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From Idea to Impact: Meet the Recipients of the Inaugural Chancellor’s Innovation Awards

March 14, 2024

The forward-thinking innovators behind Vektor Medical and FjordPhyto took home the top prizes during UC San Diego’s inaugural Chancellor’s Innovation Awards celebration, highlighting the university’s diverse entrepreneurial campus culture.

Joan Klein Jacobs, Beloved Philanthropist and Community Leader, Has Died

May 7, 2024

Joan Klein Jacobs, a dedicated and visionary philanthropist, civic leader and patron of the arts died on May 6. She was 91.

Transforming Clinical Recording of Deep Brain Activity with a New Take on Sensor Manufacturing

January 17, 2024

Sensors built with a new manufacturing approach are capable of recording activity deep within the brain from large populations of individual neurons–with a resolution of as few as one or two neurons–in humans as well as a range of animal models.

Eight UC San Diego Researchers Among ‘1,000 Best Female Scientists in the World’

November 10, 2022

Eight researchers from UC San Diego are listed in the first-ever ranking of the “1,000 Best Female Scientists in the World” by research.com, an analytics platform that advocates for improved research quality and also ranks universities, scholarly journals and academic conferences.

A Bridge to Mexico: UC San Diego Partners with Former President of Mexico Vicente Fox

March 12, 2020

…Diego related to government, health, education and community development attended the recent visit to Centro Fox. They were invited by UC San Diego Extension leaders who oversee the program in order to enhance the curriculum for students participating in the exchange from both the United States and Mexico. As part…

UC San Diego Launches New Graduation Requirement, Bolstering Climate Change Education

September 26, 2024

Beginning this fall, UC San Diego is implementing the Jane Teranes Climate Change Education Requirement (JTCCER), an initiative designed to ensure that undergraduates across all majors on campus are equipped to understand and address climate change. The new graduation requirement is named in honor of the late Jane Teranes, a…

Two Studies Seek to Go Beyond the GIST of Intestinal Tract Cancer

August 24, 2021

UC San Diego researchers identify the mutational drivers for gastrointestinal stroma tumors in the stomach and find a potential drug to treat a subset of GIST tumors afflicting the young.

UC San Diego Foundation Welcomes Nine New Trustees

July 26, 2021

The UC San Diego Foundation Board of Trustees works to connect the university with community partners and resources needed to launch innovative programs. On July 1, 2021, nine new trustees joined the Foundation Board, eight of whom are UC San Diego alumni.

UC San Diego Receives $7.35 Million in Federal Community Project Funding

March 17, 2022

…to provide critical infrastructure, health and human services, and research resources to help the region continue on its path to post-pandemic recovery. The funds are part of more than $100 million dollars in community project funding awarded to the San Diego region following requests from Senators Dianne Feinstein, Alex Padilla…

Overnight Programs Offer Glimpse of College Life for Diverse Admitted Students

April 14, 2016

…said Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Becky Petitt. Students had the opportunity to enroll in one of three tracks, which included the Student-Initiated Access Programs and Services (SIAPS), Black Student Union (BSU) and IDEA Student Center. All participants had the opportunity to stay in the dorms over the…

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