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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.

Show You Care on UC San Diego’s Day of Caring

April 13, 2023

UC San Diego’s Day of Caring, u.care, is all about coming together to spark change for future generations.

New Merkin Fellowship Program Expands Global Research Opportunities

April 13, 2023

A new fellowship program has been established at UC San Diego through the generous support of Richard Merkin, MD, making it possible for graduate students to collaborate across continents to advance translational medicine.

What are the Drivers of Chronic Infectious Disease?

March 24, 2023

A $1 million grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation will launch a UC San Diego-led national effort to more deeply study tissue samples from patients with conditions ranging from long COVID-19 and relapsed Lyme disease to chronic fatigue syndrome.

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.

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.

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.

Meet the Inaugural Cohort of ServiceNow Scholars

March 2, 2023

Nine undergraduate computer science and engineering students at the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego have been selected as inaugural recipients of the ServiceNow scholarship. ServiceNow Scholars are computer science students with outstanding academic merit.

Expert in Matter Under Extreme Conditions Named Inaugural Lin Chancellor’s Endowed Chair

February 6, 2023

Farhat Beg, a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UC San Diego and a renowned high energy density science expert, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Shao-Chi and Lily Lin Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Engineering Science.
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