Researchers at UC San Diego will have the opportunity to dive deeper into research on airborne pathogens thanks to a $15 million cryptocurrency donation by the Balvi Filantropic Fund, directed by Vitalik Buterin. With the goal of benefiting global human health, the gift establishes the Meta-Institute for Airborne Disease in a Changing Climate at UC San Diego. Read More»
Renee Bracey Sherman, a reproductive justice activist, abortion storyteller and writer, visited campus last week to deliver a keynote address titled “Elevating Activist Stories: Storytelling as a Tool for Social Change,” as part of UC San Diego’s Women’s Herstory Month celebration. The university is hosting a series of events throughout March in alignment with this year’s theme, “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.” Read More»
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference in Austin, Texas, brings together the worlds of technology, film, culture and more, with the goal of providing opportunities for discovery, learning and creativity to an audience of global professionals. At the 2023 conference, which will be held March 10-14, scientists and leaders from UC San Diego will contribute their expertise to programming on climate change, space, health and blue technology. Read More»
UC San Diego recently held its 24th annual Hearts and Scholars event, bringing together approximately 85 scholarship recipients with the donors who have helped make their educations a reality. During the 2022-23 academic year, 70% of UC San Diego students relied on some form of financial aid to pay for their education, making student support a continuing area of need. Read More»
Frances Angelborg, an architect and project manager for Capital Program Management, builds and manages teams executing construction of clinics and hospital projects for UC San Diego Health. She talks about what makes her work rewarding, as well as the growing trend of women in construction—one that’s particularly evidenced by the number of women working on the UC San Diego Hillcrest Redevelopment Project. Read More»
UC San Diego students, faculty and staff are invited to the sixth annual Fulbright Day on March 9. Learn about the hundreds of awards available to teach, study, work or conduct research abroad. Awards are available for students, faculty, staff, lecturers, postdocs and researchers in more than 140 countries and for all disciplines and majors. Read More»
