September 26, 2013
…to providing as much care and concern as possible to students impacted by the housing demand.” Efforts to accommodate students included the creation of additional spaces within the housing communities featuring extra desks for students to study. New furniture also was purchased to ensure students have adequate space for their…
March 21, 2013
…ends. For others, like Carolina Berys-Gonzalez, a staff member at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, it is just the beginning. Berys-Gonzalez recently volunteered with the United Way of San Diego County in a mock interview program for teenage and young adult refugees, as well as at-risk youth. As she talked with…
November 7, 2011
…plans to pursue a career in acting and stand-up comedy. His journey to earning a bachelor’s degree has spanned over 16 years—but he wouldn’t change a thing. Years ago, after dropping out of Hunter College with just one semester completed because he lacked financial resources, Blake joined the armed forces…
August 13, 2020
…to pivot complex education, healthcare and business procedures and practices has kept our academic enterprise moving forward during uncertain times. This year, especially, I celebrate our staff’s resilience, resolve and strength.” This year’s Staff Summer Celebration will take place over three days, August 18-20, to accommodate all work schedules. A…
March 25, 2021
…later in my academic career. I felt lost throughout much of the early parts of high school and my undergraduate education. I want to ensure that my mentees don’t miss important opportunities or make the same mistakes I made when I was just starting out.” Brown earned a bachelor’s degree…
October 24, 2022
Using a novel systems biology approach, scientists at UC San Diego School of Medicine have further parsed the cellular players and roles involved in rheumatoid arthritis, a complex disease that affects more than one million Americans in ways that have defied development of uniform treatments.
February 13, 2014
…course of his storied career. Awarded the 2008 National Medal of Science by President Barack Obama, Venter and his team sequenced the first full genome of a free-living organism, the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae, in 1995. He made worldwide headlines again in 2000 when his team tied a rival team in…
September 27, 2012
…this point in your career, as UC San Diego’s first Vice Chancellor of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion? My interest in this position is traceable to several of my life experiences. Although I was born in California, my earliest education experiences were in segregated southern schools where I lived the experience…
June 3, 2021
…Eleanor Roosevelt College, Global Health When the COVID-19 pandemic started, UC San Diego’s Basic Needs Hub became an even more critical resource to the student population. But the team had to be innovative in serving students safely. As a Basic Needs Assistant, Cieara Simmons was among the first contacts for…
May 16, 2011
…grants, technology transfer, animal care and welfare, research ethics and postdoctoral scholars, among others. A professor and researcher herself, she knows firsthand both the rewards and challenges of UC San Diego's research enterprise. She was appointed to her position in December 2010, just after the university surpassed $1 billion in…
