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Students From All Colleges Unite to Celebrate
as UCSD Revives Tradition of All-Campus Graduation
It all started with the low rumble of Japanese taiko drums and an audience of students, parents and alumni clapping and cheering to the rhythm of the beat. Then students, both undergraduate and graduate, got some advice from UC San Diego top administrators about life after college. Finally, bouquets of fireworks lit up the night, much to the delight of the celebrating crowd. UCSD revived its all-campus graduation tradition Thursday evening at RIMAC Field and 500 members of the campus community turned out for the occasion.  More 
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In Place of Walking Across Graduation Platform
UCSD Student Will Paddle Mississippi River
 While his fellow Thurgood Marshall College graduates received their diplomas at UCSD commencement ceremonies June 21, Kristian Gustavson was in Chicago preparing to launch a 17-foot aluminum canoe on a 1,000 mile research trip down the Mississippi River. More
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UCSD Scientists Highlight Biofuels,
Stem Cells Research at Biotech Convention
 At the BIO 2008 convention at the San Diego Convention Center last week, a new biotechnology issue grabbed the headlines, and UC San Diego played a significant role. This year, biofuels were a hot topic—due to soaring gasoline prices, intense interest in sustainable energy and the need for climate change solutions. More
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San Diego Region’s First Science
Festival to be Launched March 2009
 Have you ever wanted to sit down and chat with a Nobel Laureate? Did you know that red wine not only goes well with steak, but also has anti-aging properties? Have you ever wanted to uncover the mysteries of baseball’s knuckleball pitch? Were you curious about the science behind Harry Potter’s magic? These and other intriguing questions will be answered at the inaugural San Diego Science Festival, planned as one of the biggest-ever celebrations of science on the West Coast. More
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Preuss School to Hold June 27
Commencement Ceremony for 97 Graduates
 Twelve graduates of the Preuss School at UC San Diego will welcome families and guests in 10 different languages at a 4 p.m. commencement ceremony June 27 on Manchester Field. More
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Graduate Students Receive
Chancellor’s Interdisciplinary
Collaboratories Grant to Visualize Cultural Patterns
 Thanks to an Interdisciplinary Collaboratories grant awarded by Chancellor Marye Anne Fox, graduate researchers at the UCSD division of the California Institute of Telecommunications and Information Technology will soon be able to analyze vast amounts of cultural data using high-tech visualization techniques previously only used for scientific data. More |
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Exciton-Based Circuits Could Revolutionize
Computing, UC San Diego Physicists Show
 Particles called excitons that emit a flash of light as they decay could be used for a new form of computing better suited to fast communication, physicists at UC San Diego have demonstrated. More
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Scientists Discover DNA Knot Keeps
Viral Genes Tightly Corked Inside Shell
 A novel twist of DNA may keep viral genes tightly wound within a capsule, waiting for ejection into a host, a high-resolution analysis of its structure has revealed. Using electron microscopy and three-dimensional computer reconstruction, UC San Diego biologists and chemists have produced the most detailed image yet of the protein envelope of an asymmetrical virus and the viral DNA packed within, they reported last week in the journal Structure. More
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Seth Lerer Named Dean of Arts and Humanities
 Seth Lerer, one of the nation’s leading literature scholars, with particularly strong administrative and leadership experience, has been named dean of the Division of Arts and Humanities. Lerer currently holds and endowed chair in the humanities and is a professor of English and comparative literature at Stanford University. More |
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20 Assistant Professors
Awarded with Praise and Dollars
for Research and Creative Activities
Twenty UC San Diego assistant professors will share a total of $360,000 as recipients of the 2008-2009 Hellman Faculty Fellows Awards. The funds will go to support their research and creative activities and to enhance their progress toward tenure. More |
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“How does it feel to graduate from one of the finest universities in the world?” Chancellor Marye Anne Fox asked about 500 seniors during the Sixth College graduation Saturday at RIMAC Field. A big cheer erupted from the crowd in answer to her question. 
Watching the Shamu show; getting a peek at the San Diego Zoo’s pandas and kayaking in Mission Bay: The first-ever Senior Week, held June 15 to 19, is bound to be one week that many UC San Diego students will never forget. 
UCSD will hold a Rainbow Flag-Raising ceremony at 11:45 a.m. July 1 at the North Point Drive Visitors Information Center as part of a San Diego-wide project. The event marks the 30th anniversary of one of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender community’s iconic symbols. 
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