High Carbon Dioxide Levels Cause Abnormally Large Fish Ear Bones
Rising carbon dioxide levels in the ocean have been shown to adversely affect shell-forming creatures and corals, and now a new study by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has shown for the first time that CO2 can impact a fundamental bodily structure in fish. More
Olympics Committee Hears Plea from Preuss School Student to Include Squash in 2016 Olympic Games
There she stood, a tiny 13-year-old facing 15 distinguished members of the International Olympics Committee ?a prince, ambassadors, CEO?s of international firms, gold medalists?seated around a conference table in Lausanne, Switzerland. In steady tones, Hanna Fekede Balcha, representing Surf City Squash of San Diego, the Preuss School at UC San Diego and the world youth squash community, presented her case for including squash in the 2016 Olympic Games. More
Anti-inflammatory Drugs May Defeat a Treatment-Resistant Type of Cancer
Effective drugs for treating a chemotherapy-resistant form of lymphoma might already be on the market according to a study that has pieced together a chemical pathway involved in the disease. By following the trail of several molecular flags that mark this type of cancer, a team from the University of California, San Diego, the Burnham Institute for Medical Research and the University of Copenhagen Hospital have discovered that anti-inflammatory drugs used to treat arthritis will shrink lymphoma tumors in mice. More
The Warren College staff congratulate the Class of 2009. If you have any questions related to commencement, please visit our commencement page by clicking here.
We have a limited supply of programs available for graduates who were not able to attend the ceremony, or graduates who attended but would like another copy of the program. Please stop by the Warren administrative offices to pick up a program or mail a self addressed stamped envelope to Warren College, 9500 Gilman Dr #0422, La Jolla, CA 92093-0422. Email waprovost@ucsd.edu for more information.
An electronic version of the program can be downloaded by clicking here.
The winners of the 2009 Warren Writing Literary Contest were announced at the Warren College Student Leader and Scholar Ceremony on Friday, May 29. The winners and entries of the nine finalists are published online. Thank you to all who participated, and congratulations to our winners:
1st Place Award: Justine Levan, Knowing
Two Honorable Mention Awards: Blake I. Cole, Wikipedia, Inc. and John Pham, An Investigation with Regards to the Relationship Between Effort & Grade Received in CHEM6BL
Learn about financial aid available to veterans and their families. Click Veterans Benefits for more information.
Click here to read this excellent editorial from the LA Times about our namesake. It may provide you with a renewed connection to the principles upon which Warren College was founded.
Warren Writing 10A and 10B portfolios from Summer 2007 to Winter 2009 can be picked up at the Warren Writing Program Office. E-mail warrenwritingprogram@ucsd.edu with your full name and quarter you took the course to claim yours.
June 29 First day of Summer Session 1
July 3 Independence Day Observed
August 3 First day of Summer Session 2
September 17-18 Freshman Student Orientation
September 21 Transfer Student Orientation
