University of California San Diego

Forgotten Man In Holding Cell Files $20 Million Claim Against DEA

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 05.03.2012

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Daniel Chong, the 23-year-old UC San Diego student who spent nearly five days behind bars without food or water, wants $20 million from the Drug Enfor...

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U.S. Man Left In Cell For 4 Days Drank Own Urine To Survive

AP | JULIE WATSON and KEVIN FREKING | Posted 05.04.2012

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SAN DIEGO -- The case of a detained college student who was forgotten in a holding cell for more than four days suggests a breakdown in procedure and ...

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Climate Leadership From American Colleges and Universities

Dr. Reese Halter | Posted 04.27.2012

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In 2007, a small group of visionary college and university presidents gathered to form the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). Five years later they have achieved some remarkable results.

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On the Genome, the Markets and Data

Robert Teitelman | Posted 05.13.2012

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Compared to a generation ago, there is an oceanic amount of data around. Perhaps there's simply too much data; that we lack the deep understanding (not processing power: understanding) of what's important or not in that data to effectively master it.

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Tiny Rockets Use Bubble Power to Zoom Through Gut

Posted 02.09.2012

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By: InnovationNewsDaily Staff Published: 02/08/2012 08:06 PM EST on InnovationNewsDaily Perhaps a certain magical school bus could have gotten a...

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How The First Cell Formed

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Searles | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Cell Membrane, Origin of Life, Video, Frankenstein, Self-Assembling Membranes, Artificial Cell, University of California San Diego, Artificial Life, Science News

How did the early earth's "primordial soup" suddenly change into a living cell? New research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society...

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The Tarnished State Of California's Golden College System

TIME | Posted 10.22.2011

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Over the years, hundreds of educational leaders from other states and countries have approached California State University chancellor Charles Reed fo...

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Spoilers Don't Ruin Stories, Study Says

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 10.11.2011

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You don't hate spoilers. You like them. You really, really like them. Are you getting sleepy? This is what a University of California, San Diego, s...

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Dial This Phone...With Your Brain!

Steven Hoffer | Posted 06.12.2011

Read More: Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience, Brain Controlled Technology, Tzyy-Ping Jung, Brain Controlled Devices, University of California San Diego, Hands Free Technology, Technology News

The bar for hands free technology has officially been raised. Researchers in California have created a cell phone that dials numbers by responding ...

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Slain Woman's Body Found In Burning Car At UC-San Diego

Posted 05.25.2011

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The charred body of a slain woman was found inside a burning car on the University of California, San Diego campus Saturday, the Associated Press repo...

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Students Study Less, Earn Higher Grades

Posted 05.25.2011

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A recent study by University of California-Santa Barbara economist Philip Babcock found that students today work less and have higher expectations in ...

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Mexican Migration: A South of the Border View

Geri Spieler | Posted 05.25.2011

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In this particular examination of the flow of Mexican migrants into the United States, the authors state that the lack of jobs in the U.S. -- not border enforcement -- is postponing migration.

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Cringe-Worthy College Gaffes (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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*UPDATED* t's not just the students who are responsible for some cringe-worthy behavior in colleges. Sometimes, the administrators and faculty are to...

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UC San Diego Satire Paper Chock-Full Of Racial Epithets

The Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011

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The University of California-San Diego's student humor publication, the Koala, has come under fire for its latest issue, which tries to lampoon recent...

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UCSD Noose Perpetrator Suspended, Tension Mounts

The Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Los Angeles Times reported today that the student who admitted to hanging a noose in the library at the University of California-San Diego has bee...

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UC San Diego: Racial Tensions Boil Over

The Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE II: Campus police confirmed that no second noose was found on UCSD campus. UPDATE: Multiple Twitter updates are reporting a second noose found...

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UCSD Media Funding Freeze Offends the First Amendment

Adam Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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If someone acting on behalf of a public college cuts off funding to student media because he doesn't like what one particular outlet said, should it matter that what the outlet said was really offensive?

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University TV Show Mocking Blacks Sparks Freeze

AP | ELLIOT SPAGAT | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN DIEGO — The University of California, San Diego has halted funding for student media after a TV segment ridiculed black students outraged by...

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