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Take 10 With a Triton: Scott Gustafson is a Triton All the Way

Profiles

Lieutenant Scott Gustafson of the UC San Diego Police Department started as a student at UC San Diego 27 years ago and has been with the university ever since.

Lieutenant Gustafson started as a student at UC San Diego 27 years ago and has been with the university ever since. Photo Credit: UC San Diego

UC San Diego Alumna Takes the Lead in Providing Care to the Underserved

Awards & Accolades

A social justice warrior who loves biology, nature and teaching, alumna Kristin Brownell MD/MPH is a core faculty member at the Family Health Centers of San Diego. She is dedicated to improving primary care for refugees, immigrants and other underserved groups.

Chancellor Khosla presents Dr. Kristen Brownell with an Alumni Changemaker Award.

Califano Named New Director of Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health

Milestones

Joseph A. Califano III, MD, has been named director of Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health.

“Quiet Heroes”: Get to Know the 2022 UC San Diego Veterans of the Year

Awards & Accolades

The university held its 23rd Annual UC San Diego Veterans Staff Association Veteran Recognition Ceremony on Nov. 8. During the event, Carlos Martinez was honored as UC San Diego Veteran of the Year and Hillary Gnirk was honored as Student Veteran of the Year.

Honor Guard presenting the colors at the 23rd Annual UC San Diego Veterans Staff Association Veteran Recognition Ceremony. Photos by Daniel Orren/University Communications.

UC San Diego Staff Named LEED Fellow

Awards & Accolades

Walt Kanzler, UC San Diego’s senior director of Project Quality Management, has been selected as a 2022 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) fellow joining the ranks of fewer than 300 LEED fellows around the world.

2022 LEED fellow Walt Kanzler was honored at a recent ceremony held by the U.S. Green Building Council and Green Business Certification Inc.

Eight UC San Diego Researchers Among ‘1,000 Best Female Scientists in the World’

Awards & Accolades

Eight researchers from UC San Diego are listed in the first-ever ranking of the “1,000 Best Female Scientists in the World” by research.com, an analytics platform that advocates for improved research quality and also ranks universities, scholarly journals and academic conferences.