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…
March 19, 2015
…leadership to the Triton family, where they live and work. The events highlight the human element of the university’s research community, allowing preeminent thought-leaders to talk directly and personally about the diverse initiatives they work on every day. “We are here to share the impact UC San Diego has on…
June 4, 2020
…names included in the program. Select graduation celebrations have already occurred virtually or have been rescheduled, including the School of Medicine ceremony that took place online on May 31 and the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences ceremony that has been moved to November 14. Many of the campus…
