July 30, 2020
…for never, ever, ever, give up.” “Being honored based on a person like Sunn, by your peers and neighbors, is incredible. I feel very grateful for it,” said Hood. “I hope what we did—facing down the FDA with a small group in the company and doing everything we can to…
February 23, 2023
Get to know the rich history and future plans of new vice chancellor for Health Sciences, John M. Carethers.
September 17, 2020
…good at working together given our track record of collaboration.” The new funding allows the UC San Diego labs to rapidly expand their teams focusing on LRRK2 research. Initial phases of this research were funded by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research in an effort spearheaded by UC…
May 8, 2014
…commitment to leadership, advocacy, philanthropy and service to UC San Diego. Nick Woodman Surfing since he was a child, when it was time to pick a college “I was all about beachfront,” Woodman says. He entered UC San Diego as a freshman, enrolling in Muir College where he soon found…
December 7, 2017
…a Russian businessman and philanthropist. It celebrates scientists who ask big questions that inspire and improve lives, with awards in three categories: fundamental physics, life sciences and mathematics. The prize—this year there were seven $3 million prizes—are intended to highlight scientists who are tackling the biggest questions and toughest challenges.…
December 6, 2011
…diabetes. “We don’t just give money away,” said T. Denny Sanford, the South Dakota businessman and philanthropist who pledged $30 million to the consortium that now bears his name. “People like Malin Burnham, Irwin Jacobs, John Moores and myself invest in projects that improve lives and make the world a…
January 30, 2020
…day that you are given the chance to talk to an astronaut, let alone one that’s currently residing at the International Space Station 250 miles above Earth. But the doors of possibility were kicked wide open on Jan. 27, when Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego welcomed more…
February 28, 2023
UC San Diego’s new Astrobiotechnology Hub brings together leaders in academia, biotechnology and aerospace industries under a united mission to advance stem cell science and commercialization in space.
November 16, 2023
About 30 delegates from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the School of Global Policy and Strategy will be attending the 28th Conference of the Parties, or COP28, in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
November 3, 2022
World leaders, climate experts and policymakers from nearly 200 counties are preparing to descend upon the seaside city of Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt for a United Nations climate conference that kicks off next week.
