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USA Today Names UC San Diego Among ‘5 Colleges with Great Mobile Apps’

The University of California, San Diego was one of the first public universities to launch an iPhone app in 2009. Since then, UC San Diego Mobile—which includes more than 20 different apps—has become a powerful tool for students, faculty and staff. Today’s students can view their schedule of courses, get personalized walking directions to class, buy their textbooks and check the menu of the nearest dining hall—all from their mobile devices.

Washington Monthly Again Names UC San Diego No. 1 College in Nation for Positive Impact

For the third consecutive year, the University of California, San Diego has been recognized by the Washington Monthly as the nation’s top college in rankings that measure “what colleges are doing for the country.” The rankings, listed in the September 2012 issue, are based on research, social mobility and commitment to service.

UC San Diego Named 15th Best Among World Universities

The University of California, San Diego is ranked the 15th best university in world and its life sciences program is ranked 9th, according to the 2012 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) that was released Aug. 15, 2012 by the Center for World-Class Universities at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

New Trustees Announced for UC San Diego Foundation

The UC San Diego Foundation has announced that 10 new community and business leaders, including four alumni of the University of California, San Diego, will join its Board of Trustees for the 2012-2013 fiscal year.

Academics Rate Scripps One of the World’s Best Places to Work

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego was ranked 15th in The Scientist magazine’s “Best Places to Work in Academia” survey. The list, published in the August 2012 issue of the magazine, rated Scripps 15th of 25 international science institutions and sixth among West Coast institutions.

UC San Diego Professor Wins Top Information Theory Award

Using powerful mathematical techniques from information theory, linear systems theory, convex optimization, and functional analysis, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, San Diego resolved a 40-year-old open problem in the field of communication.