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March 1, 2018   thisweek@ucsandiego

UC San Diego will celebrate the dedication of the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute tomorrow. The cross-disciplinary institute will become the campus hub for data science and help train students in the latest data-science techniques. It also will transform the research of scholars who are now increasingly limited in making progress in their disciplines because of the need to make sense of the massive amounts of data generated from their research. Read More » Scripps Joins Mission to Understand a Major Southern Ocean Climate Influencer Climate scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography are joining colleagues around the world to get an unprecedented look at a region with the most tempestuous weather on Earth. Read More » UC San Diego Hosts Its First Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality Hackathon UC San Diego hosted 100 students for a weekend-long hackathon full of tutorials, workshops, and time for teams to develop their own virtual, augmented or mixed reality project. Read More »   UC San Diego Scientists: Is a Dark Particle the ‘Dark Horse’ of Dark Matter? Two UC San Diego particle physicists are proposing a solution that involves the possibility of a yet-to-be-discovered “dark particle” that could account for dark matter.  Read More »   First-Generation Faculty Share Stories of Overcoming Setbacks to Pursue their Passions »   Gifts from the Heart » NEWS CENTER UC SAN DIEGO HEADLINES Foreign Policy Magazine Ranks UC San Diego 2nd Among Public Universities » Artificial Intelligence Quickly and Accurately Diagnoses Eye Diseases » New Online Tool Gives 3D View of Human Metabolic Processes » UC San Diego Names Erik T. Mitchell New Audrey Geisel University Librarian » IN THE MEDIA New York Times  |  Feb. 25 China moves to let Xi Stay in power by abolishing term limit » ABC News  |  Feb. 24 California Democrats fail to narrow crowded U.S. House races » Washington Post  |  Feb. 22 New maps show the utterly massive imprint of fishing on the world's oceans » San Diego Union-Tribune  |  Feb. 26 Bill Nye the Science Guy to help dedicate institute at UC San Diego » READ MORE AT UC SAN DIEGO NEWS CENTER TRENDING ON SOCIAL UC San Diego February 26 at 3:46pm Can you guess which campus building makes an appearance in Newbalance's spring catalog? View » Views: 811    Conversations: 28   Follow UC San Diego on social media. EVENTS   March 2 Dr. Seuss 114th Birthday Party All are invited to join Dr. Seuss's birthday festivities, which will include a giant inflatable Cat in the Hat, free cake and Seussian musical entertainment by The Teeny Tiny Pit Orchestra. More Info »       CALENDAR March 1–15 Women’s History Month »     March 6–7 Ignite Conference »     March 8 UC San Diego Women’s Conference »     March 11 11th Annual Graduate Visual Arts Symposium & Graduate Open Studios »     SEE ALL CAMPUS EVENTS ATHLETICS   Bayne’s 3-Pointer With :03 Left in Second Overtime Lifts the Tritons to CCAA Tournament Quarterfinal Win »       SCHEDULE Friday, March 2 at 2 PM W Tennis vs. Villanova     Friday, March 2 at 6 PM Baseball vs. Cal Poly Pomona     Friday, March 2 at 7 PM M Volleyball vs. UC Santa Barbara     Wednesday, March 7 at 7 PM M Volleyball vs. USC     SEE FULL ATHLETICS SCHEDULE Volunteers Needed for Triton Day More than 20,000 newly admitted students and their families will visit the campus on April 14 as part of Triton Day, where they will learn about all of what UC San Diego has to offer. Volunteers are needed to help make the experience a memorable one. More Info » CAMPUS NOTICES Appointment of Dr. Erik Mitchell as the Audrey Geisel University Librarian » Academic Freedom at UC San Diego » Course Development and Instructional Improvement Program (CDIIP) » Deadline for Senate Grant Applications & e-Grants » UC Systemwide Academic Symposium » Faculty Feedback Requested - UC Path » UPDATES ON ALL CAMPUS NOTICES

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