July 25, 2023
Supporters donated a total of $565.7 million to the University of California San Diego during the 2022-23 fiscal year. This is the most ever raised by UC San Diego in a single year, and it represents a 34.6% percent increase over last year’s total philanthropic support.
February 28, 2022
UC San Diego is welcoming 13 new faculty members across eight disciplines who will serve as connection points between the experiences and outcomes of Black and African American people and issues in science, technology, engineering and health.
September 11, 2023
The 128-year-old European cultural institution La Biennale di Venezia has announced that UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute Composer-in-Residence Miller Puckette has won the Silver Lion award for enabling “the creation of numerous masterworks during recent decades in the history of music.”
October 29, 2020
…Medicine report. With the COVID-19 pandemic taking a toll on the mental health of young people, UC San Diego’s collaboration with UnitedHealth Group is well-timed and relevant. “Grants, such as that from UnitedHealth Group, help us achieve a shared goal of preparing tomorrow’s health care leaders to serve our increasingly…
October 21, 2021
…a screen. Delayed by COVID-19, the three-year trial is currently recruiting participants. “It’s about changing the culture back to how it used to be,” Karris said, “where neighbors actually knew each other and helped each other and you didn’t have to worry so much about your poor dad who lives…
May 5, 2022
…the mRNA vaccines for COVID-19. Kwon’s lab is also working to engineer a nanoparticle that could be used to carry RNA material to the brain. To date, there haven’t been any targeted lipid nanoparticles that can reach specific cell types in humans, which would be necessary for use in the…
December 6, 2022
Researchers from a broad range of fields at the University of California San Diego are making waves as they push the boundaries of science and medicine to develop groundbreaking, real-world solutions to longstanding health inequities.
July 1, 2021
After a nationwide search, Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Health.
April 15, 2021
…offers curated resources on COVID-19 and equity, diversity and inclusion and as well as anti-racism. For those who would like to review the Chancellor’s 21-Day Anti-Racism Challenge or facilitate the challenge with a group, visit the Chancellor’s 21-Day Anti-Racism Challenge homepage for full access to the anti-racism curriculum, webinars and…
August 27, 2020
…studying the impacts of COVID-19 on public transit ridership; and uncovering methods to help passengers with restricted mobility navigate the airport, made even more difficult with physical distancing requirements during the pandemic. “This program helps students develop valuable entrepreneurship skills and learn what it takes to identify and solve real-world…
