News Archive - Jade Griffin

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

A Legacy of Support for UC San Diego Students

Former lecturer Peter Galderisi, and his wife, Holly Gottschalk Galderisi, have committed to providing support to establish the Galderisi-Gottschalk Political Science Internship Endowment and the Gottschalk-Galderisi Women’s Athletic Endowment at UC San Diego.

Remembering Longtime UC San Diego Supporter Kwan So

Businessperson, community leader and philanthropist Kwan So has died at the age of 89. So was a longtime dedicated supporter of the University of California San Diego, serving as a trustee of the UC San Diego Foundation from 1992 to 2019.

$20 Million Gift to UC San Diego Funds Research to Reverse Glaucoma

Researchers at the University of California San Diego may soon be closer to finding ways to reverse the effects of glaucoma, thanks to $20 million in support from Hanna and Mark Gleiberman. The gift will establish the Hanna and Mark Gleiberman Center for Glaucoma Research at UC San Diego.

With $25 Million Gift to Bioengineering at UC San Diego, Gene Lay Honors his Mentor Shu Chien

Eminent biotechnology innovator and entrepreneur Gene Lay has committed $25 million through the through the Laygend Foundation to name the Department of Bioengineering in honor of his mentor, Professor Emeritus Shu Chien.