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Fresh Filmmakers Showcase Cinema at UC San Diego Student Film Festival

Rising stars of cinema at the University of California, San Diego will be celebrated at the 5th annual Up and Coming Student Film Festival at 8 p.m., May 17 in The Loft.

Plant Biologists From Across Country to Converge in San Diego to Discuss Future of Food, Fuel

Some 300 leaders in plant and algae biology from around the country will gather here for a symposium this week to discuss ways of using genetics to develop renewable ways of improving the nation’s food, fuel, pharmaceutical and other bio-based industries.

Fallows to Speak on Future of Aviation in China

James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic, will speak on his new book, “China Airborne: Aviation and the Future of China,” on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at the University of California San Diego Institute of the Americas. The talk is free and open to the public with no tickets or reservations required.

World Leaders Gather at UC San Diego to Discuss Internationalization of Chinese Currency

China’s economy is growing rapidly, but Chinese currency has yet to join the ranks of the U.S. dollar, euro, yen and sterling pound to become a global reserve currency. Three prominent keynote speakers and many distinguished economists, bankers and business people will give their views on the internationalization of Chinese currency (renminbi or RMB) at the University of California, San Diego June 7 to 8.

Campus Community Invited to ‘Celebrate the Good Life’

New housing at UC San Diego has students seeing green. The newly completed Charles David Keeling apartments at Revelle College have been Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum certified––a first for any structure on campus, and a first for any residential housing building in the entire University of California system.

Seniors Get Ready for Graduation at Grad Nite

UC San Diego kicked off Senior Spring Tuesday with Grad Nite at the UC San Diego Bookstore. For one night only, the bookstore was transformed into a party with lively festivities including a DJ, dancing and refreshments.