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Two Professors Receive Awards for Outstanding Faculty Leadership in Presidential Initiatives

UC San Diego professors Gentry Patrick and Keith Pezzoli were among 10 University of California faculty winners announced by UC President Janet Napolitano as recipients of the Award for Outstanding Faculty Leadership in Presidential Initiatives. Napolitano made the announcement during her remarks at the UC Board of Regents on Nov. 19. These influential faculty members, from across the system, are leading the charge in important initiatives such as carbon neutrality, sustainability, food, innovation, diversity and more.

Director of Early Care and Education Honored for Exemplary Leadership

Kathryn Owen, director of Early Care and Education at UC San Diego, has been named an “Exceptional Master Leader in Education” by the Childcare Exchange, a U.S.-based partnership supporting early childhood professionals throughout the world. Owen is one of only 49 childcare professionals worldwide to have been chosen for the exceptional category.

UC San Diego Launches CORE Project to Foster Ethical Research Using Personal Health Data

UC San Diego Launches CORE A set of best practices will guide Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) and researchers in the design and review of studies that use social media, self-tracking devices and other mobile technologies.to Foster Ethical Research Using Personal Health Data

Three Scripps Professors Named ASLO Sustaining Fellows

The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) has recognized three Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego professors as 2015 Sustaining Fellows in honor of their sustained excellence in contribution to ASLO and the aquatic sciences.

UC San Diego Foundation Welcomes Three New Trustees

Comprised of distinguished community members, university administrators and faculty and alumni representatives, the UC San Diego Foundation Board of Trustees works as a team to connect the university with community partners and discover resources needed to launch innovative programs. To ensure the continued success and growth of the campus, three new trustees will join the 2015-16 Foundation board.

SDSC Receives 2015 HPCwire Editors’ Choice Award for ‘Comet’ Supercomputer

The San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego, is a recipient of this year’s HPCwire and Editors’ Choice Awards for its new Comet supercomputer that entered production earlier this year as a result of a National Science Foundation grant worth nearly $24 million including hardware and operating funds.