupé, premieres nationally this weekend. Groupé will discuss his score at the late matinee showing this Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Krikorian Metroplex in Vista.
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