this week @ uc san diego : April 21, 2016
April 21, 2016
April 21, 2016
A Voice for the Underrepresented Named to Panel Advising Biden on Cancer ‘Moonshot’ María Elena Martínez María Elena Martínez was 10 years old when she moved to Chicago from Mexico with her family. Although her parents only had a primary school education, they encouraged her educational pursuits. She went from…
April 21, 2016
left to right: EVC Subramani, Karen Garsson ‘88, FEA Committee Chair Darwin Berg, Elsa Cleland, Anya Gallaccio, Teddy Cruz, Linda Masters, CA Chair David Brink and Chancellor Khosla Class Acts: Annual Faculty Excellence Awards Honor Outstanding Scholars What do a philosopher, two biologists, an architect, an operations management expert and…
April 21, 2016
Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Safe for Sun God: Ten Tips for Students Attending this Year’s Festival The Sun God Festival is one of UC San Diego’s most anticipated student events, and this year it will take place from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 30. As…
April 21, 2016
Photos by Alethea Go/UC San Diego Publications Grad Students Perfect the 3-minute Pitch at Grad Slam Tiffany Taylor took a deep breath, reminded herself to give it her best, and calmly walked onto the stage. She had just three minutes and three PowerPoint slides to explain her years of research…
April 21, 2016
Say ‘Cheese’ In an innovative effort to understand microbial communities, a UC San Diego biology professor has turned cheese into her ‘lab rat’ Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications While many microbiologists build entire research careers around studies of a single microorganism, Rachel Dutton has taken her career in…
April 20, 2016
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