May 1, 2014
…transform California and a diverse global society by educating; generating and disseminating knowledge and creative works; and engaging in public service. Vision: Student-centered, research-focused, service-oriented public university. UC San Diego is embarking on an era of transformation – one that will improve our campus and increase our societal impact –…
November 5, 2015
…students of underrepresented and diverse backgrounds Back row (L-R): Professor Jeff Remmel, Professor Seth Cohen, Augustine Obirieze (Nanoengineering), Alejandra Arroyave (Chemistry and Biochemistry), Sean Bearden (Physics), Professor Shirley Meng, Professor Tara Javidi, Professor Pamela Cosman Front row (L-R): Professor Adam Burgasser, Nancy Ronquillo (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Robyn Ridley (Materials…
April 17, 2017
George R. R. Martin, author of the series “A Song of Ice and Fire,” adapted on HBO as “Game of Thrones,” will visit the University of California San Diego May 1 and 2 to help raise funds for the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop. Martin is a former…
June 9, 2022
…business ventures often lack diversity because too many people lack exposure to entrepreneurial training or settings where they can discuss ideas with people who are knowledgeable in what it takes to get a business off the ground. The Design and Innovation Building, or DIB, has four levels (and four floors)…
May 25, 2017
…university’s Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Among the discussions, it was noted that when students apply to the University of California, they are now able to share their gender identity and sexual orientation, thereby being included and validated from the very beginning. When they arrive on campus, college deans…
February 6, 2020
…has become more racially diverse, income inequality has increased. Yet, Hajnal argues that the country is still more divided by race, than class. “Ironically, as the nation has become more diverse, it has become more divided by the diversity,” Hajnal writes. The book provides insights into how immigration has become…
April 9, 2020
…associate dean for equity, diversity and inclusion for the Division of Physical Sciences at UC San Diego. “That committee still exists today and is very actively engaged in promoting and supporting women in the field. Margaret’s impact on both the science and climate of astronomy has been immense.” In 2018,…
October 25, 2022
More than 40 graduate students from schools around the country recently gathered on UC San Diego’s campus for the NextProf Pathfinder workshop, meant to prepare and inspire the widest swath possible of engineering graduate students to seriously consider careers as professors.
October 14, 2021
…designed to cultivate a diverse talent pipeline of competitively trained biology students for the biotechnology and life sciences industries A bold new strategy designed to help UC San Diego students maximize their education and training experiences in the life sciences has been launched by the Division of Biological Sciences. In…
July 27, 2023
Is there life on other planets? What happened in the earliest days of the universe? What is the nature of dark matter? These are just a few of the grand questions being tackled by the University of California San Diego’s newly formed Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics.
