Thousands of students celebrated graduation at UC San Diego's commencement ceremonies over the weekend. A total of 8,182 undergraduate and
graduate students received their diplomas during the campus's 11 different ceremonies.
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Use of tattoo electronics to monitor newborns opens new frontier in neonatal health
Anyone who has seen a newborn in a hospital NICU knows the image is shocking. Wires and electrodes designed to monitor vital signals such as heart rate, brain signals
and blood oxygen levels are taped over the frail newborn’s head, face and body.
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UC San Diego has announced the recipients of the prestigious Chancellor’s Medals for 2012. Those chosen for the honor are
Bob and Betty Beyster, Julia Brown, Peter and Peggy Preuss, and the late Arthur Brody, who passed away after he was selected to receive the award.
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Moxie Foundation gift creates undergraduate incubator
“Engineering is not just an exercise in thinking about something. You do it. That’s the critical thing. I would like to galvanize, motivate and encourage engineering students to take risks, develop products, and go into business for themselves,” said Irwin Zahn.
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Graduate students are vital to the success of top-ranked institutions such as UC San Diego. They generate new knowledge that will benefit humanity,
create new companies and jobs and help solve 21st century global challenges. They also help prepare undergraduates for competitive careers—inspiring as much as they teach.
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A new campus-wide Writing Center will open on campus in Fall 2012. The center will serve as a resource for undergraduate students at any
level of study who seek support for writing assignments in any class across campus. Housed on the main level of the Mandeville Center, it
will provide assistance in the form of both group workshops and individual tutoring by peer tutors. Madeleine Picciotto, who received her
Ph.D. in comparative literature from Princeton University, will lead the new center. Read More »
