Sleep on It:
Creative Problem Solving Enhanced by REM Sleep
Research led by a leading expert on the positive benefits of napping at the School of Medicine suggests that Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep enhances creative problem-solving. The findings may have important implications for how REM sleep fosters the formation of associative networks in the brain. More

The Preuss School Makes Newsweek’s
Top 10 High School Rankings for Third Year in Row
UCSD’s charter school only California school in top 10
In its newly issued rankings, Newsweek has named The Preuss School at UC San Diego among the nation’s top 10 high schools, the only California school to be listed in that elite top 10 category. More

Ninety-Four Percent of Preuss School ‘09
Graduates Headed to Four-Year Colleges
With four or more intense years of college-preparatory courses behind them, 96 senior class members of The Preuss School at UC San Diego will receive diplomas during graduation ceremonies at 4 p.m. June 26 on Manchester Field. An impressive 94 percent of the class will celebrate reaching the goal they’ve worked toward — acceptance at a four-year college or university. More

UC San Diego Alumni Return to
Campus for Inaugural Alumni Weekend
UC San Diego graduates from all years came back to campus to participate in the university’s inaugural Alumni Weekend, enjoying a variety of activities from a Birch Aquarium event, to the 31st Annual Alumni Awards for Excellence gala, to a brunch-time concert in one of the world’s finest concert venues — the Conrad Prebys Music Center. More

“Weedy” Bird Species May Win as Temperatures Rise
Climate change is altering North American winter bird communities in ways that models currently favored by ecologists fail to predict. Based on patterns of animals found in different climate zones today, ecologists would expect that as habitats warm, numbers of species found there will increase, and that those species will be smaller in size and restricted to narrower geographic ranges. More

Final Exams Stressing You?
Therapy Dogs Come to the Rescue.
The dog days of summer aren't yet here, but many UC San Diego students were dogged by multiple final exams last week. So what better way to relax than to pet 10 certified therapy dogs on Library Walk, courtesy of the campus' Wellness Center? More

Preuss School Teacher
Selected for Teacher of Year Honors
As a UC San Diego senior, she served as a volunteer at the Preuss School at UC San Diego. Today, Kelly Kovacic is not only a faculty member at The Preuss School, but she’s also won “teacher of the year” honors in district competition. More

Friends of International Center Award
Scholarships for International Studies
A total $57,000 in scholarships was awarded to 43 students for study abroad or graduate study on campus by the Friends of the UC San Diego International Center during the organization’s recent annual dinner. More

Obama Trade Advisor, IR/PS Dean Peter Cowhey Takes Short Leave in San Diego for Graduation, Book Talk
School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS) Dean Peter Cowhey took several days away from his Washington assignment for the Obama Administration to participate in IR/PS graduation ceremonies and to present an academic talk based on his recently published MIT Press book on the global information and communications market.  More