Thousands of UCSD Students to Attend Clinton
GlobaI Initiative University to be Held on Campus
A total of 2,600 UC San Diego students will have the opportunity to attend the opening session of the Clinton Global Initiative University conference, to be hosted here in April. The free tickets became available at 10 a.m. today on a first-come, first-served basis at the UCSD Box Office. More

Region's First Dedicated Cardiovascular
Center at UC San Diego Ready for Patients
The doors of the UC San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center will open to welcome patients from across the county and around the world beginning April 3.  Six years after receiving a naming gift from the Sulpizio family, the center will open as the region’s first comprehensive, state-of-the art cardiovascular patient care and research facility. More

Alumni Converge on State Capitol to Deliver Message to Legislators About Importance of University of California
Alumni from all 10 University of California campuses participated in the 2011 "UC Day" at the state Capitol to deliver an important message: UC's excellence, accessibility and affordability are a driving force in California's economy, but are critically threatened by the proposed $500 million budget cut. More

Campus Marks Dr. Seuss' Birthday
One slice, two slice ... red slice, blue slice. Actually, staff members at the UC San Diego libraries handed out about 2,000 slices of cake to mark the 107th birthday of Theodor Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss, Wednesday on Library Walk. Some of the slices were covered in blue fondant. Others sported red cream flourishes and red fondant dots. More

Sustainability Center Awarded LEED Gold Certification
A hotbed of student activism and involvement focused on energy- and resource-efficient innovations is now green and gold. The Sustainability Resource Center has been awarded a LEED "Gold" certification for incorporating many of the students' sustainability ideas into the center, such as reclaimed wood and metal building materials and what looks like a hardwood table that is actually recycled cardboard. More

Scripps Research Vessel
Discovering Mammoth Undersea Mountains
In the latest evidence of the vastness remaining to be explored in the world's oceans, scientists aboard Scripps Institution of Oceanography's research vessel Melville are mapping a series of colossal and previously uncharted undersea mountains in remote areas of the South Atlantic Ocean. More

Scripps Oceanography Researchers
Discover Arctic Blooms Occurring Earlier
Warming temperatures and melting ice in the Arctic may be behind a progressively earlier bloom of a crucial annual marine event, and the shift could hold consequences for the entire food chain and carbon cycling in the region. More

Mutations Found In Human
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Ordinary human cells reprogrammed as induced pluripotent stem cells may ultimately revolutionize personalized medicine by creating new and diverse therapies unique to individual patients. But important and unanswered questions have persisted about the safety of these cells, in particular whether their genetic material is altered during the reprogramming process. More

Loss of Key Protein Boosts Neuron Loss in ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as ALS or more popularly, Lou Gehrig's disease, is a notorious neurodegenerative condition characterized by the progressive deterioration of brain and spinal cord neurons, resulting in the gradual but catastrophic loss of muscle control and ultimately, death. In a new paper, published in the Feb. 27 online edition of the journal Nature Neuroscience, a team of scientists at the School of Medicine and colleagues describe the profound and pervasive role of a key protein in ALS pathology called TDP-43. More

Certificate Enrollment Up 17
Percent at UC San Diego Extension
The number of students entering certificate programs at UCSD Extension increased 17 percent last year. A total of 3,217 students entered continuing education certificate programs during 2010, as compared to 2,706 during 2009. More

Scholarship Brunch Honors Outstanding
Students as Part of Black History Month
UC San Diego held its annual Black History Month Scholarship Brunch Saturday Feb. 26 at the Faculty Club. The event featured a keynote address from Shirley Ann Jackson, currently serving on President Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Additionally, there was an awards ceremony for outstanding student scholars. Winners included Mireille Kamariza, recipient of the Joseph and Mary Watson Black History Month Award. Kamariza was recognized for her leadership skills and undergraduate research work in chemistry and biochemistry.

Alumni Celebrate Science
In honor of the UC San Diego's milestone anniversary, UCSD Alumni will host "Celebrating 50 Years of Science," a provocative look at the future of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education and its critical role in the global economy. The event takes place March 22 at the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology. Part of the San Diego Science Festival—the largest celebration of science and engineering on the West Coast—the event is free and open to the public. More