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Market Assessment Developed by UC San Diego Students Positions Region to Boost Exports

May 15, 2013

A recently released analysis, conducted and designed by students at the University of California, San Diego’s School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS), reveals San Diego’s competitive strengths and opportunities to increase global competitiveness through exports of goods and services.

Lights, Action, Camera, Roll-em: the Silent Films of the La Jolla Cinema League

May 15, 2013

San Diego—with its spectacular coastal vistas, wide sandy beaches, and perpetually balmy weather—has long been a draw as a filming location for Hollywood motion picture studios.

James Cameron to be Publicly Honored with Scripps Nierenberg Prize

May 15, 2013

Ocean frontier explorer and world-renowned filmmaker James Cameron has been named by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego as the recipient of the 2013 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest.

Top Origami Artist to Shed Light on Modern Science of Origami at May 22 Talk

May 14, 2013

To many of us, origami, the ancient Japanese art of paper-folding, is an artistic novelty, resulting in a cute miniature crane, frog, elephant or even a boat or a box. But, according to origami master Robert Lang, the algorithms and theorems of origami design have illuminated long-standing mathematical questions and have even solved practical engineering problems.

Alexander Vardy Named First Jack Keil Wolf Chair in Electrical Engineering

May 14, 2013

Electrical engineering Professor Alexander Vardy, a renowned researcher in information and coding theory, has been appointed as the first Jack Keil Wolf Endowed Chair in Electrical Engineering at the University of California, San Diego.

Survivor Beach to ‘SUP-port’ Quest to Conquer Cancer June 2

May 13, 2013

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center will host the 7th annual Survivor Beach on Sunday, June 2. The event, which has become a La Jolla tradition, will feature a stand-up paddleboard (SUP) competition, beach festival with food trucks and more.

Tumor-Activated Protein Promotes Cancer Spread

May 13, 2013

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center report that cancers physically alter cells in the lymphatic system – a network of vessels that transports and stores immune cells throughout the body – to promote the spread of disease, a process called metastasis.

Higher Child Marriage Rates Associated with Higher Maternal and Infant Mortality

May 13, 2013

Countries in which girls are commonly married before the age of 18 have significantly higher rates of maternal and infant mortality, report researchers in the current online issue of the journal Violence Against Women.

Three UC San Diego Undergraduates Awarded National Competitive Scholarships

May 13, 2013

Kaylan Agnew, Neil Sapra and Chiara Ricci-Tam are the University of California, San Diego’s latest undergraduates to be recognized with national competitive scholarship awards.

UC San Diego Named Grand Champion at 8th Annual SDG&E Energy Showcase

May 9, 2013

The University of California, San Diego was named Grand Champion during the recent San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) 8th Annual Energy Showcase.
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