Men Take CCAA Basketball
Championship Title for First Time in Team’s History
Women Also Heading Off to NCAA Division II Tournament
This weekend’s CCAA Basketball Tournament became a coming-out party for UCSD’s men’s basketball team, which won its first championship title and earned a spot in the NCAA Division II Tournament for the first time in the team’s history. More

Campus Pulls Out Stops
to Celebrate Birthday of Beloved ‘Dr. Seuss’
The smell of chocolate cake filled the air. A giant inflatable Cat in the Hat stood in front of the Geisel Library. Preschoolers donned hats with red and white stripes and sipped fruit punch. The UCSD campus celebrated the birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss, in style Monday. Chancellor Marye Anne Fox, Audrey Geisel, widow of the famed author, and University Librarian Brian E.C. Schottlaender cut birthday cakes and handed out pieces to members of the UCSD community who gathered on Library Walk. More

UCSD Political Scientist Talks About
Where the Presidential Election is Headed
On March 4, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton won two critical primaries in Texas and Ohio, ending a 12-primary winning streak for Illinois Sen. Barack Obama. That same day, Arizona Sen. John McCain secured the Republican nomination. This Week@UCSD asked UCSD political scientist Gary Jacobson where the presidential election is now headed after last week’s contests. More

UC San Diego and Salk Institute
Establish Center to Study the Origin of Humans
Perhaps the oldest question in the world is “where do I come from?” To help answer this question from a scientific perspective, a multidisciplinary group of researchers at UC San Diego, along with colleagues at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, have established a center to formally explore the origins of humanity and the many facets of what makes us human. More

Putting Heads Together at ‘Brains R Us’
March 3 Science and Education Town Hall to be Broadcast Online Later This Month
On any given weekday, about a quarter of the U.S. population is occupied with the critical business of education — including 50 million students in K-12 public schools, six million more in private schools, 18 million in college, plus all of their teachers. Education is a big business, but a struggling one. More

UCSD Artist, Designer, Author to be Honored
at National Women's History Month Festivities
A sculptor, architect and designer of buildings at UC San Diego, an author and professor of theatre, and an emerita professor in visual arts will be honored in festivities during March — National Women’s History Month. In its seventh year, the San Diego County Women’s Hall of Fame is sponsored by the Women’s History Museum and Educational Center, the department of women’s studies at San Diego State University, the San Diego County Commission on the Status of Women, and the Women’s Center at UCSD. More

National Geographic Society and City of Florence Team Up on Project with UCSD-Based Culture Heritage Center
CISA3 Director Maurizio Seracini
Named National Geographic Fellow
The UCSD-based center that is leading the scientific search for a long-lost Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece has a new partner in the effort: the venerable National Geographic Society. The City of Florence has announced a five-year agreement with the society to explore the history and culture of Florence in the pages of National Geographic magazine and books, and the National Geographic Channel on TV. More