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The Preuss School UCSD Named One of ‘America’s Most Challenging High Schools’ by The Washington Post

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The Preuss School UCSD was named one of “America’s Most Challenging High Schools” in The Washington Post’s annual rankings of how successfully schools challenge their students. Preuss – a charter middle and high school for low-income students who strive to become the first in their families to graduate from college – was ranked no. 1 in San Diego County, no. 7 in California and 65th nationally.

UC San Diego School of Medicine’s Christopher Glass Joins National Academy of Sciences

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The U.S. National Academy of Sciences announced today the membership election of Christopher K. Glass, MD, PhD, professor in the Departments of Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Medicine at University of California San Diego School of Medicine.

The Preuss School UCSD Ranked Best High School in San Diego County by U.S. News & World Report

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The Preuss School UCSD—a charter middle and high school for low-income students who strive to become the first in their families to graduate from college—has been ranked the best high school in San Diego County by U.S. News & World Report, which just released its annual list of “Best High Schools.” Preuss was also ranked among the top five high schools in the State of California.

NIH Funds UC San Diego Amazonian Center of Excellence in Malaria Research

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The Amazonian Center of Excellence for Malaria Research, headed by Joseph Vinetz, MD, professor of medicine and tropical disease specialist at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, will receive up to approximately $8.3 million over seven years from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.

UC San Diego Health Scores an A for Safety and Quality from Leapfrog Group

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The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit organization that advocates quality, safety and transparency in the U.S. health care system, has named UC San Diego Health to its biannual list of hospitals with the highest safety standards in the country. UC San Diego Health hospitals in Hillcrest and La Jolla were among just 823 health care facilities nationwide to receive a grade of A for excellence in safety and quality.

Exceptional Faculty Honored by Chancellor’s Associates

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Among a community of distinguished faculty, recipients of the Chancellor’s Associates Faculty Excellence Awards are standouts in their chosen fields. They are educators and scholars who are passionate about pushing boundaries as they seek to create new ways of thinking and inspiring the next generation of trailblazers.

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