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Dance Team to Shine on National
Series “Dancing with the Stars” May 11
The UC San Diego Dancesport team will perform live on the national television show “Dancing with the Stars” at 8 p.m. Tuesday on San Diego’s ABC affiliate, KGTV Channel 10.
The show will feature a special collegiate “dance off” segment where 10 students from UC San Diego’s team will compete against 10 students from Purdue University. The students will be performing a samba and, if they win, will be asked to perform in the finals airing May 25.
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Preuss Teacher and Students Experiment
Their Way to Two National Science Awards
Students at The Preuss School sometimes think biology teacher Anne Artz missed out on a career as a stand-up comedian, because of the humor she injects in her classes. But they say they always marvel at her ability to make biology interesting and relevant. Artz’s teaching talent was recently recognized with two national awards, totaling $45,000.
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San Diego Health Care Leaders
Form Partnership, ‘Beacon Community’
$15 million grant aimed at improving patient care, safety through information technology
A partnership of San Diego County’s health care providers has been named one of only 15 “Beacon Communities” nationwide. On behalf of the San Diego community, UC San Diego Health System received a $15 million grant aimed at improving patient care, safety and efficiency through information technology. The funds are part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and are being disbursed through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
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Scripps Researchers Outline
Strategy to Limit Global Warming
Major greenhouse gas-emitting countries agreed in December climate talks held in Copenhagen that substantial action is required to limit the increase of global average temperature to less than 3.6 degrees F. In a May 3 paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Veerabhadran Ramanathan and Yangyang Xu, climate researchers at UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, identified three avenues by which those countries can avoid reaching the warming threshold, a point beyond which many scientists believe climate change will present unmanageable negative consequences for society. More
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State Bond Sales Unfreeze Two Construction Projects at UC San Diego
The March and April sales of state of California bonds have enabled UC San Diego to restart construction of two major projects: the Engineering Building Unit IV building and the expansion of the Rady School of Management campus. Both projects had been frozen since December 2008 due to the state’s poor cash position. More
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Words to the Wise: Experts Define Wisdom
Knowledge. Compassion. Forgiveness. Empathy.
These words would seem to describe at least some of the universal traits attributed to wisdom, each of them broadly recognized and valued. In fact, there is no enduring, consistent definition of what it means exactly to be wise. It is a virtue widely treasured but essentially unexplained, a timeless subject only now attracting rigorous, scientific scrutiny. More
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UCSD Alumni Association Invites
Graduates Back to Campus for Alumni Weekend 2010
Last year, the UCSD Alumni Association’s inaugural Alumni Weekend provided graduates the opportunity to celebrate their UC San Diego experience and revisit the ever-changing campus. This year’s Alumni Weekend promises even more reasons to attend—and connect—with events that include UCSD Alumni and Family Night at the Birch Aquarium, the first UCSD alumni surfing invitational at Black’s Beach, the annual Awards for Excellence celebration, plus reunions and receptions with faculty and other activities. More
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Last Chance to Name a Seat
in the Conrad Prebys Concert Hall
As the first anniversary celebration of UC San Diego’s Conrad Prebys Music Center nears, the center’s seat naming fundraising initiative will come to a close. But before May 31, donors can still name a seat in the acoustically perfect Conrad Prebys Concert Hall—a unique opportunity to honor a family member, friend or respected mentor in one of the best small concert halls in the world. More
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San Diego Padres’ Adrian Gonzalez
Among Honorees at 2010 Fiesta de las Estrellas
San Diego Padres All-Star first baseman Adrian Gonzalez will be honored May 17 at UC San Diego's 13th annual Fiesta de las Estrellas, along with other outstanding community leaders, for his service to the community and remarkable impact. Presented by the UC San Diego Hispanic Scholarship Council, Fiesta de las Estrellas has raised $1 million for undergraduate scholarships since its founding in 1998. More
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Biologist Turned Comedian
Headlines Ph.D. Career Conference
Are you a doctoral student wondering what you’ll do once you graduate? Are you hesitating between a future in academia or in industry? Unsure of your prospects in this economy? UC San Diego’s second annual Ph.D. Career Conference has the answers for you—and will provide them for free. More
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Campus Climate Update
As part of the university’s ongoing efforts to increase the diversity of its student body, faculty and staff, steps are being taken to improve the campus climate at UC San Diego and throughout the UC system. More
Read about Retirement, Health Care in the Our University Newsletter
Health care reform, contributions to the UC Retirement Plan and options for retirement benefits are the focus of the May 2010 issue of Our University. More
Enter the Staff Picnic Talent Showcase
To celebrate UC San Diego’s 50th anniversary, the staff talent showcase will present a revue of music from the ’60s to the ’00s. Event organizers are also recruiting a “dance posse." If you'd like to take part in the talent event, e-mail StaffHasTalent@ucsd.edu and indicate what you'd like to do. The deadline is May 12.
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Upcoming
Staff Education and Development Courses
Organizing and Writing for Campus Web Sites
5/17/10
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Intermediate Microsoft PowerPoint 2007
5/18/10, 5/20/10
8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Transforming Change Management
5/27/10
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Bike to Work
May 21, 2010
Parking Lot 406 next to Gilman Parking Structure |
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16.6 percent: percentage of underrepresented students admitted at UC San Diego for fall 2010
6.9 percent: percentage increase in the number of underpresented students admitted from fall 2009 and winter 2010 |
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Cultures of Violence
by Ivan Evans
This book deals with the inherent violence of race relations in two important countries that remain iconic expressions of white supremacy in the 20th century. “Cultures of Violence” does not just reconstruct the era of violence. Instead, it convincingly contrasts the lynch culture of the American South to the bureaucratic culture of violence in South Africa. More
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