November 29, 2018
Local Philanthropists Daniel and Phyllis Epstein Give $1 Million to UC San Diego Daniel and Phyllis Epstein committed gifts to UC San Diego totaling $1 million to fund a variety of causes. (Photo provided by Daniel and Phyllis Epstein) Daniel and Phyllis Epstein’s move to La Jolla in 1986 started…
June 25, 2021
Steven M. Strauss and Lise N. Wilson have gifted $3.25 million to UC San Diego Health Sciences to open a new research center geared toward creating novel treatment options that will slow or halt the progression of heart disease.
September 25, 2018
…trailblazers, industry titans and philanthropic leaders. With their generosity, they are advancing health care, basic science and engineering to make a better tomorrow. The recipients of the University of California San Diego’s 2018 Chancellor’s Medal include: UC San Diego alumnus and Qualcomm co-founder, Franklin Antonio; former member of the U.S.…
February 21, 2013
…engagement, donor outreach and philanthropy initiatives. The collaborative efforts of UC San Diego’s Alumni and Constituent Engagement, Advancement and Central Programs, Foundation and Advancement Services, Student Affairs, Student Foundation, and University Communications and Public Affairs resulted in 13 honors—including four gold awards—in the prestigious 2013 CASE District VII Awards of…
August 5, 2021
As the University of California San Diego heads into the last year of its ambitious 10-year Campaign for UC San Diego, the university completed its fourth consecutive year of record-breaking philanthropy with an all-time annual high of $376.4 million raised for the fiscal year 2020-2021.
February 21, 2019
A new, fast coastal research vessel will join the fleet of ships managed by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego thanks to a philanthropic initiative that raised more than $1.2 million in honor of the late Dr. J. Robert Beyster, founder of Science Application
September 13, 2021
John and Sally Hood Family Foundation gives $3 million to Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at UC San Diego. Cheryl A.M. Anderson, founding dean, named inaugural chair in public health.
March 25, 2013
L.S. “Sam” Skaggs, whose enduring support of pharmacy education and research helped fuel the growth and development of the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, San Diego, died Thursday at the age of 89 of causes related to age.
October 25, 2012
…Build Business Models Around Giving Back Focus on: Giving Back Private Support to UC San Diego Tops $130 Million for 2011-12 Fiscal Year Students Give Back in Record Numbers Earlier this fall, UC San Diego was again recognized by the Washington Monthly as the nation’s top “positive impact” college, in…
August 9, 2018
More than $312 million was raised during fiscal year 2017-2018—a record-breaking amount for any San Diego institution of higher education in a single year. The funds go toward the university’s $2 billion goal as part of the Campaign for UC San Diego. Since the campaign was launched in 2012, $1.6…
