September 29, 2022
The winner of the inaugural Intercollegiate Tennis Association Sally Ride STEM award is Anna Tifrea, who begins the joint MD/PhD program at UC San Diego this fall.
June 25, 2020
…How do we foster diversity in all areas of research, from topics studied, to testing, to creating an inclusive environment for diverse research teams? Building a sustained culture where students, faculty and staff have the resources and comfort level to engage in these kinds of ethical conversations on an ongoing…
March 14, 2011
…I truly believe that diversity is a prerequisite for excellence in education. When I see a student beating the odds of generations of inequities, it makes my heart soar. There are a multitude of these students and my goal is to bring as many of them as I can to…
November 9, 2017
…advising for at-risk youth, diversity centers/program, student housing, childcare services, programs for at-risk youth, food assistance and public transit access. UC San Diego received scores above 90 percent. This means that all or almost all of the supportive resources deemed highly important to homeless students are extensively present at the…
January 30, 2024
UC San Diego is now offering a one-year master of science degree in CSS, as well as a PhD specialization and a minor for interested students.
May 4, 2023
UC San Diego’s 17th annual Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month Celebration will include a keynote talk by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Manny Crisostomo, a film festival, music performances, lectures and more throughout May.
June 5, 2012
…different racially and culturally diverse avatars in two Japanese American internment camps in 1940s Arkansas. This important work will have a teaching impact beyond UC San Diego and expands the University of California’s profile as a leader in new modes of learning. Professor Roxworthy takes both her teaching and research…
September 11, 2019
An international team of researchers has discovered a cause for a rare eye disease affecting the macula that leads to loss of central vision, called macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel).
October 29, 2020
…while the number and diversity of distributed energy resources on the power grid is rapidly expanding, the adoption of these resources for power-grid balancing is hindered by concerns about safety, reliability and cost. “This created the classic ‘chicken-and-egg’ situation, where the economics and impact of distributed energy resources cannot be…
April 3, 2014
…brains, especially given the diversity of symptoms in patients with autism, as well as the extremely complex genetics behind the disorder,” explained Lein. During early brain development, each cortical layer develops its own specific types of brain cells, each with specific patterns of brain connectivity that perform unique and important…
