October 20, 2016
Incoming Students Boost Math Skills with Summer Bridge Summer Bridge helps incoming students transition to the academic and campus life at UC San Diego. Adrian Estudillo genuinely loves math. So when he saw the option to add a math course to his Summer Bridge experience, he didn’t hesitate to sign…
September 1, 2022
Math-Computer Science Student Named to Hacking Top 50 List Faris Ashai, a math-computer science student at UC San Diego was named to the MLH Top 50 List. Photo courtesy of Ashai. UC San Diego math-computer science student Faris Ashai was recently featured in 2022’s Major League Hacking (MLH) Top 50,…
November 5, 2015
…(science, technology, engineering and math) education to underserved students in the community. Debi Kilb, a project scientist at Scripps who helps oversee the organization’s educational offerings at the Elementary Institute of Science and other locations, said the class is designed to teach students from Gompers Preparatory Academy about the science…
April 19, 2022
For most of us, when we make major career choices, we tend to lean into what we’re good at. According to new findings from the University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management, such skills may develop early in childhood and there can be significant differences depending on gender.
July 6, 2016
The University of California San Diego has admitted a record 30,273 freshman and 9,802 transfer students for the fall 2016 term. The number of new freshmen is up 3,773 compared to last year and there is also an increase among transfer admits by 1,652 students. Of the 40,075 admitted students,…
October 31, 2023
Little progress had been made in solving Ramsey problems since the 1930s. Now, UC San Diego researchers Jacques Verstraete and Sam Mattheus have found the answer to r(4,t), a longstanding Ramsey problem that has perplexed the math world for decades.
August 13, 2024
…like physics, engineering and mathematics. According to the American Association for University Women, women in STEM careers — and girls who study in STEM fields — are still hampered by gender stereotypes, a dearth of role models and a lack of confidence. UC San Diego graduate student Robin Glefke hopes…
November 12, 2015
…Instruction (SI) program complements Math 10 and Math 20, courses that a majority of students must pass. Undergraduates, most of whom have already taken the class, are trained to be peer leaders to guide students currently in the class. The Teaching + Learning Commons (The Commons) was established to further…
February 8, 2018
UC San Diego-Based Mathematics Testing Project Goes Viral Mathematics Diagnostic Testing Project expands its online testing platform to help promote math readiness and performance in students nationwide The University of California San Diego, which hosts the Mathematics Diagnostic Testing Project (MDTP) within the Division of Physical Sciences, is blazing a…
