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. More

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. More

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

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

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

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

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