October 6, 2016
…Hackathons help you learn to put ideas and technologies together just enough to get your point across and convince others that your idea is worth investing in. This nugget is from computer science alumna Sarah Guthals (Computer Science B.S. ’10, M.S. ’12, Ph.D. ’14), a co-founder of the computer science…
October 7, 2021
From Landscaping to the Lab: David Gonzalez’s Academic Journey As students poured out of the classrooms at MiraCosta Community College, 20-year-old David Gonzalez looked on from his truck across the street. He had just finished a day of mowing lawns for his landscaping job. Down the road was the hospital…
January 31, 2012
…skateboard legend Tony Hawk to icon of engineering Irwin Jacobs, get students excited about science and engineering “It’s never too late to fall in love with science and engineering,” says Steve Briggs, a plant biologist and faculty member at the University of California, San Diego, who started out as an…
June 17, 2021
…during the John Muir College Commencement ceremony. Photos by Erik Jepsen/University Communications. Thousands of graduates and their guests streamed into RIMAC Field and Triton Track this past weekend to celebrate Commencement. The long-anticipated event was a chance for students to reconnect with classmates outside the virtual world and revel in…
April 4, 2016
University of California, San Diego Department of Visual Arts Professor Lisa Cartwright has spent her career working across different disciplines.
April 2, 2015
…ones in the schoolhouse, to help improve education. Network News: Relationships Are Vital to School Reform Alan Daly explores ecosystems. He also parses networks. But the former schoolteacher and school psychologist is neither a biologist nor a computer scientist. Daly is chair of education studies in the UC San Diego…
July 25, 2023
The UC San Diego Library’s community of librarians and staff are sharing a diverse array of book recommendations perfectly suited for summer vacation. All of the books listed can be found in the collections of the UC San Diego Library.
April 14, 2016
…UC San Diego has to offer. Students toured residence halls, attended academic presentations, watched performances by student organizations and much more. These visitors were also the first to try a new virtual reality experience based on UC San Diego technology: Shakeboarding. The activity allowed students to simulate surfing, experience an…
March 14, 2012
What do a political scientist, pathologist, psychologist, neurobiologist, molecular biologist and musician have in common? They are all recipients of prestigious awards presented by the UC San Diego Chancellor’s Associates donor group for excellence in teaching, research, community service and performing and visual arts.
January 24, 2012
…Team Extends Winning Streak to 18 Games UCSD held Humboldt State to a season-low 49 points on Saturday night. Courtesy: Jimmy Gekas/Sideline Studios Daisy Feder scored 20 points to lead four players in double figures as the No. 1 UC San Diego women’s basketball team blew by California Collegiate Athletic…
