UC San Diego's Doctoral Programs
Win High Marks in National Research Council Study
Results of the recently released National Research Council (NRC) Data-Based Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs indicate that three doctoral programs offered at UC San Diego are ranked first in the country, and 60 percent of UC San Diego’s programs are among the top 20 programs in their fields nationwide. A highly regarded “gold standard” rating of doctoral programs and faculty scholarship, the NRC study provides a comprehensive assessment of the quality of more than 5,000 doctoral programs in 62 fields at 212 U.S. research institutions. More

UC San Diego Sign Language
Scholar Wins 2010 MacArthur 'Genius' Award
Carol Padden, a scholar of sign languages at UC San Diego, has been named a 2010 MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. She will receive $500,000 in “no strings attached” support over the next five years. More

15th Annual Chancellor's Challenge 5K Supports Scholarships, Celebrates 50th Anniversary Oct. 22
Chancellor Marye Anne Fox will lead the 15th annual Chancellor's Challenge 5K Run/Walk for Scholars—a campus tradition to raise critical funding for undergraduate scholarships— on Oct. 22. Undergraduate scholarship funds are essential to ensure that students from all social and economic backgrounds have access to a world-class UC San Diego education. More

UC San Diego Couple Wins 'Apps For Healthy
Kids' Challenge and a Trip to the White House
A game developed at UC San Diego is the winner of the Popular Vote in the Apps for Healthy Kids Challenge, a $60,000 nationwide competition sponsored by First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative to fight childhood obesity. More

Addition of Immunotherapy Boosts Pediatric
Cancer Survival in Children with Neuroblastoma
Administering a new form of immunotherapy to children with neuroblastoma, a nervous system cancer, increased the percentage of those who were alive and free of disease progression after two years, according to researchers at the UCSD School of Medicine and fellow institutions. The percentage rose from 46 percent for children receiving a standard therapy to 66 percent for children receiving immunotherapy plus standard therapy, according to the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. More

Type 1 Diabetes Research at
UC San Diego Gets $5 Million Boosts
Dr. Maike Sander, associate professor of pediatrics and cellular & molecular medicine at the School of Medicine has been awarded nearly $5 million by the Beta Cell Biology Consortium to lead an interdisciplinary team in cell therapy research for Type 1 diabetes. Sander will lead a team of domestic and international collaborators, with the aim of generating replacement insulin-producing beta cells from patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells. More

Newest UC San Diego Student Apartments:
Green, Urban, Views, Amenities, Affordable
Graduate students are the worker bees of every great research university, and 450 of them this week moved into a new, uber-stylish hive with architectural style, creature comforts and conveniences with an affordable monthly rent. The Rita Atkinson Residences project in a tree-lined nook of the UC San Diego campus features a “green roof,” dozens of luxury-apartment amenities and a pair of meditation labyrinths tucked into quiet outdoor alcoves. More

Dispatches From the Field
In their last round of Dispatches from the Field, three UC San Diego students reflect on their experiences traveling and studying abroad. All say they have a new-found appreciation of the United States—as well as enough memories to last them a lifetime. More

Chancellor Throws First Pitch
During UCSD Day at PETCO Park
Cheering fans filled PETCO Park Sept. 26 as the Padres took on the Cincinnati Reds—but not all of the cheering was for the players. Thousands of alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends of UC San Diego shouted for their chancellor as she walked onto the field to deliver the opening pitch and kick off the ballgame. More

Save the Wrapper! UC San Diego's
50th Anniversary Chuao Chocolate Bar Contest
Visionary chocolatiers and UC San Diego alumni Michael (’85) and Richard (’84) Antonorsi are celebrating the golden anniversary of their alma mater by hosting a “winning wrapper” contest. From now until May 2011, special 50th Anniversary Chuao chocolate bars will be available at locations throughout campus and online at the UCSD Bookstore's website. More

Alumnus Nonprofit Group
Finalist in World Competition
The BBC/Newsweek World Competition 2010 has named UC San Diego alumnus Danny Paz one of its 12 finalists for the international contest to identify “projects or small businesses from around the world that have shown enterprise and innovation at a grassroots-level.” The finalist who receives the most online votes from the public wins the contest, and with it, a better chance for them to have a lasting positive impact on the world. More

Women's Study Finds Longevity
Means Getting Just Enough Sleep

California's Leadership in Tobacco
Control Results in Lower Lung Cancer Rate

Researcher Receives NIH Award for
Stimulation of Neuron Regeneration in Retina

Researcher Awarded $3.8 Million
for New Path to Breast Cancer Therapy

'Top Docs' Are at
UC San Diego School of Medicine