June 7, 2022
…whose countries limit their educational and professional opportunities. Growing up in Afghanistan, Javaheri is unfortunately all too familiar with gender discrimination. She wants to be part of the movement to recognize the talent and potential of Afghan women and demonstrate what they can accomplish. “When I was 9 years old,…
January 11, 2012
The UC San Diego Holocaust Living History Workshop (HLHW) launches a new series of events this winter, the “Witnessing History” series, focused on the topic of experiencing history in the making. HLWH, sponsored by the UC San Diego Libraries and the Judaic Studies Program, will host four “Witnessing History” events…
November 19, 2020
…for hospitalized and/or fragile children. Healthy breastfeeding or pumping mothers who have 100 ounces or more of extra frozen milk are welcome to contribute to the University of California Health Milk Bank. Mothers complete an extensive questionnaire and are carefully tested before donation; the milk is also tested and processed,…
March 14, 2013
…the path to higher education, including planning and paying for college. “We’re thrilled to host our newly admitted students for Triton Day and to welcome students around San Diego County who we hope have the opportunity to join the Triton family in their future,” added Mae Brown, assistant vice chancellor…
June 11, 2015
…make buildings earthquake-proof. The children build structures out of K’NEX and test them on miniature shake tables. Pretty soon, Sheppard was helping out. Finally, last year, she took over and started running the program herself. “It helped me to focus more,” she said. As a first-generation college student, Sheppard said…
July 13, 2018
Nine teams of UC San Diego students, faculty and other researchers who have developed novel innovations that could improve various aspects of health care, have been awarded proof-of-concept awards designed to help bring their campus inventions to commercial use.
July 7, 2022
Scientists and physicians at UC San Diego and Scripps Research describe how wastewater sequencing provided dramatic new insights into levels and variants of SARS-CoV-2 on campus and in the broader community — a key step to public health interventions in advance of COVID-19 case surges.
April 3, 2019
…in UC San Diego’s education, research, planning, and operations and outreach programs. Alumni: Luke Vickrey As a founding member of the Food Recovery Network (FRN) student organization at UC San Diego, Luke Vickrey played a key role in addressing issues such as food waste and food insecurity.Despite graduating three years…
October 7, 2021
…vaccine, introduced six years earlier, could induce the growth of cow parts in vaccinated recipients. The smallpox vaccine was derived from cowpox, a relatively benign viral cousin to smallpox that triggered a similar immune response. The cartoon was intended to both lampoon the most extreme anti-vaccination efforts and to illustrate…
September 5, 2019
UC San Diego’s Foundation Board welcomes 10 new and returning trustees. The unique philanthropic ambassadors help inspire charitable gifts and manage the Foundation’s assets in support of the university’s research, teaching and service goals.
