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Celebrate the Holidays at Staff Association Pancake Breakfast

New, unwrapped toys will be collected for the UC San Diego Burn Unit, Infant Care Center, Bannister House and Mother, Child and Adolescent Care programs

Founding Biologist at UC San Diego Dies at 89

Stanley Eli Mills, a professor of biology at UC San Diego and one of its founding faculty members, died Friday, November 25 following a Thanksgiving evening automobile accident in San Diego. He was 89.

Online Students Climb at UC San Diego Extension

Online students now comprise 22 percent of continuing education enrollees at the University of California San Diego Extension, according to Elizabeth Meyer, director of online learning.

New Mentoring Program at Jacobs School of Engineering Connects Graduate and Undergraduate Students

When two UC San Diego graduate students set out to create a new mentoring program at the Jacobs School of Engineering that pairs graduate students and undergraduates, they didn’t expect to be flooded with applications. They also didn’t expect the massive turn out at the program’s first meeting this month. But Margie Mathewson and Laura Connelly say they are now expecting the program to keep growing and building an even stronger sense of community at the Jacobs School.

Employee with 40 Years of Service Among Staff Members Recognized at Awards Ceremony

Connie Fey, a programmer analyst in Environmental Health & Safety, was recognized Nov. 7 for her 40 years of service to the university. Fey was one of 507 employees recognized. Together, they’ve put in 7,960 years—or more than 16.6 million hours—of service at UC San Diego, Chancellor Marye Anne Fox pointed out.

Winner of ‘What R U Doing’ Video Contest Named

The Founders’ Celebration “What R U Doing?” video contest wrapped up last week with a number of outstanding videos capturing life at UC San Diego. We heard from an alumnus who started his own business making custom skateboards, a staff member who does family arts outreach programs, a student who is working on cutting-edge robotics research, and many more creative UC San Diego community members.