Funded by a nearly $1 million U.S. Department of Commerce grant, the Talent Foundry is a newly established business incubator created by UC San Diego’s Office of Innovation and Commercialization. Led by director David Favela, the Talent Foundry aims to nurture successful technology startups from aspiring entrepreneurs in diverse communities. Read More»
Tammy Russell, a graduate student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, is living out her childhood dream of studying biological oceanography. Supported by the prestigious NOAA Nancy Foster Scholarship, her research focuses on the impacts of climate change and plastics on seabirds along the U.S. West Coast and the Antarctic Peninsula. Read More»
In commemoration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, UC San Diego Health communications team member Michelle Brubaker shares her story as a survivor of breast cancer. The mother of two, who underwent treatment at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health, recently celebrated five years of being in remission. Read More»
Computer science student José Santana Sosa has received the Alan Turing Memorial Scholarship from the Center for Networked Systems (CNS), as well as CNS’s inaugural Alan Turing Memorial Teradata Scholarship. The two awards recognize undergraduates majoring in programs touching on networked systems who are active supporters of the LGBTQIA+ community. Read More»
UC San Diego Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Pharmacy Dr. Victor Nizet has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, considered among the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine. Nizet has focused his career upon defining and remedying the rising crisis of multidrug-resistant microbes. Read More»
The Thanksgiving Exchange program gives UC San Diego international students an opportunity to experience the American holiday with a host family in and around the San Diego area. The application is now open to participate as a guest or serve as a host family. Read More»
