A Survivor’s Story
ProfilesAt his Bar Mitzvah in 1980, a 13-year-old declared that he would one day write the story of his father’s Holocaust survival. It took 40 years for Joel Poremba ’89 to deliver on that promise.
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UC San Diego Named 5th Best Public University by Academic Ranking of World Universities
Awards & AccoladesThe University of California San Diego has been ranked 5th among the nation’s best public universities for its award-winning faculty and alumni, academic performance and impactful research.
Best New Dean of Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science
Awards & AccoladesBrookie Best, PharmD, has been named the next dean of the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego, succeeding James McKerrow, PhD, MD, who stepped down June 30, 2022.
Professor of Chemistry Neal Devaraj Named Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow
Awards & AccoladesNeal K. Devaraj, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UC San Diego, has been named a Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow by the Department of Defense (DOD). Devaraj was one of only nine selected fellows, and the first from UC San Diego since 2015.
Innovate to Dominate
ProfilesA new book from Tai Ming Cheung, “Innovate to Dominate: The Rise of the Chinese Techno-Security State,” examines the convergence of national security, innovation and economic development in China, detailing the country’s long-term strategies to unseat the U.S. in the world order.
UC San Diego Computer Scientist Receives Prestigious Simons Investigator Award
Awards & AccoladesShachar Lovett has received a Simons Foundation Investigator award, which supports outstanding theoretical scientists in math, physics, astrophysics and computer science.
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