Co-founder of ‘Invisible Children’
to Speak at Graduation Celebration
An alumnus whose inspirational work helped expose northern Uganda's use of child soldiers will serve as the keynote speaker at UCSD's All Campus Graduation Ceremony. For Laren Poole, the congressional passage of the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act—legislation that will enable the U.S. State Department to help end the conflict in Uganda—is a groundbreaking achievement in a journey that began seven years ago. President Obama is expected to sign the LRA legislation into law this week. More

Alumnus Named National
Geographic Emerging Explorer
Fourteen visionary, young trailblazers from around the world —including UC San Diego alumnus Albert Yu-Min Lin—have been named to the 2010 class of National Geographic Emerging Explorers. The new Emerging Explorers are introduced in the June issue of National Geographic magazine. More

Navy Awards New Science Ship
to Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Ushering in the next era of ocean exploration, the U.S. Office of Naval Research has selected UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography as the operator of a new scientific research vessel. The yet-to-be-designed and built Ocean Class ship—a new class of research vessel—will lead a range of ocean expeditions that will advance science and education in the decades ahead. More

Rady School of Management
Breaks Ground for Campus Expansion
The Rady School of Management broke ground Friday on the expansion of the Rady School campus and celebrated this milestone with community stakeholders. A challenge gift from Ernest Rady led to a $5 million gift from Wells Fargo Bank, allowing the expansion of the Rady School campus to commence. The building will be named Wells Fargo Hall. More

World’s Largest Oceanography Library Goes Digital
Approximately 100,000 volumes from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Library, the world’s largest oceanography library, have been digitized and are being made publically accessible as part of a partnership between Google, the University of California and the UC San Diego Libraries. More

SDG&E Recognizes UC San Diego for Changes
That Save $900,000 a Year in Energy Costs
San Diego Gas & Electric named UC San Diego and 10 area businesses and institutions Energy Champions during the 5th Annual SDG&E Energy Showcase held last week at the San Diego Convention Center. The winners’ outstanding energy efficiency efforts in the previous year were made possible with the help of a variety of programs offered by the utility. More

Rolling Library and Robot Unicorn Among
Entries at Junkyard Derby 2010
Energy, excitement and screaming rose above a eucalyptus grove on campus May 14. But it had nothing to do with the 20,000 people coming to campus that night for the Sun God music festival. Instead, the vibe was coming from Junkyard Derby 2010. More