Sir Clive W.J. Granger, Ph.D.
Research Professor and Nobel Laureate, UC San Diego

Robert Engle, Ph.D.
Research Professor and Nobel Laureate, UC San Diego

Professor of Finance, New York University

"UCSD Economics has always been more technically advanced, grounded in math and computing, using innovative econometrics and finance techniques and models. Assets like these make us a local and global resource in forecasting growth, for example, and enable us to launch exciting initiatives that will continue to make UCSD a magnet for the best researchers, visiting scholars, and students." – Sir Clive W.J. Granger

The Economics Department at UCSD has the most Nobel Laureates of any academic area on campus. UCSD’s Economics graduate program is ranked 10th in the country. This is up from 17th in 2001 and second only to UC Berkeley in public universities. UCSD is by decades the youngest of the top ten economics PhD programs. The department received special recognition as a leader in econometrics, ranking second in this category (right after The Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

In 2003, UCSD’s Clive Granger and Robert Engle received the highest honor possible in the field of research and science – the Nobel Prize – for their discoveries in the analysis of time series data. The work of Professors Granger and Engle has fundamentally changed the way economists think about financial and macroeconomic data.

DATE:  APRIL 23, 2008

LOCATION:  AMBROSE EMPLOYER GROUP

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK

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Making the Grade: How the U.S. is Catching Up in Math and Science Education

Mark H. Thiemens, Ph.D.
Dean, Division of Physical Sciences

In a recent international comparison of mathematical achievement sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences, U.S. 12th-graders scored only better than their peers in two countries – Cyprus and South Africa. Our nation’s students were outperformed by such countries that range from Lithuania and Slovenia to the Czech Republic and China.

Fifty years ago, the launch of Russia’s Sputnik satellite prompted the U.S. to invest heavily in science and mathematics research and education, making our nation the technological envy of the world. Today, a new “Sputnik Crisis” has emerged as California schools struggle to attract sufficient numbers of qualified math and science educators to cultivate future engineers and scientists. Our leadership in science and technology is eroding once again—not in a competition against a single military adversary, but against the rest of the world.

Mark Thiemens, Ph.D., dean of the UC San Diego Division of Physical Sciences outlines the critical issue and discusses how UC San Diego is working with local educators to solve the problem.

DATE:  MAY 13, 2008

LOCATION:  AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC

LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA

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Eric Courchesne, Ph.D.
Professor of Neurosciences, UC San Diego School of Medicine

Director, UC San Diego Autism Center of Excellence

Autism is a global issue that needs to be addressed on a global level.
-Eric Courchesne, Ph.D.

Autism. It’s a disability that has increasingly appeared in the news. Even celebrity mothers Jenny McCarthy, Holly Robinson-Peete and Toni Braxton are speaking out in an effort to heighten public awareness of the disorder, its prevalence and the need for new treatments. In the U.S. alone, approximately two million have been diagnosed as autistic and an astounding one in every 150 births is affected with autism, making it the fastest-growing developmental disability with more prevalence than cancer, Down syndrome, cystic fibrosis and diabetes combined.

According to Eric Courchesne, Ph.D., director of UC San Diego’s Autism Center of Excellence and one of the world’s leading experts on the neurobiology of autism, finding effective therapies for autism relies first upon identifying the cause of the disorder. His groundbreaking research has uncovered early brain overgrowth during the first years of life as a key factor in autistic behavior. Here, Courchesne discusses how his findings underscore the importance of early intervention and identifying factors that put infants at risk for autism which may ultimately lead to new, more successful treatments.

Jeffrey Remmel, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, UC San Diego
Associate Dean, Division of Physical Sciences, UC San Diego

From Rainman to Ocean’s Eleven, you’ve seen the tables played to perfection.  But is card counting just for the pros?  Join us for an entertaining and enlightening evening of playing cards—and how you can count them—aboard John Wayne’s famed yacht, the Wild Goose, where Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Bob Hope enjoyed their legendary poker sessions.

Jeffrey Remmel, Ph.D., one of the world’s premier experts on combinatorics—the area of mathematics that includes card counting—will discuss the secret strategies and tricks of the trade that make this intelligent game-play possible.  In addition, he will discuss the origins of the practice, how you can manage the odds in your favor at the blackjack or poker table, and respond to the age-old question: How can I beat the house?

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