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Students Work to Prevent Sexual Assault on College Campuses

October 23, 2014

…approach: awareness, education and advocacy. LEARN MORE Part one: "Taking a stand" Part two: "Every Little BIT Counts" Part Three: "Students Work to Prevent Sexual Assault on College Campuses" The online pledge offered by the campaign has been signed by students throughout the ten UC campuses, including many UC San…

Researchers Identify New Drug Target for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

November 1, 2016

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Mayo Clinic provide the first evidence that the Hedgehog signaling pathway is central to the formation of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), which are frequently driven by the KIT oncogene.

$25 Million Gift to UC San Diego Establishes the McGrath Outpatient Pavilion

December 5, 2023

The San Diego-based McGrath Family Foundation has pledged $25 million to support the new outpatient pavilion at UC San Diego Health – Hillcrest Medical Campus, slated to open in 2025. In recognition of the gift, the facility will be named the McGrath Family Foundation Outpatient Pavilion.

Jekyll and Hyde and Seek

February 27, 2018

Writing in the February 27 online issue of Science Signaling, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center describe how a signaling protein that normally suppresses tumors can be manipulated (or re-programmed) by growth factors, turning it into a driver of malignant growth and…

Closing Gender Gaps in Career Advancement

March 21, 2024

Despite broad progress toward achieving equity in the workplace and educational achievement, data shows women still ascend the corporate ladder slower than their male peers and lag behind men in salary earnings.

2016 UC San Diego Sustainability Awardees Announced

April 21, 2016

…will be honored at this event for their dedication, advocacy and support for practices and procedures that have contributed to sustainability and renewable energy on the UC San Diego campus.

UCSD Alumni Announces 2012 Alumni Honorees

February 7, 2012

…the commitment to leadership, advocacy, philanthropy and service to UC San Diego. Lee, Tuttleman, Lin and the Binghams will all be recognized at the 34th annual Alumni Celebration on Saturday, June 2, during the fourth annual Alumni Weekend. The Alumni Celebration is open to the public, with proceeds benefiting the…

Graduate Students Honored for Inclusive Mentorship

February 17, 2022

…her work in environmental advocacy. Her belief that activism can create a better, more hopeful future only motivates her to keep pushing on. A Ph.D. candidate at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego with a concentration in physical oceanography, McKie’s research investigates oceanic boundary layer dynamics. Specifically, she…

Students Encouraged to Seek Education Outside the Classroom, Fight for Social Justice

October 1, 2015

…in the arts and advocacy helped her to find her voice and understand her path into the field of medicine. At Convocation, she encouraged students to get involved outside the classroom so they too can find their true calling. Coleen S. Sabatini “You may find, as I did, that what…

The Preuss School Launches Campaign for Longer Learning Time

April 3, 2014

…Succeed Coalition, a national advocacy group, students in high-poverty schools with at least 25 per­cent more learning time outperform their peers in schools with less time. At Preuss, Barton sees firsthand the impact of more and better learning time. “With the additional time, we can provide an environment where students…

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