June 20, 2013
June 20, 2013 —
From pre-college students to alumni, there’s something for everyone at the University of California, San Diego this summer. In addition to regular summer session classes, UC San Diego will host a wide range of programs designed to stimulate the imagination of local middle and high school students, orient incoming freshmen and transfer students to the campus and engage alumni and their families with a boat tour, interactive surgery demonstrations, virtual laboratory explorations and more.
June 20, 2013
June 20, 2013 —
In a new college affordability ranking, the University of California, San Diego has been named the 6th best college in California for its return on investment for graduates. On average, UC San Diego alumni enter the workforce earning an estimated $48,400 per year after graduation, positioning the university among the most financially effective of all California post-secondary schools.
June 20, 2013
June 20, 2013 —
While getting into a top college is a dream come true for many high school students, paying for it can become something of a nightmare. But for a few local students, the cost of college will be significantly easier to bear thanks to UC San Diego’s new Chancellor’s Associates Scholars Program.
June 20, 2013
June 20, 2013 —
Always keep your sense of humor. Hold on to your idealistic beliefs. Pursue your dreams. Take care of each other. And never look at your cell phone during a job interview. Those were some of the words of wisdom comedian Lewis Black shared Saturday with 1,200 graduating Thurgood Marshall College students as part of UC San Diego’s 2013 commencement series.
June 20, 2013
June 20, 2013 —
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $972,000 to the California Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in Science, Engineering and Mathematics Program (CAMP) at UC San Diego in 2006.
June 20, 2013
June 20, 2013 —
They have served in the Peace Corps, overcome disabilities, given back to their communities, performed at the top of their class and are their way to carry out the legacy of UC San Diego’s alumni. This year’s outstanding grads are as dynamic as they are impressive. Read about some of the most fascinating graduating undergrad and graduate students here.
June 20, 2013
June 20, 2013 —
UC San Diego’s strategic planning process is still underway, yet the input gathered, and the emerging themes and goals, have already led campus leaders to identify and seize opportunities over the last several months.
June 20, 2013
June 20, 2013 —
Alan Houston, provost of Eleanor Roosevelt College and current chair of the Council of Provosts, will serve as UC San Diego’s Interim Vice Chancellor – Student Affairs beginning July 1. Houston joined the UC San Diego faculty in 1989 as a professor of political science and has served as provost for the last three and a half years.
June 20, 2013
June 20, 2013 —
When the Preuss School UCSD opened its doors on the UC San Diego campus in 1999, no one knew it would become a national phenomenon. From the donors whose generosity literally built the school to the teachers, students and parents who took a chance to be part of an educational experiment, everyone involved believed in the vision for the school. But none of them knew that Preuss would achieve the level of success that it has achieved today.
June 19, 2013
June 19, 2013 —
What is a nanoengineer? It’s a question nearly 20 seniors, who, this June, earned the first bachelor’s degree in nanoengineering offered at the University of California, San Diego, have learned to answer as they tackle the questions and expectations of their parents and potential employers.
