December 10, 2020
…at UC San Diego Health. “Truly, I am running out of options, as far as treatment goes,” said Thurman, whose cancer developed in his tonsils and has since spread to his lungs. “The latest immunotherapies, both the FDA-approved and the experimental, were proving ineffective. Obviously, it was time to go…
June 14, 2018
…1973 Jensen Healey race car rather than playing video games. At UC San Diego, he’s studied engineering physics, furthering this childhood interest. “I chose engineering physics because it gives the best foundation for understanding system level problems and the ability to branch out into a wide range of technical disciplines,”…
March 18, 2021
…would pursue as a career. “I was mostly interested in computer science and technology when I was younger. With my first laptop, I swapped out the hard drive and it was fascinating to me how something so simple and seamless on the outside could be so complex on the inside;…
October 8, 2015
…Chancellor’s Medal honorees are Carol Vassiliadis; the family of Chris and Warren Hellman, who established the Hellman Fellows Fund; and Qualcomm Incorporated, the first corporation ever to receive the honor. The Chancellor’s Medal is one of the highest awards given by UC San Diego to recognize exceptional service in support…
September 19, 2023
The new Franklin Antonio Hall collaborative research building was engineered to incorporate the latest sustainability and efficiency tools, and was recently awarded LEED Platinum certification by the US Green Building Council – the highest level of recognition.
November 13, 2014
…military and pursuing a career in research have been huge parts of my life, but it is rare that these two identities of mine overlap,” said Chabot. “It was really a powerful, and surprisingly emotional, experience to be recognized simultaneously for my service as both a veteran and a scientist.”…
February 11, 2016
…little interest in a career in education when she came to campus as a transfer student. There was no way, she said, she would work around the clock like her mother did as a teacher and principal, but one thing stuck: a passion for reading and, hand-in-hand, libraries. She grew…
March 15, 2018
…drives Nanome’s augmented reality technology during Ignite’ Startup Fair. Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications In an age where college students are launching billion-dollar companies from their dorm rooms, students at UC San Diego have not only embraced entrepreneurism, but are in some respects leading the trend through a…
February 24, 2015
Late last year, two University of California, San Diego students set out for Florence, Italy, to diagnose a patient that had no prior medical record, couldn’t be poked or prodded in any way, and hadn’t been in prime condition for more than 800 years.
September 15, 2024
They are arts activists and philosophers of language, scholars of avant-garde children’s literature and composers of experimental music. The School of Arts and Humanities welcomes 19 new faculty members for the 2024-25 academic year.
