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December 6, 2018   thisweek@ucsandiego

Gopesh Tilvawala’s path to San Diego spans four countries and four continents. That journey led him to UC San Diego and the pursuit of a Ph.D. in mechanical and aerospace engineering with a focus on medical device technology. For the past four years, he’s been working to develop a first-of-its-kind catheter that can be remotely controlled to navigate the tiny arteries in the brain. Read More » UC San Diego Plays Key Role in United Nations Initiative to Improve Human Welfare UC San Diego, along with Yale and Columbia universities, will play a key role as host universities to the U.S. Sustainable Development Solutions Network that launched on Dec. 4 in New York. Read More »   Copycat Cells Command New Powers of Communication UC San Diego researchers have used such things as clay and plastic to make synthetic cells capable of gene expression and communication rivaling that of living cells, a development some are calling among the most important in synthetic biology this year. Read More » Istock/DariaRen Switching to a Home Battery Won’t Help Save the World from Climate Change   Philanthropy Sparks Novel Research NEWS CENTER UC SAN DIEGO HEADLINES New Cancer Immunotherapy Approach Turns Immune Cells into Tiny Anti-Tumor Drug Factories » Prevention and Screening Clinic at UC San Diego Health Helping to Reduce Pancreatic Cancer » First Jellyfish Genome Reveals Ancient Beginnings of Complex Body Plan » Giving Back to Inspire: Nobel Laureate Harry Markowitz Places Nobel Prize in UC San Diego Library » IN THE MEDIA CNN  |  Dec. 1 Is Trump's trade war bringing jobs back to the US? It's hard to tell » KPBS  |  Nov. 29 San Diego doctors volunteer to treat migrants in crowded Tijuana shelters » San Diego Union-Tribune  |  Dec. 3 Helping the Central American migrants: the dos and the don'ts » Fox5  |  Dec. 3 UCSD offers new immunotherapy for types of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma » READ MORE AT UC SAN DIEGO NEWS CENTER TRENDING ON SOCIAL UC San Diego November 28 at 10:45 AM Forty-five UC San Diego faculty members are among the world’s most influential researchers in their fields, according to Clarivate Analytics. View » Views: 11,337    Conversations: 328   Follow UC San Diego on social media. EVENTS   Dec. 19 Staff Appreciation Holiday Breakfast Staff members are invited to enjoy a complimentary breakfast served by Chancellor Khosla and other university administrators. The event will also include a craft fair and toy, food and basic necessities drive. More Info »       CALENDAR Dec 1-31 Seas ‘n’ Greetings at Birch Aquarium »     Dec 7 INDIGO: An Interdisciplinary Art Exhibition »     Dec 7 University Centers Presents: Last Fryday »     Dec 11 Finals Destress: Therapy Fluffies Extravaganza »     SEE ALL CAMPUS EVENTS ATHLETICS   Fencers Using Their Heads to Promote Campus Safety »       SCHEDULE 12/6/18 at 5:30 p.m. Women’s Basketball vs. San Francisco State     12/6/18 at 7:30 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. San Francisco State     12/19/18 at 12:30 p.m. Women’s Basketball vs. Cal State San Bernardino     12/29/18 at 5:30 p.m. Men & Women’s Basketball vs. Humboldt State     SEE FULL ATHLETICS SCHEDULE Two-Step Login to be Required Starting in January 2019 To improve cybersecurity for UC San Diego, a two-step login will be required starting in January 2019 for most campus services, including accessing the VPN and Single Sign-On. This new process is in response to a dramatic rise in the scope and sophistication of phishing, spear phishing and malware attacks that target our faculty and staff. More Info » CAMPUS NOTICES UC San Diego Staff Association's Annual Holiday Breakfast » Rady Dean Stepping Down » 9th Annual Integrity Awards - Call for Nominations & Save the Date » UC San Diego Women's Conference - Save the Date & Call for Volunteers » UC San Diego’s 2nd Annual Process Palooza Conference » OCGA Holiday Closure Dates, 2018 » UPDATES ON ALL CAMPUS NOTICES

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