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Washington Monthly Recognizes UC San Diego as a Top Five U.S. University

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Washington Monthly has named the University of California San Diego the second best public university in the U.S. for promoting upward social mobility, producing groundbreaking research and serving the nation’s public interest. The national magazine’s annual rankings recognize what universities are doing for the public good and have consistently rated UC San Diego among the country’s best colleges for over a decade.

Washington Monthly Recognizes UC San Diego as a Top Five U.S. University

State’s Stem Cell Agency Awards $18.2 Million Grant for B Cell Cancer Clinical Trial

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The Independent Citizens Oversight Committee of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) today unanimously approved an $18.29 million grant to University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers to fund a phase Ib/IIa clinical trial of a novel combination drug therapy for B-cell cancers.

State’s Stem Cell Agency Awards $18.2 Million Grant for B Cell Cancer Clinical Trial

Computer Security Experts Honored for Research that Stands the Test of Time

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Sixteen years after they published a groundbreaking paper on the spread of denial-of-service cyber attacks on the Internet, UC San Diego computer scientists are being honored with a Test of Time award at this week’s USENIX Security Symposium in Vancouver, Canada.

Computer Security Experts Honored for Research that Stands the Test of Time

Prestigious Rankings Name UC San Diego 15th Best University in the World

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The University of California San Diego has been ranked the 15th best university in the world by the 2017 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). UC San Diego was also named the world’s third best public college. The campus was named the world’s fourth best public college and nationally, UC San Diego was recognized as the country’s 13th best university.

Prestigious Rankings Name UC San Diego 15th Best University in the World

Rady School of Management Venture Fund Invests In One of Its Own

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The Rady Venture Fund at the Rady School of Management University of California San Diego, announced their recent investment in Cloudbeds, their first investment in a company co-founded by a Rady MBA.

Rady School of Management Venture Fund Invests In One of Its Own

2017 Massry Prize Honors Microbiome Research Pioneers

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Microbiome researchers Rob Knight, PhD, University of California San Diego, Jeffrey Gordon, MD, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and Norman Pace, PhD, University of Colorado Boulder, will share this year’s Massry Prize, splitting the $200,000 honorarium. These researchers lead a field that works to produce a detailed understanding of microbiomes and methods for manipulating them for the benefit of human and environmental health.