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Richard and Rita Atkinson Donate $150,000 to Boost Scholarships for Black Students

December 3, 2020

…mathematics and science or arts, humanities and social sciences. “The endowment initiative seeks to quadruple the number of high-performing, service-oriented scholars at UC San Diego over the next five years,” explained Ed Spriggs, co-chair of the TSDF Black Alumni Scholarship Fund. “Endowment growth will lead to transformational change in our…

Celebrating 10 Years of UC San Diego’s Physical, Cultural and Intellectual Transformation

June 9, 2022

…students. With open spaces, art, dining and the new Craft Center, it soon became a buzzing hub for the entire campus. The Nuevo West Pedestrian Bridge connects thousands of graduate students in new student housing to the center of campus. North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood provided space for…

Doing the ‘Cha-Cha’ with Acclaimed Journalist and Author Charles Blow

October 31, 2023

A current New York Times columnist and TV personality known for his fearless brand of political and social commentary, Charles M. Blow will share his experiences as part of the UC San Diego Extended Studies Helen Edison Lecture Series on November 6, 2023 at Park & Market in Downtown San…

Facial Nerve Surgeons Give Firefighter His Smile Back

March 28, 2023

A specialized team at UC San Diego Health performs facial reanimation surgery to treat facial paralysis.

School of Medicine Turns 50

January 25, 2018

…implanted the first successful artificial mitral human heart valve replacement, which she had also designed and built. At UC San Diego School of Medicine, she was acting director of the Division of Cardiac Surgery. The year the school admitted the first class, she was cited in a publication called “American…

Capturing Ancient Maya Sites from Both a Rat’s and a ‘Bat’s Eye View’

September 16, 2014

A trip to the Guatemalan jungle usually nets a few souvenirs: Photographs of Maya ruins, bragging rights about encounters with venomous snakes, perhaps a bug bite or two.

Growing Green Leaders

April 12, 2018

…Huerta: “Environmental Rights are Human Rights” When Huerta took to the stage, the co-founder of the United Farm Workers shared her “aha” moment––the time, decades ago, when she realized clean air and water are human rights. Dolores Huerta took the time to meet with students and event attendees before and…

Graduate Scholars Shine as Equity-Minded Mentors

March 25, 2021

…the development of a human speech prosthesis. Raised with a grandparent who was paraplegic, he has always been drawn to the field of neural engineering. Brown’s desire to help his grandfather regain the use of his legs became the driving force that influenced his core values of compassion and enthusiasm…

The Explorers: A Passion for Science Leads to New Territory

April 6, 2023

After decades of working in industry and academia, biophysicists Alex Savtchenko and Elena Molokanova still have big dreams.

In a Nation Divided, Civility is Essential

May 30, 2019

…to take NCRC’s “The Art of Inclusive Communication,” a three-hour workshop designed to help students learn and practice key communication techniques, focus on inclusive communication skill building and understand and practice conflict resolution. Principal members of all student organizations at UC San Diego—sororities/fraternities, volunteer clubs, and other groups—are required to…

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