UC San Diego enrolls more than 13,000 domestic undergraduate students who identify as Asian American, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, comprising nearly 50 distinct identities. To continue strengthening their student experience, the university has become designated as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution. This comes with an opportunity to apply for federal grants to expand access and enhance success. Read More»
For UC San Diego’s 21st annual Black History Month, the university is centering its monthlong celebration around the theme “Black Resistance, The Work Toward Freedom Continues.” Read about a selection of students, staff and faculty members who are living out this theme in various ways, ranging from their research topics to personal passions. Read More»
In 2013, longtime friends Osama Shabaik and Mahmoud “Moody” Barkawi traded law and law enforcement for falafel and farmer’s markets, opening Tahini as a street food stand before setting up shop on the side of a gas station. Now, the duo is bringing authentic Middle Eastern food to a new restaurant in the North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood.Read More»
The San Diego Circuit libraries, a consortium of six prominent academic and public libraries that includes UC San Diego Library, recently launched a website designed to help community members identify and protect themselves from health misinformation. The effort also includes a digital communications toolkit that equips library workers to promote credible health information online. Read More»
In collaboration with a worldwide project team, astrophysics researchers at UC San Diego are using advanced images from the James Webb Space Telescope to study the smallest dust particles of the interstellar medium—the gas and dust that permeate the space in between planets, stars and asteroids, and from which new stars are formed. Read More»
UC President Michael V. Drake will hold a systemwide UC town hall on Feb. 24 at 11:30 a.m. In conversation with Priya Lakireddy and Jo Mackness, staff advisor and staff advisor-designate to the UC Regents, President Drake will answer questions that were pre-submitted by UC staff. The event will be livestreamed to YouTube from his Oakland office. Read More»
The UC San Diego Staff Association scholarship program supports career advancement efforts by providing career employees an opportunity to be reimbursed up to $500 for professional development activities. This includes registration fees for educational seminars, workshops or conferences, as well as coursework for professional development. Applications are currently being accepted through March 15. Read More»
