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New UC San Diego Program Expands Campus Innovation Pipeline

December 8, 2016

The innovation ecosystem at UC San Diego will open more opportunities for campus entrepreneurs with the launch of Accelerating Innovations to Market (AIM), an ambitious program that encourages graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, researchers and faculty to develop and commercialize their problem-solving ideas.

Celebrating Our Differences

March 8, 2018

…Spanish and the fine arts to low-income students. Led by graduate students, the program works with children between first and fifth grade, including those with Mexican and East African backgrounds, to develop learning skills and provide role models for pursuing higher education. Embracing UC San Diego’s commitment to diversity and…

Persistence Pays Off

June 17, 2021

…of mortarboards, students presented artistic messages of resilience, gratitude and pride on top of their caps, many outlined in glitter and framed by flowers. They read, “First in the family tree to receive a college degree,” “Soy el fruto de sus sacrificios,” and “The flower that blooms in adversity is…

UC San Diego Opens the Design and Innovation Building

November 18, 2021

…major international center for human-centered design, which looks at problems holistically, understanding how people will interact with new technologies. At the Design Lab faculty from the arts, humanities, engineering and the sciences join forces to solve complex issues related to education, health, mobility, communication and urban planning. Mai Thi Nguyen,…

Don’t Know Much About Charter Schools

January 12, 2012

Some two decades into the grand national experiment with charter schools, how much do we really know about them? Not all that much. And not nearly as much as we easily could, say researchers from the University of California, San Diego Division of Social Sciences.

UC San Diego Library Gifted $10 Million from Foundation Trustee and Alumna Sally T. WongAvery

February 24, 2022

…language materials in the humanities and social sciences, including literature, history, sociology, linguistics, art, film studies, philosophy, economy business, political science, and international relations pertaining to each region. In 2020, the Library established the Sally T. WongAvery Collection of Chinese Materials with the donation of a complete collection of Chinese…

Brainiacs

June 3, 2021

…of Undergraduate Research David Artis believes this fellowship meets an ongoing need many students face. “Diversity issues in STEM are persistent and often it’s the undergraduate who becomes discouraged or doesn’t have the guidance to realize the necessary steps to take toward a career,” he said. “This fellowship gives students…

Keynote Address from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to Lead UC San Diego’s Commencement Weekend

June 1, 2017

…beacon of hope for humanity, sharing inspirational messages with international audiences that range from young students to world leaders. In 1989, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. His Holiness also became the first Nobel laureate to be recognized for his concern for global environmental problems. As one of the…

Political Lessons from the Past

December 6, 2018

“Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell Into Tyranny” by Department of History professor Edward J. Watts explores what factors made the 500-year republic susceptible to collapse, where lessons from the the past can apply to today’s political climate.

Aspiring Scientist Takes Google Science Fair Grand Prize

October 3, 2013

…are dominated by the arts and humanities as a result of already exhausting all of his high school’s science offerings. His next step will be to begin applying to universities next month—including UC San Diego—as well as continuing to develop his research, which is already patented and garnering interest from…

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