Preuss Teacher Named California’s
Nominee for National Teacher of the Year
Kelly Kovacic, social studies department chair at Preuss School and a UC San Diego alumna, has been named as California’s nominee for the prestigious National Teacher of the Year competition. More

UC Commission on Future Town Hall
Provides Opportunity for Dialogue
What do you think of the UC San Diego today? How does it compare to the school it was five or 10 years ago? And how should it look a decade down the line? The University of California’s Commission on the Future set out last summer to answer these questions on a system-wide basis. More

NSF Awards $20 Million to
Supercomputer Center to Develop “Gordon”
The San Diego Supercomputer Center has been awarded a five-year, $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation to build and operate a powerful supercomputer dedicated to solving critical science and societal problems now overwhelmed by the avalanche of data generated by the digital devices of our era. More

Jacobs School of Engineering Ranks
9th Among Elite World Universities
The Jacobs School of Engineering is the ninth best in the world for engineering / technology and 15th in the world for computer sciences, according to an academic ranking of the top 100 world universities published by the Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. More

Interactive Programming Helps
Bring Art Alive for Students
They've danced with the Jant-Bi Dance Company of Senegal, played drums with Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista, and made balloon art with artist Addi Somekh. When it comes to engaging with the arts, there’s no question that UC San Diego students are breaking the barrier between art and artists — thanks to a rich variety of programming options. More

Campus Celebrates 40 Years of Partnership
with Metropolitan Transit System’s ‘Free Zone’
To mark the success and longevity of a first-of-its-kind arrangement between a public university and a public transportation system, UC San Diego honored its Metropolitan Transit System partners in creating the free “UCSD Zone” at an Oct. 30 campus celebration. More

Sustainability Solutions Institute
Hosts UCSD Water Collaborative Kick-Off
Taking UC San Diego off the "water grid" is a daunting proposition. As one of the largest clients of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, UCSD consumes 800 million gallons of water annually and spends a whopping $6 million per year on water and sewage services. More

Pizza Party Alfresco Celebrates
Contributions of UCSD Postdocs
If you had business near the Leichtag building on campus recently, you might have noticed a gathering of distinctly diverse people on the lawn above the Biomedical Library. Around tables, under awnings, or clustered in conversational groups in the sunlight, a good number of UCSD’s postdoctoral professionals enjoyed the first-ever Postdoc Appreciation Day. More

Genetics of Algae Expert Joins Faculty
A renowned expert on the genetics of algae who heads a regional consortium seeking to develop new biofuels from algae has joined the UC San Diego faculty. Stephen Mayfield, who since 1987 had been a professor of cell biology and associate dean of graduate studies at The Scripps Research Institute is now a professor of biology in UC San Diego’s Division of Biological Sciences. More