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White Coats, Bright Futures: Skaggs Pharmacy School Welcomes Its 22nd Class to the Profession

October 8, 2024

As family, friends and loved ones looked on proudly, more than 70 pharmacy students were inducted into the profession at the UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences White Coat ceremony.

No. 1 From the Start

May 26, 2016

…advancing our mission of education, research and service.” Professor Todd Coleman shows off one of the multi-functional, flexible bio-electronic devices his team developed. The bioengineering program at UC San Diego, which became a department in 1994, has maintained high national rankings throughout the years. Its graduate program has been consistently…

What Pride Means to Us

July 2, 2024

As national Pride Month comes to an end and San Diego gears up for its own Pride celebration in July, four LGBTQ+ student leaders open up about their own personal journeys, why they strive to cultivate an inclusive community at UC San Diego, and what the word “pride” means to…

Building a Strong Talent Pipeline

August 20, 2024

Senior Director of Talent Solutions Samson Blackwell leads three teams focused on finding the very best talent for the university and helps drive the university’s People Proposition. In an interview he shares some upcoming changes to benefit current employees, potential job candidates and the university.

From San Diego to Italy, Study Suggests Wisdom can Protect Against Loneliness

October 1, 2020

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and University of Rome La Sapienza examined middle-aged and older adults in San Diego and Cilento, Italy and found loneliness and wisdom had a strong negative correlation. The wiser the person, the less lonely they were.

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.

Students Gear Up for 2012 Election with Massive Voter Registration Efforts on Campus

October 18, 2012

…events to energize and educate students about the issues on the November ballot. On Saturday, SOVAC partnered with representatives from the GSA and campus leadership to hold an issues forum between San Diego mayoral candidates Carl DeMaio and Bob Filner. “We want students to participate in the democratic process and…

Technology, Energy and Healthcare Luminaries Paint Picture of Future

October 26, 2011

…more and setting a higher bar is what I would encourage.” There’s no indication that Williams was tweeting during the event—and if he was, he wasn’t using the official event hashtags: #AtlanticMeetsPacific and #TAMTP. It seems he might have been in good company—the audience was filled primarily with Baby Boomers…

Graduating Student with Muscular Dystrophy Shows Incredible Strength to Achieve his Dreams

June 16, 2016

…stop him from pursuing higher education. He attended Southwestern Community College and transferred to the UCLA in fall of 2010. He was forced to withdraw after one quarter, however, because of state budget cuts to Medi-Cal that reduced his services, including round-the-clock nursing care that he needs to go to…

When Will We End Global Warming?

November 21, 2019

…only ensuring excellence in higher education today, but also contributing to the university’s future growth, innovation and success. Visit the listing of UC San Diego endowed faculty chairs, including the purpose, chair holder and donor for each. David G. Victor, professor of international relations at UC San Diego’s School of…

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