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Women Ascend the Corporate Ladder More Slowly Than Men

While women have made gains in the workplace, data shows it still takes women longer to get promoted than men. And fewer women make it to the top of the corporate ladder compared to men.

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Chancellors Say Farewell to UC San Diego Chancellor’s Complex

In April, Chancellors Emeriti Robert C. Dynes and Richard Atkinson met with Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla to say goodbye to the Chancellor’s Complex

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Skills Learned at UC San Diego Lead to Successful Engineering Career

The connections and friendships Jim Kaplan ’84 made at UC San Diego are also among his fondest memories from campus.

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Federally Funded Research Nourishes and Protects America

Scientific research may seem abstract, but when supported by federal funding, it profoundly impacts every American — from quiet rural fields buzzing with pollinators to hospitals pioneering lifesaving cancer therapies.

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UC San Diego’s WIFIRE Program Provides Real-Time Information to Wildfire Responders

There is no alarm bell ringing or fire pole to slide down at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UC San Diego’s School of Computing, Information and Data Science. Still, at the first sign of wildfire anywhere in California, members of the WIFIRE team are ready.