March 5, 2015
…Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Giancarlo Esposito of ‘Breaking Bad’ Inspires Crowd at Black History Month Scholarship Brunch Actor Giancarlo Esposito may best be known as “Gustavo Fring,” from his Emmy-nominated portrayal of a cold, calculating drug kingpin who led a double life as a legitimate businessman on the critically…
March 12, 2015
…Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications One hundred undergraduates, 80 Ph.D. students and 20 postdoctoral scholars all received a big boost to their careers – and UC San Diego made a big investment in the future of interdisciplinary research – through recent competitive awards by the Frontiers of Innovation Scholars Program.…
November 3, 2016
…Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications First Year Experience Course Aids in Successful Transition of New Students New two-unit course presented by UC San Diego colleges arms students with practical tools to navigate the campus Before Uma Mahto began her freshman year at UC San Diego, she was both nervous and…
March 9, 2017
…Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Regional Transportation Projects Impacting Campus Gear Up The construction is nearly impossible to miss. Whether you exit the I-5 freeway at Genesee Avenue, travel on Regents Road or pass through campus on Gilman Drive, there are plenty of regional transportation projects underway on and around…
February 1, 2018
…Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Chancellor’s Research Excellence Scholars Program Launches 175 Student-Research Projects Three years ago, the campus launched a pilot program to promote interdisciplinary research among undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. The idea was to partner them with faculty mentors from at least two disciplines and…
May 2, 2019
…Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications On the origins of life In the spirit of the Guggenheim Fellowship, the UC San Diego trio lifts the educational, literary, artistic and scientific power of this country, while fostering international understanding. For example, Neal Devaraj explores the development of synthetic cells through his research…
May 9, 2019
…Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications When UC San Diego undergraduate student Enid Partika learned that more than 40 percent of U.S. food waste is thrown into landfills where it releases significant amounts of greenhouse gases, she decided something needed to be done. Her plan came together after touring the student-run…
June 13, 2019
…Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications At the University of California San Diego, “innovation” isn’t just a buzzword. Innovation is a living, breathing way of life. It reaches across campus and around the globe. And UC San Diego’s innovations are changing the region and the world. Educational Vision Technologies Scales Up…
October 10, 2019
…Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Division One Here We Come UC San Diego Athletics is on the move. A flurry of activity has begun as the university prepares to transition to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 competition on July 1, 2020. Four years ago, students voted unanimously in…
November 7, 2019
…Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications A nontraditional tradition, Homecoming 2019 delivered on its promise, with a wide variety of events across campus that brought a record crowd of more than 4,000 to UC San Diego. Campus buzzed with Triton pride as alumni, students, family, friends and community members gathered to…
