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Alumnus Ken Kroner Gives $1M to Align Academic Research with Financial Decision Making

October 31, 2019

…global warming and renewable energy funds be ramped up for pension funds? For the first time at the University of California San Diego, academia will collaborate with the asset management industry to find answers to these and other financial questions. The Kroner Family Foundation, directed by UC San Diego alumnus…

California Cities Top List of New Report Ranking U.S. Climate Action Plans

October 22, 2020

…and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy. Co-authors include Samuel A. Markolf, Inês M. L. Azevedo and Mark Muro.

Common Diabetes Drug Shows Promise as Treatment for COVID-19 Lung Inflammation

June 8, 2021

Researchers identify molecular mechanism for the anti-inflammatory activity of diabetes drug metformin and, in mouse studies, say it prevents lung inflammation in animals infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Bill Whitaker to Class of 2020: ‘Don’t Underestimate your Ability to Change Things’

June 18, 2020

…change agents, your youthful energy, your ideals, your brilliance to light our pathway.” As part of the UC San Diego virtual graduation, an assortment of celebratory content is available on the commencement website to allow the graduating class, along with their friends and families, to revel in their achievements. The…

UC San Diego Announces Margaret Burbidge Visiting Professorship

April 30, 2019

With support from the Heising-Simons Foundation, the Division of Physical Sciences at UC San Diego has established the Margaret Burbidge Visiting Professorship. It’s part of an effort to bring eminent female physicists to the university for collaborative research interactions.

New Deep-Sea Worm Discovered at Methane Seep off Costa Rica

March 7, 2024

Researchers have discovered a new species of deep-sea worm living near a methane seep some 50 kilometers (30 miles) off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica.

UC San Diego Summer Programs Introduce College Life to Prospective and Incoming Students

September 17, 2015

Numerous summer programs at the University of California, San Diego offered the opportunity for new and prospective students to experience living in a dormitory, explore campus programs and resources, as well as take part in hands-on social and learning activities.

New Dean for School of Medicine Brings Visionary Leadership and a Commitment to Innovation

January 6, 2025

It’s been said that great leaders don’t set out to be leaders, instead they set out to make a difference. For Barbara Jung, M.D., the newly appointed Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, making a difference has always been on her…

Keeling Curve Receives Continuation Funding from Eric and Wendy Schmidt

October 15, 2020

…impact investments in renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, human rights and marine technology. Since then, they have also founded Schmidt Ocean Institute to advance oceanographic research through the development of innovative technologies. The institute operates the only year-round, seagoing philanthropic research vessel in the world. Most recently, the couple founded Schmidt…

Students Integrating Engineering in Medicine Honored as Siebel Scholars

September 19, 2023

Five UC San Diego graduate students working at the intersection of engineering and medicine have been selected as 2024 Siebel Scholars.

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