November 16, 2017
…one of the first faculty members hired at the School of Medicine, in 1969. He was the first to take physiological measurements at the summit of Mt. Everest—a dataset that has yet to be replicated. Read More… Learn more about our founding—and what makes UC San Diego distinctive History of…
July 28, 2022
…Devaraj Named Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow Department of Defense fellowship is agency’s most prestigious research grant award Neal K. Devaraj, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UC San Diego, has been named a Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow by the Department of Defense (DOD). Devaraj was one of only nine selected…
January 23, 2014
…successful program, which connects faculty at the start of their academic careers with sources of private funding, is the cover story in the January 2014 issue of CASE Currents, the official publication of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. “Banking on Science” is a case study offering guidance…
April 18, 2011
Spotlight on Faculty Research: Sustainability Richard Carson Richard Carson is a professor of economics. He specializes in environmental and natural resource economics. He has worked on issues related to air pollution, energy, growth management, natural disasters, non-market valuation and water. He also works in the areas of econometrics and consumer…
April 2, 2015
…start-up. Since becoming a faculty member in 1987, she has provided leadership and innovation for a variety of new programs and initiatives, including serving as founding provost of Sixth College. Now, Wienhausen, associate dean for education, has accepted her latest entrepreneurial appointment: inaugural faculty director responsible for the launch of…
July 21, 2022
14 New Latinx Studies Faculty to be Hired at UC San Diego A professor writes on a whiteboard during a class. Photo by Erik Jepsen/University Communications. UC San Diego is steadily becoming known as “mi universidad,” the university of choice among many Latinx and Chicanx students. To meet the academic…
April 17, 2012
Faculty, Staff Leaders Travel to State Capitol to Advocate for UC San Diego David Wargo, chair of the UC San Diego Staff Association, and Joel Sobel, chair of the Academic Senate Representatives from UC San Diego’s Staff Association and Academic Senate visited the state capitol last Tuesday to discuss the…
February 28, 2013
…community outreach, staff and faculty education, and a focus on retention were a few of the common themes expressed by UC San Diego community members at campus town halls to discuss equity, diversity and inclusion. Moderated by Linda Greene, vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion, the town halls offered…
April 3, 2012
…Feedback Students, staff and faculty utilize campus shuttles managed by Transportation Services. Photo credit: Rhett Miller The University of California, San Diego is ranked among Sierra Magazine’s top three “coolest schools” for going green, and Transportation Services has played an important and ongoing role in helping to make UC San…
February 13, 2012
…students and supported by faculty and staff, marked a tumultuous week and spurred visible changes at UC San Diego that allow students and others to better see themselves, their culture and their communities reflected on campus. The accompanying ten slides showcase a two-year transformation. Unified Voice for Change Protests in…
