June 12, 2014
…2010. Lewis is an educator, researcher and writer. Olympic kayaker Carrie Johnson Gubser will deliver the keynote speech at 1 p.m., Saturday, June 14 for the 850 Revelle College graduating students and more than 5,000 guests. Johnson Gubser, a three-time Olympian, is a UC San Diego alumna who graduated with…
October 30, 2014
…professional sculptor and mathematics educator; and Judith Dolan, a Tony Award-winning UC San Diego professor of design in the department of theatre and dance. “Research empowers; it is an opportunity to expand one’s world view, to follow creative paths that you may not have known existed, and to deploy that…
February 18, 2016
…dedication as a researcher, educator and mentor,” said Albert P. Pisano, Dean of the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering. “He is training tomorrow’s technology leaders while at the same time pursuing cutting edge research and ensuring that these advances are transferred to society.” 5G: Fifth-generation wireless One of…
March 23, 2017
…community activist, artist and educator who was one of the founders of Chicano Park; Irene Mena, a Filipina-Mexican who is considered to be the honorary grandmother of the San Diego Brown Berets of Aztlan; and many more. Undergraduate student Mayra Rodriguez is also portrayed in the mural. She shared that…
May 25, 2017
…was one of 12 educators in the country named a Bezos Scholar and will be participating in the program with Tran. “This is an opportunity for me to reflect on my goals as an educator and think about how Eric and I will share what we learn,” said Boquiren, who…
August 3, 2017
…teaching tools. “As an educator, it’s important that I expose my students to real-world conditions,” said Falko. “The contribution to science needs to be useful and usable.” More than 1,000 high-resolution images of Geisel Library were captured by the team to create a photorealistic model of the structure. Kuester and…
December 7, 2017
…also a longtime, active educator who values diversity. He has taught a graph theory course to many underrepresented students. He also directs an American Mathematical Society summer school program to encourage underrepresented students near graduation and recent Ph.D. graduates to collaborate. He teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in mathematics…
January 31, 2019
…San Diego artist and educator Rizzhel Javier, who encourages participatory art making and leads social-practice workshops throughout the region. “Affordable housing and sustainability are two of the most pressing issues we face in San Diego today,” said Nancy Kwak, associate director of the Institute of Arts and Humanities and associate…
April 4, 2019
…brilliant physicist and dedicated educator—who encouraged women to strive for, and succeed, in leadership roles.” Chelsea Clinton When Sally Ride (1951‐2012) became the first American woman to soar into space, she captured the nation’s imagination as a symbol of the ability of women to break barriers. But Ride’s historic flight…
February 27, 2020
…Truth, a former slave, educator Mary Church Terrell or journalist Ida B. Wells,” explained Sara Clarke Kaplan, an associate professor of Ethnic Studies and director of Critical Gender Studies at UC San Diego. She continued, “These are people who fought every step of the way, marched at every rally—even when…
