November 20, 2012
November 20, 2012 —
It’s not often you can go to an event and be asked to leave your cell phone on to share thoughts via social media. At the Founders’ Symposium held Friday, however, that was exactly the case. Event moderator and UC San Diego alumna Lauren Reynolds ’94 encouraged the audience to interact on Twitter (#UCSDFounders) during the event.
November 15, 2012
November 15, 2012 —
As part of UC San Diego’s Founders’ Day celebration, the Founders’ Symposium on Friday, Nov. 16 will feature six innovative faculty members offering brief talks about the world-changing research happening on our campus. The event is sold out, but you can still register for the stand-by list.
November 8, 2012
November 8, 2012 —
All members of the campus community – from students and staff to faculty and alumni – are invited to enjoy Founders’ Day fun and festivities happening midday on campus in Town Square on Friday, Nov. 16. At this year’s celebration, you’ll enjoy a digital history of UC San Diego as seen by our past chancellors, witness the investiture of Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla, enjoy booths and entertainment, and feast on gourmet food truck fare. And it’s all free!
November 8, 2012
November 8, 2012 —
An annual tradition at UC San Diego’s Founders’ Day celebration is to showcase our faculty as they share groundbreaking ideas and the inspiration for what they do. On Friday, Nov. 16 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Rady School of Management, six dynamic speakers will each offer an informal ten-minute talk about research happening at UC San Diego that has real impact on everyday life.
November 1, 2012
November 1, 2012 —
Founders’ Day itself is not new at UC San Diego. Launched in 2010 during the campus’s 50th Anniversary, the tradition celebrates the anniversary of UC San Diego’s founding and the innovation that has helped us become one of the top 10 public universities in the nation.
October 25, 2012
October 25, 2012 —
In 2012, the University of California, San Diego was named a “best value” public college by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine. Despite increasing state budget cuts, UC San Diego has made the list for the last 10 years, due in part to scholarships and fellowships funded by the investment of generous donors.
October 11, 2012
October 11, 2012 —
For the past two years, we’ve celebrated the anniversary of UC San Diego’s founding by honoring the visionary leaders and innovators who helped this campus become one of the top 10 public universities in the nation. Now, as part of the 2012 Founders’ Celebration Nov. 15 to 16, we will celebrate history in the making: The investiture of UC San Diego’s eighth chancellor, Pradeep K. Khosla.
October 4, 2012
October 4, 2012 —
At the University of California, San Diego, two University of California, San Diego scientists have received a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to fund research into exploring a molecular approach to delivering drugs into cells that could change the pharmaceutical industry worldwide. The W.M. Keck Foundation of Los Angeles supports “high risk/high reward” pioneering discoveries in groundbreaking studies that enable researchers to translate their innovative ideas into real world impact.
September 13, 2012
September 13, 2012 —
Following a comprehensive nationwide search, today the University of California Regents approved the appointment of Linda S. Greene as UC San Diego’s first Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (VC-EDI). She will report to Suresh Subramani, Executive Vice Chancellor – Academic Affairs, with an indirect reporting relationship to Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla.
August 23, 2012
August 23, 2012 —
Jerome and Miriam Katzin have endowed a $4 million fellowship fund to support UC San Diego graduate students. UC San Diego’s more than 5,000 graduate students raise the caliber of the university’s work by advancing groundbreaking discoveries, driving innovation, and generating new knowledge and leadership that will make a difference locally, nationally and around the globe. The Katzins hope that their gift will also inspire others to support graduate education at UC San Diego.
