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UC San Diego Center for Community Health Receives $250,000 Grant to Expand ¡Más Fresco! Plus

March 9, 2026

UC San Diego Center for Community Health received a $250,000 grant to expand ¡Más Fresco! Plus, an innovative produce prescription program that delivers farm-fresh produce boxes directly to the homes of San Diego County.

Inspired by Patient Care, $1 Million Gift Fuels Brain Cancer Research at UC San Diego

March 4, 2026

In gratitude for excellent patient care, the Anders Family Brain Cancer Research Fund has been established to advance precision medicine and transform patient care.

The Gift That Keeps On Giving

March 3, 2026

Twenty-five years ago, UC San Diego received its largest ever unrestricted gift. The impact of the Rik and Flo Endowed Fund has continued to grow over time.

UC San Diego Hosts 25th Annual Kyoto Prize Symposium March 11-12

February 10, 2026

UC San Diego, together with Point Loma Nazarene University and the Kyoto Symposium Organization, will host the 25th Annual Kyoto Prize Symposium on March 11-12. The multi-day event will feature free, public lectures by three Kyoto Prize laureates.

UC San Diego Announces Illustrious Alumni Award Recipients

February 5, 2026

The University of California San Diego has announced its distinguished lineup of honorees for the 2026 Illustrious Alumni Awards — one of the university’s highest honors for alumni, celebrating extraordinary leadership, innovation and impact by Tritons around the world.

Julie St. John Endowed Chair in Gynecologic Oncology Established at UC San Diego

January 26, 2026

Ramez N. Eskander, MD ’06, has been named the inaugural holder of the Julie St. John Endowed Chair in Gynecologic Oncology at UC San Diego, which was established by grateful patient, Julie St. John.

From Wish to Reality — The Gene Therapy Initiative at UC San Diego

December 16, 2025

A young patient’s wish sparks a decades long partnership that leads UC San Diego to pioneer life changing gene therapies, transforming cystinosis care and advancing treatments for many diseases.

UC San Diego Alumnus Honors Cognitive Science Pioneers with Endowed Chairs

December 11, 2025

UC San Diego alumnus Robert J. Glushko, Ph.D. and Pamela Samuelson have created four endowed faculty chairs in honor of transformational scholars whose work shaped both modern cognitive science and Glushko’s career.

$10 Million Grant from Price Philanthropies Launches Behavioral Health Hub at UC San Diego Health

December 11, 2025

Price Philanthropies has awarded a lead grant of $10 million to establish the UC San Diego Health East Campus Behavioral Health Hub (BHH), which will expand mental health services in the region.

$5 Million Gift to UC San Diego Strengthens Research on Retirement Security and Global Investing

November 20, 2025

A $5 million endowed gift from University of California San Diego alumnus Robert Koenigsberger ’87 and his wife Dilek will advance academic research and education in financial markets and investing at UC San Diego.
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