March 15, 2016
A rigorous new “college prep” graduation requirement in the San Diego Unified School District looks likely to produce more college-eligible students but even more who will fail to graduate entirely, according to a report by the San Diego Education Research Alliance (SanDERA) at UC San Diego. Students from historically underserved…
February 7, 2024
According to experts, there is a disparity between the diversity of health care staff and the patients served.
February 21, 2023
To continue strengthening the student experience for Asian American and Pacific Islander students, UC San Diego has become designated as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving-Institution (AANAPISI). This means that UC San Diego is now eligible to apply for federal grants.
December 5, 2019
…California demographics and achieving institutional excellence. Climate: Create and foster a positive and welcoming climate where we value, include and support all at UC San Diego. Accountability: Ensure institutional accountability throughout departments and divisions. Creating a welcoming environment As defined by the Association of American Colleges and Universities, “inclusion” exists…
October 1, 2020
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, in collaboration with local partners, have been awarded a $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to implement a program of widespread testing for COVID-19 in San Ysidro.
May 20, 2021
…California, by becoming a Hispanic-Serving Institution, for example, the Community Stations shows us how transformative partnering with community can be and how the transformation works both ways, changing us all for the better.” There are currently four community stations in the network, at four different sites in the San Diego-Tijuana…
April 20, 2023
At the 22nd annual César E. Chávez celebration kickoff, four undergraduates were awarded scholarships for their demonstrated commitment to the advancement of Chávez’s core values on campus and beyond.
January 30, 2014
…a professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography—applied for a two-year, $160,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant, which the faculty members received in 2012, provided funds to develop a pilot program that allows 200 biology students each quarter—from both Henter’s ecology lab class and Butler’s gene sequencing class—to…
June 14, 2023
UC San Diego launched the first phase of a new pilot program, funded by a gift from Intel Corporation, to increase diversity in its electrical engineering graduate programs. As part of the pilot, UC San Diego is collaborating with Florida A&M University and the University of Texas at El Paso.
March 5, 2015
…ago. Previously at an institute focused on research rather than teaching, their desire for more interaction with students was a key reason they moved. There is still time for all interested divisions, programs, schools and student organizations to help at Triton Day and Transfer Triton Day. Visit tritondays.ucsd.edu to complete…
