March 4, 2021
…Department of Health and Human Services Prior to joining the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Stephanie Akpa served as chief counsel to Senator Elizabeth Warren, where she led a wide-ranging portfolio that included civil rights, criminal justice, anti-corruption and immigration issues. Akpa previously worked as a health insurance…
February 9, 2023
Tamara T. Cunningham was recently named inaugural assistant vice chancellor for Global Initiatives. She will develop and implement a strategic internationalization plan for UC San Diego that will unify existing programs on campus and grow opportunities worldwide.
April 9, 2015
…and conflict, norms diffusion, human behavior and human rights. Her dissertation examines why vulnerable populations are often less likely to be politically active than their wealthier or more secure counterparts—and what strategies may mitigate these effects. Prior to enrolling at UC San Diego, Denny worked at Amnesty International USA, as…
November 20, 2012
…in Nanomedicine In her “Art of Falling Apart” presentation, Adah Almutairi shared research about materials that fall apart on demand for drug delivery and other uses, such as in response to inflammatory conditions associated with cancer and heart disease. Her work also involves near infrared, a wavelength of light that…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
