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Students Vote on Fee Referendum to Implement New Transit Pass

Campus News

Undergraduate and graduate students at UC San Diego are voting on a fee referendum this week that will determine whether a new transit pass program will begin this fall. The referendum was initiated by students in response to Transportation Services’ need to make changes to address ongoing budget shortfalls. The department is entirely self-supporting and receives no state funds or revenue from student fees for the essential services it provides to the campus community.

Students Vote on Fee Referendum to Implement New Transit Pass

Faculty Mentors Inspire Howard University Students to Pursue Doctorates at UC San Diego

Campus News

Last summer, Howard University students Daril Brown and Nailah Seale came to UC San Diego to participate in hands-on bioengineering research alongside faculty and graduate students. This fall, they return to campus to pursue their doctoral degrees, thanks in part to mentorship through the UC San Diego Howard Partnership for Graduate Student Success.

Faculty Mentors Inspire Howard University Students to Pursue Doctorates at UC San Diego

Adam D. Kamil Gallery Named in Memory of Visual Arts Student

Giving

Intrigued by the stories of others, Adam Kamil had a special way of getting people to share their life on film. Since his passing in 2009, the Kamil family has established the Adam Douglas Kamil (ADK) Media Awards, and this year endowed the program with a $150,000 gift. In memory of Adam and in recognition of their generous gift, the Mandeville Center Gallery Annex has been named the Adam D. Kamil Gallery.

Adam D. Kamil Gallery Named in Memory of Visual Arts Student

Statement on the Passing of Two Valued Campus Members

Campus News

It was a particularly tragic weekend for the UC San Diego community as we lost two valued campus members – a Revelle College student and a bioengineering project scientist. Our hearts and thoughts go out to the families, friends and colleagues of these beloved individuals.

Statement on the Passing of Two Valued Campus Members

Series of Science Fiction Movies Launched on Campus to Help Reignite Public’s Interest in Science

Campus News

An astronomer long fascinated with contacting civilizations beyond our solar system becomes involved in a government-funded project to search the heavens for extraterrestrial radio signals. When the federal government ends funding for her project, she continues the effort with private support, eventually detects the radio signal she’s been hoping for and is chosen to make the first contact with an advanced civilization.

Series of Science Fiction Movies Launched on Campus to Help Reignite Public’s Interest in Science

A Gift from the Heart: Pauline Foster Gives $7.5 Million to Cancer Care Hospital

Giving

For Pauline Foster, community philanthropist and longtime supporter of the University of California, San Diego, giving $7.5 million in support of the new cancer care hospital at the UC San Diego Jacobs Medical Center is a gift from the heart—both her husband and brother died of cancer. The campus announced today that the facility will be named “The Pauline and Stanley Foster Hospital for Cancer Care,” in consideration of her charitable contribution.