A delegation of University of California graduate students and deans traveled to Sacramento April 28 to deliver the message to lawmakers that graduate student research is central not only to the future of UC, but to that of the state and the nation as well.
Women outpace men at every level of education in the United States. When it comes to earning degrees, they get a greater share of high school and college diplomas, and PhDs. But if you look up the ranks—in business or in academia—the numbers thin dramatically. In the University of California system, for example, only 28 percent of tenured faculty members are women. And what percentage of U.S. college presidents are female? Only 26 percent, according to the American Council on Education and to sociologist Marianne Cooper, who came to campus April 29 to moderate the Social Sciences Supper Club “A Culture of Women's Leadership: From Trailblazing to Teamwork.”
UC San Diego today announced that its globally recognized School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS) will be renamed to become the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS), effective July 1. The new name reflects the increasingly broadened scope of the school’s research impact worldwide. In addition to the name change, the school’s Master of Pacific and International Affairs (MPIA) degree will become a Master of International Affairs (MIA), a more standard degree awarded by international relations schools, that will also recognize students’ studies beyond the Pacific region.
UC San Diego Health System and the City of El Centro have entered into a long-term management services agreement on behalf of El Centro Regional Medical Center (ECRMC), the city-owned hospital, with the goal of enhancing the delivery of high-quality health care to patients in the Imperial Valley.
Two decades after UC San Diego created a special unit to turn ideas into inventions, campus leaders and community supporters celebrated “20 Years of Innovation and Impact” at a recent gathering at the Ida and Cecil Green Faculty Club.
From turning off fountains to eliminating turf, UC San Diego is leaving no stone unturned in its efforts to conserve water and take additional action under Gov. Jerry Brown’s recent mandate to cut water usage.
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