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Learning Center at UC San Diego Wins $18-Million Renewal
October 31, 2011
How do humans learn, and how is the element of time critical for learning? The Tempora...
Explosives, Rock n' Roll and Rollercoasters: Scientists' Lives Showcased in Newspaper Feature
October 28, 2011
One performs in a rock band while perfecting computer vision systems. Another spent time in the A...
A Call for Increased Funding for Education and Research at National Medal of Science Awards Ceremony
October 24, 2011
What did Bioengineering Professor Shu Chien and Barack Obama talk about as Chien recei...
Shu Chien to Receive National Medal of Science in White House Ceremony on Oct. 21
October 19, 2011
President Barack Obama will present University of California, San Diego bioengineering...
Mentoring Program Connects Graduate and Undergraduate Students
October 19, 2011
The Jacobs Undergraduate Mentoring Program, or JUMP, brings together 10 graduate stude...
New Student Center Focuses on Inclusion, Diversity, Excellence and Advancement
October 19, 2011
The goals of the IDEA Student Center, which opened this fall, are summed up by the fou...
San Diego Union-Tribune Seeks UCSD-developed 'Killer Apps'
October 6, 2011
The San Diego Union-Tribune will award $4,500 in prizes to undergraduates at the U...
'Fallen Star' to Land on Jacobs School Campus This Fall
September 29, 2011
“Fallen Star,” by Korean artist Do Ho Suh, is the latest, 18th, addition t...
It's All About the Hair
September 28, 2011
It’s not every day that computer science students get invited to a Hollywood pre...
White House Awards UC San Diego Bioengineering Professor Shu Chien National Medal of Science
September 27, 2011
President Barack Obama today named University of California, San Diego bioengineering professor S...
Engineers on the Green Kicks Off New School Year
September 26, 2011
A live version of “Angry Birds,” a giant inflatable bounce house, free foo...
Paul Yu Named to Chang Endowed Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC San Diego
September 22, 2011
Paul K. Yu, professor of electrical and computer engineering in the Jacobs School of E...
First of a Kind Tests to Assess How Elevators, Fire Systems Perform in Earthquakes
September 21, 2011
Structural engineers at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering are preparing for a seri...
Researchers Sequence Dark Matter of Life
September 19, 2011
Researchers have developed a new method to sequence and analyze the dark matter of lif...
National Geographic Explorers to Speak at UCSD
September 19, 2011
Two accomplished explorers — one who works in some of Earth’s highest places and the ...