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New UC San Diego Center to Empower Entrepreneurship and Innovation

May 11, 2023

The Rady School of Management at the University of California San Diego proudly celebrated the Robert S. Sullivan Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation on May 8. The center is focused on continuing to cultivate the Rady School’s legacy and impact in entrepreneurship and innovation.

Marko Wolfinger Surfboard Shaping Studio Named in Memory of Local Surfer

May 9, 2023

Wolfinger family honors late son and brother with naming of the Marko Wolfinger Surfboard Shaping Studio at UC San Diego and support for ocean research at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

UC San Diego Breaks Ground on Viterbi Family Vision Research Center

April 18, 2023

UC San Diego recently celebrated the groundbreaking of the Viterbi Family Vision Research Center at Shiley Eye Institute, which is supported by a $50 million gift made in 2018 by philanthropist Andrew J. Viterbi.

Darrell and Dorthy Ann Fanestil Establish Endowed Chair in Nephrology-Hypertension With $2M Gift

March 23, 2023

In 1968, Darrell Fanestil, MD, founded what has become the Division of Nephrology-Hypertension at UC San Diego Health. Fanestil and his wife, Dorthy Ann, have given $2 million establish a chair in the field, which will be held by Joachim H. Ix, MD.

Schmidt Futures Fellows Seek to Expand Promise of AI in STEM Fields

March 23, 2023

Ten UC San Diego postdoctoral scholars are applying artificial intelligence (AI) methods to their research in a range of fields thanks to support from the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship, a program of Schmidt Futures.

UC San Diego Receives $15M Cryptocurrency Donation, Largest for Research on Airborne Pathogens

March 7, 2023

UC San Diego has received a $15M cryptocurrency gift, directed by Vitalik Buterin, to establish the Meta-Institute for Airborne Disease in a Changing Climate.

Scholars and Donors Celebrate the Value of Scholarships

March 7, 2023

UC San Diego recently held its 24th annual Hearts & Scholars event, bringing together scholarship recipients with the donors who have helped make their educations a reality.

Center for Health Innovation Expands with $22 Million in Gifts

February 8, 2023

With a generous $22 million in gifts from Joan and Irwin Jacobs, UC San Diego Health will bring its Center for Health Innovation into full reality.

Thanking Marlene Shaver for Three Decades of Service to UC San Diego

February 6, 2023

Following nearly 33 years of exceptional service to UC San Diego, chief financial officer for the UC San Diego Foundation and AVC of Advancement Services Marlene Shaver will retire from the university later this year.

UC San Diego Announces Recipients of Chancellor’s Medals and Lifetime Legacy Award

January 26, 2023

Recognizing exceptional support to the campus, UC San Diego announced Karen and Jeff Silberman; the Step Family; and Sandra Timmons ’81 and Richard Sandstrom ’72, PhD ’79, as recipients of the 2022 Chancellor’s Medal. T. Denny Sanford is being recognized with the second-ever Lifetime Legacy Award.
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