The Difference an Unrestricted Gift Can Make
ProfilesRik and Flo Henrikson created an unrestricted endowment that continues to foster change at UC San Diego after a quarter of a century.
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UC San Diego and UC System Rank Among World’s Top Institutions for Most Influential Researchers
Awards & AccoladesUC San Diego has once again been recognized among the top institutions in the world on the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list compiled by Clarivate. UC San Diego tied for 18th in the world this year with UCLA. Both schools have 50 recognitions on the Highly Cited Researchers listing.
Student Spotlight: Meet Kathiria Perez Ortiz
ProfilesIn honor of Veterans Day, meet one of our Pharm.D. students, Kathiria Perez Ortiz, whose journey from Puerto Rico to the U.S. Navy and now UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has been fueled by her passion for service and closing health care inequities.
Trailblazer: First CMSP Scholar Matriculates into Medical School
MilestonesAndrea Sawaya is the first student from the California Medicine Scholars Program (CMSP) to matriculate to medical school. A state-funded initiative established in 2021, CMSP creates clear pathways for California community college students to apply to and attend medical school.
A Scholar’s Journey from Cambridge to California: Uncovering UC San Diego’s East Asia Collection
ProfilesClaire Ping, a third-year PhD candidate in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge, recently spent four weeks at UC San Diego conducting research as part of the new WongAvery Visiting Scholar Exchange Program.
Meet Skaggs School of Pharmacy’s Newest Clinical Faculty
ProfilesThe Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is proud to welcome four outstanding new clinical faculty members whose expertise spans HIV, health economics, emergency medicine, compassionate communication and more.
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