December 5, 2023
December 5, 2023 —
The San Diego-based McGrath Family Foundation has pledged $25 million to support the new outpatient pavilion at UC San Diego Health – Hillcrest Medical Campus, slated to open in 2025. In recognition of the gift, the facility will be named the McGrath Family Foundation Outpatient Pavilion.
November 28, 2023
November 28, 2023 —
The University of California San Diego announced the recipients of the 2023 Chancellor’s Medal and the Lifetime Legacy Award, who have all helped advance health care and medicine in unique, impactful ways.
November 21, 2023
November 21, 2023 —
The University of California San Diego has announced that Richard (Todd) Allen, MD, PhD, has been appointed as the inaugural chair holder of the Behrooz A. Akbarnia, MD and Nasrin A. Owsia, MD Endowed Chair in Spinal Surgery.
November 16, 2023
November 16, 2023 —
Ronald “Sickie” Marcikic has coached Masters Swimming at UC San Diego since 1983, recently celebrating 40 years training swimmers on campus. An anonymous donor has given $1 million in his honor, setting up an inspirational challenge to name the Canyonview Aquatic Center pool in Sickie's honor.
November 7, 2023
November 7, 2023 —
When Joan and Irwin Jacobs arrived at UC San Diego in 1966, it was just a fledgling campus, Urey Hall was still under construction and appropriately, “California Dreamin” was the year’s No. 1 top single. Fast-forwarding to 2023, Joan and Irwin's impact on the campus is immeasurable.
November 2, 2023
November 2, 2023 —
David Marchick '88, author of The Peaceful Transfer of Power: An Oral History of America’s Presidential Transitions, shares his perspective on how we can use history to help us understand conflicts of the present day.
October 31, 2023
October 31, 2023 —
Matthew and Iris Strauss and the Strauss Family Foundation have donated a world-class collection of contemporary art to the University of California San Diego. The collection is comprised of more than 100 pieces by artists from around the globe.
October 31, 2023
October 31, 2023 —
Triton Center, UC San Diego’s highly anticipated new vibrant urban core – and heart of campus – got a jolt of energy this weekend with the ceremonial groundbreaking of the complex.
October 11, 2023
October 11, 2023 —
University of California San Diego cancer biologist Tatiana Hurtado de Mendoza has been named the recipient of the 2023 Claugus Award for Medical Research. The award was established in 2021 by the Foundation For A Better World.
September 20, 2023
September 20, 2023 —
To advance research and patient care for those suffering from lupus, William J. Wolfe and his family have donated $1.6 million to establish the Wolfe Lupus Research Fund at UC San Diego.
