May 18, 2017
…high school. Lizarraga tells stories of coming home from junior high school in San Diego to fill out job applications for his father, who didn’t write English well enough to do so himself. Lizarraga is the first person to graduate from college in his family. “Having gotten to where I…
January 21, 2021
…Diego to become the first person to sequence DNA in space. “Studying microbiology on station is very similar to the earth, except for you’re floating, maybe doing the same experiment but you’re conducting it on the ceiling because that’s a convenient place to work,” said Rubins, in a NASA video…
October 7, 2021
…her work. As the first person in her family to attend college, and a child of immigrants, Rodriguez knew from a very young age that she wanted to be a doctor and serve communities that looked like hers. She goes above and beyond to deliver care, from driving across San…
December 2, 2021
…to the group, the first person known to have climbed from Everest’s south summit to its true summit by himself and return. (The last climber to try for the highest part of the summit, Mick Burke, is believed to have fallen to his death in 1975. His body was never…
October 10, 2011
…you like to play first-person racing games, you may be able to help campus researchers better understand typical driving behaviors. The objective is to develop “intelligent” technologies that will help reduce accidents on the road. The behavioral research study is underway in UC San Diego’s Laboratory for Intelligent and Safe…
March 31, 2022
…you have an amazing story to tell, or a compelling message to convey to your peers? Applications are now open for a graduating student (undergraduate or graduate) to deliver a keynote address during All Campus Commencement. This tradition is a one-in-a-lifetime opportunity to share your unique journey and offer an…
October 3, 2019
…an undergraduate, became the first person to sequence DNA in space. Jessica Meir in the field to study penguins in Antarctica during her Scripps Ph.D. program. Photo by Cassondra Williams “UC San Diego and Scripps are really just powerhouse institutions when it comes to research,” said Meir, discussing her shared…
February 14, 2019
…for a more romantic story. That said, I think a lot of people realize that if they truly find their life partner, they won’t care much about how. Taking that latter approach, I’ve dated online, using both websites and apps, a few different times in my life. I met my…
May 7, 2020
…with personal lives and stories. During challenging events, like the current COVID-19 pandemic, it may be easier to sit it out. But nurses know that those needing urgent medical attention cannot wait. Patients entrust nurses with their safety. It’s a responsibility Lichtwardt doesn’t take lightly. Each patient has their own…
October 3, 2019
…more. “He was the first person who wanted to bring medicine and engineering together—and he succeeded,” said Peter Chen, one of Fung’s Ph.D. students who is now a research scientist here at UC San Diego. Fung formulated the exponential law that describes how soft tissue deforms under stress. That law…
