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Calling All Girls: Coding Is Cool!

January 14, 2014

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, in a partnership with other local universities and industry support groups, is launching a non-profit collaborative community program aimed at encouraging and educating young women to learn and apply computing skills.

Correcting the Course on Climate Change Negotiations: the Road from Paris COP21

February 9, 2016

On February 24, the University of California, San Diego Library will sponsor Correcting the Course on Climate Change Negotiations: the Road from Paris COP21, featuring climate change policy expert David Victor and students Joaquin Vallejo and Shayla Ragimov, who attended COP21, and will provide their insights on the process and…

Breathing is a Rhythm for Life, and More

April 1, 2016

Respiration is more than just an essential rhythm for life. A new study has found that rhythmic neural patterns that control breathing also coordinate movements of muscles on the mouth and face that serve a variety of sensory, ingestive and social behaviors.

Researchers ID ‘Conjunction Junction’ for Brain’s Navigation Function

July 9, 2015

Ever wake at night needing a drink of water and then find your way to the kitchen in the dark without stubbing your toe? Researchers at the University of California, San Diego say they have identified a region of the brain that enables you to do that – and generally…

UC San Diego Ranked Among Nation’s Top 10 Best Value Public Colleges by The Princeton Review

May 11, 2023

The University of California San Diego is one of the nation’s best colleges for students seeking a great education with excellent career preparation at an affordable cost, according to the Princeton Review’s Best Value Colleges for 2023 ranking.

14 New Latinx Studies Faculty to be Hired at UC San Diego

July 21, 2022

…policy, arts, humanities and social sciences. Faculty who join UC San Diego as part of the cluster will mentor students and teach at least one undergraduate course that is connected to the Chicanx and Latinx Studies Program and Latin American Studies Program. “Advancing faculty diversity is a key priority within…

First Peek Into the Brain of a Freely Walking Fruit Fly

May 16, 2016

…with one of the most common model organisms in science, the team shows for the first time what goes on in the brain of the fly during courtship – when it’s unrestrained.

Walking the Walk of Change

August 13, 2020

…and ardent champion of social justice and access to/retention in STEM—quickened the pace when she became the inaugural vice chair. Grassian is a leader who works collaboratively to effect change. She previously served as executive associate dean for the Division of Physical Sciences and led the Task Force on the…

Mapping the Mind

April 4, 2013

…aims to advance the science and technologies needed to map and decipher brain activity. Sitting in the front row for the announcement were three University of California chancellors, including UC San Diego’s Pradeep K. Khosla. Chancellor Khosla was accompanied at the White House by Ralph Greenspan, associate director of the…

UC San Diego Among Top 10 Public Colleges Where Grads Make Six Figures

December 5, 2016

Want to earn a six-figure salary after getting your bachelor’s degree from an affordable public college? A UC San Diego education can take you there. An analysis of graduates’ compensation from Money.com data shows that UC San Diego is the fifth best college for students seeking a path from an…

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