(Re)introducing John
February 23, 2023
Get to know the rich history and future plans of new vice chancellor for Health Sciences, John M. Carethers.
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Trailblazing Tritons: Notable Alumni Forge Diverse Paths
May 18, 2017
…Cancer Institute, the Jeld-Wen Chair of Leukemia Research and a professor of medicine. In 2009, he received the Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for his influential work in developing imatinib (commonly known as Gleevec), used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Prior to the drug’s development, the five-year survival rate…
UC San Diego Library Gifted $10 Million from Foundation Trustee and Alumna Sally T. WongAvery
February 24, 2022
…Donation establishes a transformative endowment dedicated to East Asian collections and will be recognized by renaming the Biomedical Library the Sally T. WongAvery Library Sally T. WongAvery University of California San Diego alumna and UC San Diego Foundation trustee Sally T. WongAvery ’75 is donating $10 million through the Avery-Tsui…
UC San Diego Announces Chancellor’s Medal and Revelle Medal Honorees
June 19, 2014
…the Alumni Leadership Scholarship Endowment in the early 2000s, providing the catalyst for more than 30 alumni donors to create scholarship endowments. They established the Kevin T. Hart Memorial Scholarship in honor of their late son, with the hope of helping future students. The couple also supports the Clarion Writers…
National Medal of Arts Awarded to UC San Diego Alumna Carrie Mae Weems
October 24, 2024
Carrie Mae Weems, a celebrated American artist and University of California San Diego visual arts alumna, was presented the National Medal of Arts by President Joe Biden at a White House ceremony on Oct. 21. Artist Mark Bradford, whose work is included in the university’s public art collection, the Stuart…
Five UC San Diego Bioengineers Named 2012 Siebel Scholars
September 19, 2011
Five bioengineering Ph.D. students from the University of California, San Diego whose research is aimed at improving human health are among the 2012 recipients of the annual Siebel Scholars awards.
Imagination Gets a Boost with $1 Million Gift
November 21, 2013
…Arthur C. Clarke Center Endowment to ensure the Clarke Center’s sustainability. UC San Diego ViaSat co-founders (from left) Mark D. Dankberg, Steven R. Hart and Mark J. Miller. In 1986, Mark D. Dankberg, together with UC San Diego alumni Steven R. Hart,’80 and Mark J. Miller,’81, founded ViaSat. In 2008,…
Funding Future Stewards of Our Land and Oceans
March 5, 2015
…Philanthropies, as well as chairman of the board of PriceSmart, Inc., which is the largest operator of membership warehouse clubs in Latin America. “The Price family has a long legacy of positive impact on UC San Diego and our region,” said UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. “Now, thanks…
Doug and Nancy Barnhart Donate $100,000 for Athletic Rehabilitation Center at UC San Diego
May 3, 2016
Rehabilitation space in the Alex G. Spanos Athletic Performance Center will be named in recognition of the Barnharts’ support
UC San Diego Soprano, Composer Strike the Right Note to Win NEA Award
December 21, 2016
…project entitled, “Inheritance,” struck a note with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), which awarded the UC San Diego team an Artworks grant as part of its first $30 million in major arts funding for 2017.
