January 29, 2015
Friedman Recognized for Pioneering Gene Therapy Research School of Medicine professor receives prestigious Japan Prize Theodore Friedmann Theodore Friedmann, MD, professor in the Department of Pediatrics at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine was named today one of three recipients of the 2015 Japan Prize, a prestigious international…
January 29, 2015
Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications ‘Frontiers of Innovation’ Program Seeds Seven Multidisciplinary Projects on Campus Large-scale efforts address global challenges of the future Related Story Frontiers of Innovation Scholars Program Launches 200 Student-Research Projects ‘Frontiers of Innovation’ Program Helps Brighten Popular STARS As a key part of the…
January 29, 2015
Marshall College Unveils New Sojourner Truth Statue Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications She could not be deterred—not by slavery, not by illiteracy and certainly not by naysayers. Sojourner Truth was a woman of strong conviction who used the power of her words to stand up for women’s rights…
January 29, 2015
Sociology Department Founder Joseph Gusfield Dies at 91 Joseph Gusfield. Photo by Manuel Rotenberg Joseph Gusfield, founding chair of the sociology department at UC San Diego, has died. He was 91 years old. Gusfield was an internationally renowned sociologist and one-time activist (marching from Selma to Montgomery, for example), whose…
January 29, 2015
Becky Petitt Named UC San Diego’s Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Petitt brings a proven record of success in diversity work across the university community Becky Petitt as Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (VC-EDI) Following a comprehensive nationwide search, the University of California, San Diego announces…
January 29, 2015
Then: Roger Reynolds in 1976. Reynolds founded the Center for Music Experiment at UC San Diego in 1971. The center evolved into the Center for Research in Computing and the Arts. UC San Diego Celebrates Roger Reynolds’ 80th Birthday Pulitzer Prize-winning composer will be honored with a concert, symposium and…
