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Flexcar Offers New Transportation Option
to Those Who Don't Drive to Campus
You’ve read the e-mails. You’ve seen the signs. You might have noticed the booth at the Farmer’s Market on Library Walk urging you to sign up for the Flexcar program. More |
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Economic Justice, Sustainability and Diversity Among Concerns Expressed by Students at
Chancellor's Town Hall
 Economic justice, sustainability, diversity and campus climate were on the minds of students who took part last week in a town hall meeting with Chancellor Marye Anne Fox. More |
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Busby and Bilbray Express Divergent
Views on Key Issues in Congressional Race
 Congressional candidates hoping to fill the seat of convicted felon Randy “Duke” Cunningham came to the university Thursday. Democrat Francine Busby sat down with Republican Brian Bilbray for a UCSD-TV conversation/debate moderated by Michael Bernstein, professor of history and dean of Arts and Humanities. More |
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Committee Reports on Progress Towards
Improved Student Experience on Campus
Students asked for more student-faculty connections. The “Dine with a Prof” program, which attracted 63 faculty and 130 students in its first month, is part of the campus’ response, as is Revelle College’s “Next Step” faculty-mentor program (which was student-initiated). More |
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Ready, Set, Read!!
The Social Sciences & Humanities Library's third annual "Worship a Good Book" Summer Reading Contest starts today. Read a book, write a review, and win prizes! Register online to get started. More |
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Memorial 'Happening'
to be Held for Allan Kaprow, 1927-2006
 The life of the late Allan Kaprow – father of unscripted, interactive performance pieces known as “happenings”– will be celebrated on campus in the Kaprow spirit: with an afternoon of food, play, performance, words and noise. More |
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Judith Munk, Friend and Artistic Influence
at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Dies
 Judith K. Munk, an artist, sculptress, architect and avid advocate and close friend of Scripps Institution of Oceanography and UCSD, died on May 19, 2006, in La Jolla.
She was 81 and died at Scripps Memorial Hospital from pneumonia. More |
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UCSD among 'Best for Commuters'
UCSD is among 72 colleges and universities recognized by two federal agencies as Best Workplaces for Commuters. The institutions join more than 1,500 workplaces in nearly every industry that have been lauded for their efforts to reduce the number of cars on the road. More
Sustainability Award
The Price Center expansion has won a sustainable design award for the design of its heating, ventilation,
and air conditioning (HVAC) system. Project engineers targeted the HVAC system because HVAC systems typically consume the most energy in facilities. The expansion will equal the size of the existing Price
Center but it will require 70% less energy to heat and cool than the existing Price Center according to the project manager. More
Pandemic Preparedness
Learn how UCSD is planning and preparing to respond should pandemic disease such as avian flu affect the campus, and read common-sense steps to protect yourself. More
Upcoming Staff
Education and
Development Courses
Blink: Getting the Most From It
06/01/06,
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Purchasing Online Training
06/08/06,
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. |
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Beyond Chinatown
Steven P. Erie
Beyond ‘Chinatown’ is a study of the complex and contentious politics of water, growth and the environment in the semiarid Southern California. The sprawling megalopolis is now the worlds eights largest economy, encompassing the five-county Lost Angeles metropolitan region as well as the San Diego metropolitan area. This is a seemingly inhospitable locale for 20 million-plus inhabitants to live and work, with millions more still coming. More |
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