November 16, 2016
Leaders from the University of California San Diego will be joining administrators throughout the UC system on Nov. 19 for the Achieve UC outreach initiative, designed to urge thousands of high school students and their families to aim for a UC education.
November 1, 2017
…27,000 samples from numerous, diverse environments around the globe. They analyzed the unique collections of microbes — the microbiomes — living in each sample to generate the first reference database of bacteria colonizing the planet. Thanks to newly standardized protocols, original analytical methods and open data-sharing, the project will continue…
August 8, 2022
UC San Diego School of Medicine is the recipient of a three-year $1.87 million grant from the Foundation for California Community Colleges to create a Regional Hub of Healthcare Opportunity (RHHO) in San Diego and Imperial Counties as part of the new California Medicine Scholars Program.
October 15, 2018
…aids ocean ecology. The cross-discipline topics demonstrate the wide diversity of subjects benefitting from data science technology advances.
November 28, 2023
Over the past three years, 20 faculty members have been hired at UC San Diego who are committed to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion using social justice frameworks. This fall, an additional $175,000 grant was received to support faculty retention and success.
March 22, 2019
In new work by UC San Diego assistant professor Julie Burelle, the relationship between two groups of people in Quebec, Canada come into play in an important conversation about settler-indigenous relationships and decolonization, deeply adding to the growing field of Indigenous studies.
January 17, 2019
…Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Becky Petitt and Senior Diversity Officer Glynda Davis, meet with PATHS scholars. A Time to Step Up UC San Diego alums make $1 million investment in transformative new STEM program As she navigated the pathways of a long and distinguished career in academia,…
January 24, 2013
This year marks two momentous anniversaries in U.S. history. 150 years ago, in 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation that released enslaved Africans from bondage. A century later, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, which helped shape…
August 12, 2019
The University of California San Diego has been recognized as one of the top schools in the nation for launching students of all backgrounds into successful futures. The campus was ranked 9th in the nation in Money Magazine’s “2019 Best Colleges for Your Money” report.
January 30, 2014
…vice chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. “This year’s events will both celebrate the histories and struggles of individuals who contributed to the Civil Rights Movement and show today’s generation how to fight for social equality.” Pamela Fruge, chair of the Black History Month Planning Committee added, “This year reminds…
