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Celebrating the Past and Future

October 2, 2014

…Square—featuring exhibits, games and giveaways from UC San Diego Alumni, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Division of Arts and Humanities, and many other campus areas. Connect with friends and colleagues at the free festival, open to the campus and local community. Hullabaloo: Eat, play, dance 8 p.m. – midnight, Nov. 14,…

Public Opinion Expert Daniel Yankelovich Endows Multimillion Dollar Fund at UC San Diego

March 3, 2016

…address real problems unless philanthropic initiatives get it going.” Yankelovich hopes to inspire and encourage other donors to give to the Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research. “We are looking for more funding for the center. When you are talking about national problems of urgency, you are really talking about…

Bringing UC San Diego’s Healthy Diet and Natural Medicine Research into the Spotlight

February 1, 2018

…to Richard N. Krupp’s philanthropic legacy, which may be realized at over $30 million in the coming years Rita Krupp, widow of Dick Krupp, joined Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla at a Jan. 18 UC San Diego event to celebrate the launch of the Krupp endowment. Photo by Melissa Jacobs The…

Campus Summit Encourages Collaboration to Solve Environmental Woes

May 24, 2018

…representatives, non-profit partners and philanthropic supporters. “Even when we understand the science and we have the technology, deploying it requires strategic policy decisions,” said UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. “It cannot be done in a vacuum.” The summit featured two panel discussions on key issues affecting Southern California.…

Art of Healing at Jacobs Medical Center

February 2, 2017

…at the butterflies. They give you hope.” Selections from “The Souls III” by Damian Hirst (2015) is a set of four foil block prints On the second floor of Jacobs Medical Center, on a stark white wall, is a grouping of nine iridescent butterflies. Each butterfly is almost 2 feet…

(Re)introducing John

February 23, 2023

Get to know the rich history and future plans of new vice chancellor for Health Sciences, John M. Carethers.

Accessible and Affordable Care at Heart of Healthcare Technology Grants

September 7, 2011

Five teams of scientists from multiple campuses of the University of California and a Southern California hospital have been awarded up to $100,000 each to commercialize their ideas for new, lower cost health care technologies that will address a long-standing need for more affordable and efficient chronic disease management and…

Andrew Viterbi, Wireless Pioneer and UC San Diego Professor Emeritus, Wins Draper Prize

February 18, 2016

…More broadly, his generous philanthropy extends to numerous cultural, educational, and social organizations, not only in San Diego, but throughout the world,” said Siegel. On Thursday Feb. 18, Brian H. Marcus, Professor, Mathematics, University of British Columbia gives the Jack Keil Wolf Lecture in Information Theory and Applications. His talk…

Triton Ballpark is a Home Run

April 23, 2015

…helped make possible with philanthropic gifts. Attendees then watched as the current Triton baseball team took on league rival Cal State Monterey Bay. The festivities kicked off with a ceremony on the field to thank the donors who helped make the project a reality, including former UC San Diego Chancellor…

Changing Lives: Carol Vassiliadis Names Hospital with $8.5 Million to Jacobs Medical Center

October 16, 2014

…San Diego Publications People give to the University of California, San Diego for many different reasons, but for local philanthropist Carol Vassiliadis, her reason is simple. “It’s the people,” she said. “The people at UC San Diego truly believe in what they are doing. And if, with the Jacobs Medical…

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