July 9, 2020
…RISE New “near-peer” mentoring program helps students who are underrepresented minorities in medicine navigate the final years of medical school The transition from second to third year of medical school can be jarring for any student. The first two years are primarily classroom-based, while the last two years are dedicated…
January 26, 2023
Recognizing exceptional support to the campus, UC San Diego announced Karen and Jeff Silberman; the Step Family; and Sandra Timmons ’81 and Richard Sandstrom ’72, PhD ’79, as recipients of the 2022 Chancellor’s Medal. T. Denny Sanford is being recognized with the second-ever Lifetime Legacy Award.
August 14, 2017
…the first in her family to graduate from college. Mandy Che, a senior at the University of California San Diego, is inspired by her parents who journeyed from Vietnam to San Francisco as refugees with no money and little English. She has learned to embrace all opportunities—like conducting faculty-mentored research…
April 20, 2017
…gay, bisexual and transgender) programs. Among his plans, he established a $200,000 endowment through his estate that will support scholarships for LGBT students as well as Critical Gender Studies majors at UC San Diego. David Gubser with his partner, Richard Lieboff. “We are inspired by Mr. Gubser’s commitment to increase…
November 20, 2012
…sharing with your friends, family, colleagues and community how you give back and why it matters. Tell us what you are doing this holiday season on UC San Diego’s Facebook page or send us a tweet @UCSanDiego. “UC San Diego is proud to be a part of the inaugural #GivingTuesday…
April 25, 2019
…the Chancellor Associates Scholarship Program. The scholarship provides freshmen with a four-year award of up to $40,000, and transfer students with a two-year award of up to $20,000. When coupled with financial aid, the program offers students resources that cover the cost of education, including housing and supplies, making it…
April 21, 2016
Autism experts at University of California San Diego Autism Center of Excellence (ACE) at the School of Medicine will be part of the largest autism study ever undertaken in the United States – an effort to collect information and DNA from 50,000 individuals, ages 3 to 100, with the neurodevelopmental…
January 8, 2015
…first member of his family to earn a college degree. As the most recent winner of UC San Diego Extension’s quarterly UC Alumni Change the World Scholarship, Jaimes gives thanks to his parents, who immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico more than 20 years ago when he was only 3…
March 1, 2018
…the first in your family to go to college comes with unique opportunities and challenges. At a recent panel discussion, current first-generation students had the opportunity to hear from faculty members who were once in their shoes. More than 140 students packed into Liebow Auditorium at the UC San Diego…
April 14, 2016
…San Diego Publications Overnight Programs Offer Glimpse of College Life for Diverse Admitted Students It was a drizzly Thursday afternoon when they began to arrive with pillows, sleeping bags and suitcases in hand. Yet the wet weather did little to temper the enthusiasm of the 244 high school students who…
