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SMART Study Among First to Use Social and Mobile Tools for Weight Loss

August 4, 2016

SMART study is among the first to test an intervention that used several technologies – including social media, apps, and text messaging – to promote healthy changes in physical activity and diet. At two years in duration, it was also one of few weight loss interventions evaluated for longer than a year.

UC San Diego Ranked No. 1 Public University by Washington Monthly

August 31, 2020

The University of California San Diego has once again been recognized as the number one public university in the nation by Washington Monthly based on the university’s contributions to social mobility, research and service.

UC San Diego Named World’s 15th Best University by U.S. News and World Report

October 25, 2016

…today. The campus was ranked as the 4th best public university in the U.S. on the list of the world’s top 1,000 colleges. The rankings measure factors such as research, global and regional reputation, international collaboration as well as number of highly-cited papers and doctorates awarded.

UC San Diego’s Black Resource Center Offers New Student Transition Activities

October 9, 2014

…support services that encourage engagement, retention and graduation. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications According to Black Resource Center Director Stacia Solomon, The BRC Success Institute is a transitional experience for incoming students, creating a circle of support while connecting new students with key support services necessary for academic…

NIH Awards UC San Diego $33 Million for Five COVID-19 Diagnostic Projects

February 25, 2021

UC San Diego was awarded five COVID-19 Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) projects by the National Institutes of Health totaling nearly $33 million, which will fund efforts that range from managing a large data center to expanding testing in disadvantaged communities.

Major Gift Supports UC San Diego’s 21st Century China Center

March 4, 2021

…its data-based research, policy engagement and education on issues related to U.S.-China relations. The donation is the largest ever received by the School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) and its research centers. The foundational gift includes a sizable portion for an endowment cementing the 21st Century China Center (21CCC)…

Rady School of Management’s Full-Time MBA Program Ranked Among Top in the World

December 6, 2018

The Full-Time MBA program at the University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management has been ranked 14th by The Times Higher Education (THE)/Wall Street Journal Ranking. The Rady School’s ranking places its two-year Full-Time MBA program among the world’s most elite programs.

Stuart Collection Hosts Inaugural Public Program

October 4, 2024

The Stuart Collection at the University of California San Diego will host “Breathe with Me,” a multi-day public art and breathing project that focuses on mental health, mindfulness, and community October 24-26, 2024.

UC San Diego Professor Presents Air Filtration Fan to the White House to Help Fight COVID-19

September 22, 2022

A renowned atmospheric scientist at the University of California San Diego recently brought an innovative gift and action-oriented message to our nation’s capital. Kimberly Prather, Distinguished Chair in Atmospheric Chemistry, presented a Corsi-Rosenthal Box, a unique invention developed by a multi

Online E-cigarette Vendors Engage Customers Using Popular Internet Tools

October 2, 2015

First introduced in the United States in 2007, electronic cigarettes have risen dramatically in part because they are popularly considered safer and more socially acceptable than combustible cigarettes and because there are fewer restrictions on their purchase and use. A study by University of California, San Diego School of Medicine…

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