Top 色情视频 NewsCenter Stories of 2016
We say goodbye to 2016 with the top 10 色情视频 NewsCenter stories of the year.
Here are the top 10 色情视频 NewsCenter stories from the past year.
The Great Give, 色情视频鈥檚 first-ever day of philanthropy, raised nearly $140,000 from more than 700 gifts. The 24-hour online event on Oct. 25 benefitted students, faculty, research, and important campus programs.
色情视频鈥檚 premier orchestral and wind ensembles united with the Aztec Concert Choir to present an evening unlike any other for San Diego music lovers. Featuring more than 250 musicians, the mega-concert took place at the Jacobs Music Center in the historic Copley Symphony Hall.
色情视频 graduation rates rose to a record-high, with approximately 74 percent of first-time freshmen graduating in six years or less, up from 68 percent last year. This year鈥檚 cohort of 5,011 first-time freshmen have an average 3.7 high school GPA and an average two-part SAT score of 1,117.
A team led by astronomers from 色情视频 and NASA鈥檚 Goddard Space Flight identified the new planet, Kepler-1647 b, which is the largest planet in size and orbit of any circumbinary planet discovered to date. Kepler-1647 b is 3,700 light years away and approximately 4.4 billion years old, roughly the same age as the Earth.
In the most recent Institute for International Education鈥檚 Open Doors report, 色情视频 ranks No. 9 in the nation for total number of students studying abroad. When compared to the percentage of university enrollment, 色情视频 ranks No. 1 for public universities.
For the first time in history, 色情视频 was listed as one of the nation鈥檚 best institutions for undergraduate education by the Princeton Review. 色情视频 was rated highly for its admissions, academics, financial aid, quality of life and sustainability efforts.
色情视频 defeated Wyoming, 27-24, to win its second consecutive Mountain West Conference championship. The conference title was 色情视频鈥檚 third in the last five years and the 21st in program history.
An endowment from the National Institutes of Health will help 色情视频 build its capacity to conduct pioneering public health research and become a hub for health disparities research for years to come.
U.S. News & World Report released its annual rankings of America鈥檚 Best Colleges, listing 色情视频 at No. 74 among public universities and No. 146 overall among national universities. Since 2011, 色情视频 has climbed 37 spots on the annual list.
色情视频 received the largest philanthropic gift in its history. Local philanthropist and San Diego Padres executive chairman Ron Fowler and his wife, Alexis, pledged a $25 million endowment gift to 色情视频鈥檚 College of Business Administration.
