November 17, 2016
…Publications UC San Diego Mathematics Professor Wins Major Math Prize Her fundamental research has found applications in assembly lines, customer service centers and freeways at rush hour Ruth Williams, a mathematician who analyzes math models associated with real-life problems, came to UC San Diego in 1983, attracted to the La…
August 4, 2017
One of the biggest obstacles to student success after high school is intermediate algebra. The University of California San Diego is helping to tackle the challenge by organizing a wide group of regional education leaders to address what they call a “troubling impediment” to earning a four-year degree: Algebra II,…
February 12, 2015
…high school.”Eleanor Roosevelt College’s Math Tutor CorpsEleanor Roosevelt College’s Math Tutor Corps brings together several UC San Diego organizations in order to support math students at Lincoln High School. The program offers undergraduates a 2-unit course (ERC 89) that helps them learn how to tutor mathematics from some of the…
April 18, 2013
A record 24,792 freshmen have been admitted to the University of California, San Diego for the fall 2013 term. The number of admitted students is up by 1,856 students which is an 8.1 percent increase compared to last year.
June 4, 2012
…who plan to pursue careers in science, engineering and math.
February 14, 2013
…Bruce Arnold, director of Mathematics Testing and Placement and another Diversity Awards honoree, has reached out to low-income K-12 students through numerous programs designed to encourage an interest in math and science. “My goal is to bring students to campus and position UC San Diego as a partner in community…
June 29, 2016
…graduate women with majors in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) found that the University of California San Diego tops the list with one in three women graduating with a STEM degree. UC San Diego’s proportion of STEM graduates is three times the national average.
June 9, 2020
The U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense STEM Education Consortium (DESC) has awarded a one-year grant to SDSC and the UC San Diego Mathematics Project to introduce computing into high school math classrooms.
July 2, 2015
The University of California, San Diego has admitted a record 26,502 freshmen and 8,150 transfers for the fall 2015 term. The number of new freshmen is up 1,969 compared to last year and there is also an increase among transfer admits by 874 students.
February 7, 2013
…success in engineering and math careers. Debra Kimberling, an engineer at Solar Turbines in San Diego, has been promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers for women for more than three decades. She presented research regarding the unconscious—and inaccurate—bias that men have an innate ability for math while women…
