October 3, 2019
…feeling overwhelmed, they can give you that pep-talk that you really need. Trust me, they’ll be overjoyed to hear from you, but will also understand when you’re too busy. If you are interested in research, apply to be a research assistant! There are tons of labs doing fascinating work to…
June 14, 2018
…Powered Submarine Team to give Vaquita a snazzy paint job. Ortiz-Torres, a photographer, printmaker and painter, first met the Human Powered Submarine team when they used the Kuka robot in the fabrication lab he runs for the Visual Arts and Structural Engineering departments to mill the composite tooling prototype for…
August 25, 2022
…Maybe the homework they give to us is hard, but I know that at the end of the day, it’s going to be very useful for me. Because I didn’t know that to apply for a college in the U.S. you need to answer essay questions, unlike in Mexico where…
June 12, 2014
…reinforced her desire to give back and work to resolve health disparities. In addition to working with San Diego populations in need, Okoroh traveled to South Africa to work on issues related to HIV transmission and child abuse as part of the PRIME-Heq program. She also dedicated her time to…
October 11, 2018
…aims to increase philanthropic giving for basic science. Today, he serves as chair of the Alliance’s Board of Directors. The Kavli Foundation established the Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind (KIBM) at UC San Diego and the Salk Institute. KIBM seeks to push disciplinary boundaries to further our understanding of…
November 7, 2024
Students, faculty and staff from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and School of Global Policy and Strategy are set to attend the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan.
June 16, 2016
…years old. He was given an electric wheelchair at age 3. “I was so young to be operating such a machine that doctors made me take driving lessons before taking the wheelchair home,” he said with assistance from his caretaker. Today, Carranza, one of UC San Diego’s class of 2016…
June 11, 2020
…fossils from Hoyo Negro give us a unique opportunity to reconstruct animal and plant life on the Yucatán Peninsula at the end of the last Ice Age,” said Rissolo. In November 2019, a group of researchers including Rissolo and a cave diving team led by Alberto Nava set out to…
October 11, 2018
…“Early on, we must give our students many opportunities for “a-ha!” moments — experiences that help students generate the confidence and motivation they need to persevere and succeed in classes, internships and ultimately in engineering careers,” said Albert P. Pisano, Dean of the Jacobs School of Engineering. “From personal teaching…
June 7, 2022
…they learned here and giving it back to their community, which is incredible.” The celebration included remarks from Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla, Executive Vice Chancellor Elizabeth H. Simmons and Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Becky R. Petitt. Each graduate was recognized individually, including details about their UC San…
