June 1, 2017
…college–no one in his family had gone to college and they didn’t have the financial resources to pay for tuition. Fortunately, he earned good grades in high school, which qualified him for UC San Diego’s Chancellor’s Scholars Program, ensuring his future as a Triton. The program awards four-year scholarships to…
August 11, 2021
As the Cross-Cultural Center’s inaugural director, Edwina Welch, Ed.D., shares her path to UC San Diego, how the center took shape, origins of her passion for community building and more on her retirement.
November 9, 2023
In honor of Veterans Day, Nov. 11, UC San Diego Today asked members of the campus community to tell us about the U.S. military service members and veterans in their lives and share messages of gratitude for their contributions to their nation.
October 29, 2020
…teammates are like my family, so this has been a real learning experience on how to be accountable, taking care of ourselves so that we can help the team as a whole.” Celeste said she’s been impressed with UC San Diego’s response to the pandemic. The campus’s nationally recognized, evidence-based…
April 17, 2014
…members of the Triton Family, including faculty, staff, alumni and current students, for a night at the ballpark. Nick Woodman, ’97, founder and CEO of GoPro, the world’s fastest-growing camera company, will throw out the first pitch before the Padres take on the Washington Nationals. Enjoy an exclusive pre-game reception…
June 15, 2023
UC San Diego enrolls the most military-affiliated undergraduate students of any University of California campus. Over 100 students are currently serving while obtaining their degree; more than 200 are veterans; and 2,300 are dependents of military service members.
April 9, 2015
…economic development The Rady Family Foundation has made a $100 million commitment to help recruit and retain faculty and fund strategic priorities at the Rady School of Management at UC San Diego. More than 200 Rady School supporters, alumni, students and business leaders attended a press conference Tuesday at the…
August 11, 2022
…years. Best is a familiar face. She joined Skaggs faculty in 2003, just one year after the school opened its doors to its first class, rising to professor of clinical pharmacy and pediatrics and associate dean for pharmacy education. Dr. Brookie Best Her contributions span the school’s missions of research,…
August 4, 2022
…a mission to help parents learn more about the HPV vaccine by sharing my story and emphasizing that all of what I went through can be prevented for their children based on the availability of the HPV vaccine,” said West. “If I can help prevent even one person and their…
June 3, 2021
…to research distance learning programs and learned of an associate’s degree program available through Ohio University. At the time immersed in quantum mechanics, Bearden jumped at the chance to enroll in remote math, science and physics courses. After being released in mid-2011 and transitioning to work at a collection agency,…
