December 17, 2020
…Project Title: Disability, Inclusion, Advocacy: Performing Arts and Community Impact Community Partners: Arc of San Diego, La Jolla Playhouse and other partners to be announced Project Description: Coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Porter and Herbst will teach a large-enrollment course in Sixth College’s Culture,…
October 22, 2020
…than 400 publications and advocacy for raising the status of women and underrepresented minorities on campus, further demonstrating her extraordinary leadership. Richard Madsen, Distinguished Professor, Sociology Richard Madsen Richard Madsen is a highly respected scholar and public intellectual who first joined the UC San Diego community in 1978. A distinguished…
May 19, 2016
…September: an education and advocacy forum for the public, and a research symposium connecting local innovators to one another and to the region’s business community. The consortium is currently raising funds to match a challenge grant from the Legler Benbough Foundation. Eight UC San Diego research teams have won BRAIN…
June 1, 2017
…care, but also through advocacy and compassion,” he said. Garcia is a member of the UC San Diego School of Medicine’s Program in Medical Education – Health Equity (PRIME-HEq), which trains physicians to meet the needs of populations who are traditionally underserved by the medical system. He said one of…
September 30, 2021
…on campus involvement, social advocacy and research experience. All new and returning students can dive into research when they arrive at UC San Diego through the Undergraduate Research Hub (formerly known as Academic Enrichment Programs). Research opportunities exist in all fields, and faculty mentors are available to help students grow…
December 9, 2021
…opportunities link education and advocacy Scholarships can alter pathways and change futures. For first-generation undergraduate Yeabsira Atnafu, who has lived with epilepsy for most of her life, it means studying cognitive and behavioral neuroscience so that she can reframe conversations and address misconceptions about neurological diseases. Atnafu received support through…
April 8, 2021
…material for research and advocacy that led to the Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents being designated as Canada’s first marine protected area in 2003. “These particular jars of snails, sea spiders, tube worms, and other animals played a direct, pioneering role in the conservation of their own habitat,” said Seid, “even though…
