November 20, 2014
…of the initiative.Today, the campus announced that the Challenge donation, originally anonymous, was made by Joan and Irwin Jacobs. They provided a $75 million lead gift for the new facility in 2010; with the Challenge gift, that brings their contributions to the Jacobs Medical Center to a total of $100…
September 26, 2023
This fall, UC San Diego will be able to provide on-campus housing to nearly 14,000 undergraduate students. Beyond beds, new projects bring space for a new undergraduate college, innovative green features, diverse dining, campus-inspired art and open space for all to enjoy.
February 5, 2016
Looking back at a two-year interactive course linking the Qualcomm Institute and a classroom in Bangladesh, UC San Diego alumnus Robert Hooper (BA ‘69) reports success in teaching young filmmakers to combat violent extremism.
October 31, 2024
…a remarkable impact on the world around us. The campus has announced the recipients of the campus’s most prestigious awards for its supporters.
October 14, 2021
…each other. Once that safety and trust is established, that’s when the best patient care happens.” Her practice gives new meaning to the phrase “family medicine.” Rodriguez has been invited to numerous quinceañeras and weddings by her patients. When a longtime elderly patient passed away a few years ago, she…
July 23, 2024
The UC San Diego campus is set to unveil a new facility at 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive that promises to create new opportunities for international students, lifelong learning communities, workforce development efforts and health science research. The new building, located right across the street from the main campus, will…
March 26, 2020
…Tips and resources for campus community members to protect their mental health during the pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic is stressful. Emotions are running high. We are all coming to terms with many aspects of the situation: risks to physical health posed by the virus, disruptions to daily routines, struggles to…
June 7, 2022
…of 2022 at All Campus Commencement on June 11. Portrait of NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (spacesuit). Photo by Josh Valcarcel/NASA, September 2018. In advance of her visit, we spoke with Meir about the potential for scientific breakthroughs without the influence of gravity; how her love…
August 6, 2024
The UC San Diego Alumni Association has welcomed a new slate of executive officers and directors to its ranks, led by incoming board president Melody Gonzales ’02.
December 9, 2021
…were mostly closed for on-campus instruction at the time of these initial simulations, so the modeling team had to rely on data from other countries, from literature and from other fluid dynamics models to generate these initial simulations. “The simulations allowed us to pinpoint areas in schools that would present…
