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SDSC’s Chaitan Baru Named Associate Director, Data Initiatives

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, has named SDSC Distinguished Scientist Chaitanya Baru the Center’s Associate Director, Data Initiatives.

February 11, 2013Awards, Science and Engineering, SDSC

UC San Diego Named to Princeton Review’s List of Best Value Colleges for 2013

The University of California, San Diego, is one of the nation’s “best value” colleges and universities, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiled UC San Diego in its book, “The Best Value Colleges: 2013 Edition.”

February 06, 2013Alumni, Awards, General, Students

UC San Diego Ranks No. 13 Nationally on the Peace Corps Top Colleges List

he University of California, San Diego takes the No. 4 spot among large California schools on Peace Corps’ 2013 Top Colleges list, ranking No. 13 nationally. The annual list recognizes the highest volunteer-producing colleges and universities for small, medium, large and graduate institutions. There are currently 70 undergraduate alumni from UC San Diego serving overseas in the Peace Corps.

February 05, 2013Alumni, Awards, General, Students

California Energy Commission Awards More Than $1.8 Million for UC San Diego Microgrid Projects

The University of California, San Diego is on track to having the largest, most diverse range of electric vehicle charging stations at any university in the world thanks, in part, to recent awards from the California Energy Commission.

January 17, 2013Awards, General

Strathdee, ‘a Tireless Advocate,’ Earns Inaugural Postdoctoral Scholar Mentoring Award

UC San Diego’s mission is to advance knowledge through excellence in education and research at all levels, including postdoctoral scholarship. This goal could not be achieved without the dedication of our faculty, who serve as effective advisors, advocates, role models and colleagues to our next generation of researchers.

January 10, 2013Awards, General, On Campus

UC San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Listed among Nation’s Best Heart Hospitals

The Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center located at University of California, San Diego Health System has been named among “100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs” by Becker’s Hospital Review, a business and legal news publication for hospital and health system leadership.

January 09, 2013Awards, General, Health, Science and Engineering

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Ranks UC San Diego Nation’s 10th Best Value College

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine recently ranked the University of California, San Diego the 10th best value public university in the nation for the second consecutive year based on cost and financial aid, average student debt, competitiveness, graduation rates and academic support.

January 07, 2013Alumni, Awards, General

UC San Diego’s TREDS Program Promotes Safety

For the sixth consecutive year, the Training, Research and Education for Driving Safety (TREDS) program at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has been awarded a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to promote driving safety in older adults.

January 03, 2013Awards, General, Health, Science and Engineering

PayScale.com Names UC San Diego a Top Return on Investment (ROI) College for Alumni

A recent college salary report by PayScale.com ranked the University of California, San Diego the fourth best public university for its return on investment for alumni who are California residents.

December 20, 2012Alumni, Awards, General, Students

UC San Diego Professor Awarded Bloomberg Manulife Prize for Promotion of Active Health

A $50,000 research prize to promote active health has been awarded to James Sallis, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.  Sallis is a noted academic who is on a mission to use research to promote health, fitness, and active lifestyles.

December 18, 2012Awards, General, Health, Science and Engineering

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