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UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute Gears Up for Maker Faire San Diego

The Qualcomm Insitute will demo and display research and technologies in the Family, Imaging, Drone and Robotics Zones at the Faire, which takes place Oct. 3-4 in Balboa Park.

UC San Diego Raises $177.5 Million to Break Campus Fundraising Record

Today, the University of California, San Diego celebrates its latest breakthrough—a record-breaking year of private support for the campus. UC San Diego raised 20 percent more during fiscal year 2014-15 compared to the previous year, with over 43,000 gifts and grants totaling $177.5 million.

Strong Student Test Scores Place Skaggs School of Pharmacy at UC San Diego in Top 10

In 2014, only 10 of the nation’s 132 pharmacy schools achieved a 100 percent pass rate on first-time attempts at the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX). The University of California, San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences was one of them, passing all 54 students who took the exam for the first time.

Arthur Wagner, Founding Chair of UC San Diego Theatre and Dance, Dies

Arthur Wagner, founding chair of the University of California, San Diego Department of Theatre and Dance and philanthropist of the arts, has died. He was 92.

Region’s Indigenous Cultures Commemorated at UC San Diego Native American Celebrations

The theme for the University of California, San Diego’s 10th annual California Native American Day celebration is “Unsettled Stories: Reclaiming This Land,” and will include a kickoff event Sept. 25 as well as an undergraduate research symposium, a Native American film festival, spoken word performances, a powwow and more throughout the 2015-16 academic year.

UC San Diego an ‘Upward-Mobility Machine,’ According to New York Times

The New York Times has named the University of California, San Diego the nation’s No. 4 school in its College Access Index, measuring which colleges and universities do the most for low-income students.