UC San Diego Ranked a Top Surfing School
A popular surfing magazine has ranked UC San Diego the third-best surfing college in the nation based on academics, surf quality, life experience, cost, and partying. In announcing its 2008 ranking, Transworld Surf praised UCSD for its diverse student population and high academic standards, but also noted its convenient location adjacent to the famed Black’s Beach. Surfer Magazine and Sports Illustrated also have ranked UC San Diego a top surfing school. More

Campus on Fast Track to Fewer Cars
More than half of the daily commuters to the UC San Diego campus are pedaling bikes, riding shuttle buses or carpooling with fellow students, staff and faculty, an alternative transportation milestone for one of the nation’s greenest universities. More

Political Activist Discusses
‘Power of Zero’ at Campus Human Rights Symposium
A charismatic Luis Valdez kept an audience of some 500 riveted Thursday night as he described his evolution from a childhood in migrant labor camps to his role today as an acclaimed filmmaker, playwright and political activist. More

Global Citizenship, Human Rights
Focus of International Education Week
They discussed human rights and global citizenship. They watched movies from around the world and a play about the lives of Iraqi women. They learned more about studying abroad. Members of the UC San Diego community took part last week in the campus’ fourth annual International Education Week. More

AIDS Quilt Displayed On Campus
in Recognition of World AIDS Day
The 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day will be recognized on campus with a number of events and programs, including a public viewing of portions of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in the Price Center East Ballroom from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1. More

Dolphin Population Stunted
by Fishing Activities, Study Finds
Despite broad “dolphin safe” practices, fishing activities have continued to restrict the growth of at least one Pacific Ocean dolphin population, a new report led by a researcher at UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography has concluded. More

The Smart Way to Study
Combine the aphorisms that “practice makes perfect” and “timing is everything” into one and you might get something resembling findings published in this month’s issue of Psychological Science. Proper spacing of lessons, the researchers report, can dramatically enhance learning. And larger gaps between study sessions result in better recall of facts. More

Health Sciences Announces Collaboration With Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development
UC San Diego Health Sciences leaders have announced that they have executed a formal memorandum of understanding with Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, with the objective of developing future collaborations in biomedical research and education to advance human health. More

Participants of Scavenger Hunt Learn to Use GPS Technology While Searching for Campus Landmarks
Armed with a GPS navigation device and a series of clues written as poetic riddles, participants trekked across campus grounds Wednesday in search of landmarks specific to UCSD history, such as the gift of a rainbow eucalyptus and "Trees" from the Stuart Collection. View Slideshow

American Heart Association Bestows Award
on Pioneer in Peripheral Artery Disease
Dr. Michael Criqui has been awarded the American Heart Association’s 2008 Distinguished Achievement Award, sponsored by the American Heart Association's Council on Epidemiology and Prevention. The award, given only once every three years, is presented to an individual who has made substantial professional contributions to the field. More

UCSD Theater Professor Jorge Huerta
Receives Distinguished Scholar’s Prize
UC San Diego Professor Jorge Huerta was named a Distinguished Scholar at the annual meeting of the American Society for Theatre Research Nov. 8 in Boston.  He was cited for his lifetime of contributions to Latino and Latina theatre in particular and American theatre studies generally. More