The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to UC San Diego alumnus Fred Ramsdell, a 1983 bachelor’s degree graduate in biochemistry and cell biology. He is being honored for transformative research on the immune system that has led to possible new treatments for a range of diseases.
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is proud to honor Mary Moss Chandran ’08, Pharm.D. ’12, as our Distinguished Alumni of the Year. A clinical pharmacist specializing in organ transplantation, Chandran has made profound impacts on patient care and is advancing the field.
The 2025-26 academic year marks the launch of a new, 21st-century Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health degree with a concentration in health services research and implementation science that is uniquely fitting of the university’s interdisciplinary spirit.
UC San Diego Library has announced the establishment of the Naomi Cordero Broering-Chauncey Health Sciences Collection Endowment, made possible through a generous gift from Gregory A. Chauncey, Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, retired.
Today marks a new era in the history of Scripps Institution of Oceanography as Meenakshi Wadhwa takes the reins as the 12th director of Scripps and as vice chancellor for marine sciences at the University of California San Diego and dean of the School of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
More than 75 students donned their white coats and recited the Oath of a Pharmacist—marking their official induction into the profession—at UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences’ 2025 White Coat ceremony.
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