June 8, 2020
A virtual celebration will be held on June 18 to honor the accomplishments of 106 graduating seniors from The Preuss School UC San Diego, a charter middle and high school for low-income, first generation scholars.
May 14, 2020
…first-hand the predicament many parents are in. “It’s hard because this is not the norm, and I have to remind myself of this too while juggling trying to be productive and responsive to my children,” she said. Lyons with daughters Nia (right) and Rebecca (left) While we are not in…
October 26, 2023
UC San Diego recently became the first University of California campus to unveil a National Panhellenic Council plaza. The space recognizes the “Divine Nine,” a collection of historically Black Greek-letter organizations dedicated to community building and changemaking through fellowship.
May 9, 2023
California Assembly Speaker Emeritus and University of California Regent John A. Pérez will deliver the keynote address at UC San Diego’s 2023 All Campus Commencement Ceremony at RIMAC Field on Saturday, June 17 at 9 a.m.
June 6, 2023
The newly opened Ted and Jean Scripps Marine Conservation and Technology Facility at Scripps Institution of Oceanography is dedicated to marine biodiversity and conservation research, discovery and education.
October 10, 2019
…scholarship is rooted in family. She grew up in England, where her father was a teaching chemist; her mother a student when they met. Reportedly, during a family trip when the young Eleanor Margaret Peachey saw the nighttime sky during a ferry crossing, she was “star-struck.” By the age of…
June 11, 2024
Love and respect anchor the words written by Associate Professor of Literature Brandon Som in his latest work, “Tripas: Poems,” which garnered the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. Department of Music alumna Mary Kouyoumdjian’s multimedia work “Paper Pianos,” which melds music and audio documentary with first-person stories of refugees, was…
September 26, 2013
…deaf to a deaf family and was raised bilingually in English and American Sign Language. She attended public schools and was often the only deaf child among hearing classmates. At the end of school, she would return home to her deaf parents and brother. Her interest in language and communicating…
September 3, 2020
…university’s Return to Learn program. We invited students, faculty and staff to submit their questions on topics such as how to maintain mental health during a time of great uncertainty, ways to combat loneliness and what mental health support is available to students, faculty and staff. To address several of…
November 8, 2012
…South Africa and my parents immigrated to the U.S. when I was a child. They instilled in me the importance of hard work, and I have also been fortunate to have some wonderful learning opportunities during the course of my education. I moved to San Diego to attend college. I…
