UCSD Unveils Center for Earth
Observations and Applications
As Earth becomes increasingly tested on a variety of environmental fronts—climate warming, global pollution and natural hazards, to name a few—new ways of observing and monitoring planetary changes have become critical to developing solutions for science and society. More A symposium webcast will be available from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Monday, November 21 using RealPlayer.
Civics Lessons Learned at
UCSD Election Night “Political Party” The long statewide and San Diego city election season came to an end late Tuesday night at UCSD with several hundred students, staff and community members joining with experts from the department of political science to usher in voting results with accompanying analysis and live television coverage. More
Honor Society Sponsors Thanksgiving Food Drive About 400,000 San Diego County residents regularly do not have enough food to eat. This week, UCSD students, faculty and staff will get a chance to help them. One of the university’s honor societies is organizing a food drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17. Food barrels will be available to drop off donations on Library Walk and probably outside of the Sunshine Store and Earl’s Place, said food drive organizer Diana Combs. More
Catering Pros Share Tips
on Throwing a Holiday Party with Flare Practical and off-beat tips for hosting a holiday open house were presented at a special “Learn at Lunch” program Tuesday sponsored by the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program. More
Explore Ocean Life on a Whole
New Level with a New Birch Aquarium Exhibit Transport yourself to the tiny world of molecules in Birch Aquarium's newest exhibit, Sea of Genes, opening on Saturday at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps. Based on the latest genomics research, Sea of Genes is your opportunity to explore ocean life on a whole new level. In the process, you may just learn something about yourself! More
UCSD
Ranked 5th in U.S. for
“Highest Impact” Research in Economics and Business A
new study by Science Watch evaluating
institutions based on papers published
and cited in the field of economics
and business rated the UCSD as the 5
th highest impact research institution
in the nation from 1995-2005.
More
UCSD Awarded $3.2 million NIH Training Grant
Students
in the School of Medicine and Skaggs
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical
Sciences are poised to be among the
leaders of tomorrow in the important
area of clinical research studies -
turning basic medical research into
improved diagnostic techniques and treatment
for patients.
More
IR/PS Prof Wins 2005 Nakahara Prize Takeo Hoshi, a professor in the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, was recently awarded the 2005 Nakahara Prize by the Japanese Economics Association. The prize honors economists under the age of 45 who have produced internationally recognized research.
More
Photonics Researcher Wins
Graduate Student Leadership Award A
photonics researcher and high school
mentor was singled out by the Jacobs
School of Engineering for his leadership
skills and research acumen this week.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
doctoral candidate Robert Saperstein
received the R.B. Woolley Graduate Fellowship
in Engineering Award for the 2005-'06
academic year.
More
UCSD Professor Receives
Top Honor in Field of Glycobiology Dr.
Ajit Varki, professor of medicine and
co-director of the Glycobiology Research
and Training Center at the School of
Medicine, has been named the 2005 Karl
Meyer Award winner by The Society for
Glycobiology.
More
Benefits Extravaganza Do you have Open Enrollment questions? Find out everything you need to know about UCSD health plans and other benefits at the annual Benefits Fair. Visit info booths for the different plan carriers, attend a Supplemental Disability presentation, get a flu shot ($18), and more.
Campus Fair:
Tuesday, Nov. 15, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Price Center Ballroom B
Also: New employees, attend a free Benefits Orientation today or Nov. 21 or 28.
1.9 million: Feet of Ethernet cable in the new Calit2 building
=
900: Faculty, staff, graduate, and undergraduate researchers working in the new Calit2 building
Soft Cinema :
Navigating the Database
Lev Manovich
What kind of cinema is appropriate for the age of Palm Pilot and Google? Automatic surveillance and self-guided missiles? Consumer profiling and CNN? To investigate this question, Lev Manovich, one of today's most influential thinkers in the fields of media arts and digital culture, joined with award-winning new media artist and designer Andreas Kratky. More
The long statewide and San Diego city election season came to an end late Tuesday night at UCSD with several hundred students, staff and community members joining with experts from the department of political science to usher in voting results with accompanying analysis and live television coverage. 
About 400,000 San Diego County residents regularly do not have enough food to eat. This week, UCSD students, faculty and staff will get a chance to help them. One of the university’s honor societies is organizing a food drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17. Food barrels will be available to drop off donations on Library Walk and probably outside of the Sunshine Store and Earl’s Place, said food drive organizer Diana Combs. 
Practical and off-beat tips for hosting a holiday open house were presented at a special “Learn at Lunch” program Tuesday sponsored by the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program. 
Transport yourself to the tiny world of molecules in Birch Aquarium's newest exhibit, Sea of Genes, opening on Saturday at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps. Based on the latest genomics research, Sea of Genes is your opportunity to explore ocean life on a whole new level. In the process, you may just learn something about yourself! 
Takeo Hoshi, a professor in the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, was recently awarded the 2005 Nakahara Prize by the Japanese Economics Association. The prize honors economists under the age of 45 who have produced internationally recognized research.
A
photonics researcher and high school
mentor was singled out by the Jacobs
School of Engineering for his leadership
skills and research acumen this week.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
doctoral candidate Robert Saperstein
received the R.B. Woolley Graduate Fellowship
in Engineering Award for the 2005-'06
academic year.
Dr.
Ajit Varki, professor of medicine and
co-director of the Glycobiology Research
and Training Center at the School of
Medicine, has been named the 2005 Karl
Meyer Award winner by The Society for
Glycobiology.
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