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UC San Diego Celebrates 60 Years of Its Unique College System

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Advocating for Their Peers: Student-Driven Efforts to End Campus Food Insecurity

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UC San Diego Graduate Programs Recognized Among the Nation’s Best by U.S. News & World Report

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UC San Diego/SDSC Study Uncovers Mechanism to Block a Cancer Pathway

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Cisplatin is part of the chemotherapy treatment programs for many of the most common types of cancer. This important drug has now been shown to play an unexpected role in blocking one of the pathways most commonly involved in driving the growth of cancers, according to a recent study by researchers at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) as well as the university’s Moores Cancer Center and Department of Neurosciences.

UC San Diego/SDSC Study Uncovers Mechanism to Block a Cancer Pathway

‘Recapturing the Mexico Moment’

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The Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at the University of California, San Diego presents a diverse lineup of policy, scholars and community leaders for its annual symposium, Mexico Moving Forward. Called “Recapturing the Mexico Moment,” this year’s all-day event will be held Friday, Oct. 30, culminating in a Dia de los Muertos celebration with decorated altars and a live mariachi band.

New SDSC Award Provides Easy Path to Supercomputing for Neuroscientists

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the United Kingdom’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have awarded funding for the Neuroscience Gateways project led by the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego. The project will contribute to the national BRAIN initiative announced by the Obama administration in 2013 to advance researchers’ understanding of the human brain.

New SDSC Award Provides Easy Path to Supercomputing for Neuroscientists

UC San Diego Library’s 2015 Library Research Award Honors Four Scholars

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Four undergraduate students at the University of California, San Diego have been awarded the 2015 Undergraduate Library Research Prize in recognition of their superior research skills. The annual award, sponsored by the UC San Diego Library, the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, and the UCSD Alumni Association, recognizes students who have demonstrated exemplary research skills in mining the Library’s rich and diverse information resources and services.

UC San Diego Library’s 2015 Library Research Award Honors Four Scholars

Scripps/UC San Diego Recruits Top Executive to Lead Finance and Operations

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Steve Gallagher, a financial management and facilities operations executive with experience at several scientific organizations, has been selected to serve as assistant vice chancellor for finance and operations at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. Gallagher’s career for the past 28 years has included a number of roles in management and program leadership, most recently at NOAA.

Scripps/UC San Diego Recruits Top Executive to Lead Finance and Operations

UC San Diego Named Among Nation’s Most Ethnically Diverse Colleges

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The University of California, San Diego has been named the 11th most ethnically diverse college in the nation, according to a new report. Best College Reviews, a ranking service for American colleges and universities, recently released a list of the top 50 ethnically diverse schools. Statistics and definitions of race/ethnicity for the list were gathered from the National Center for Education Statistics, Diverse Issues in Higher Education and school websites. According to the report, UC San Diego looks at diversity as an opportunity for education.