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UC San Diego Earns Four Prestigious CASE Awards

June 13, 2013

…and donors, foster new philanthropic partnerships and visually promote campus programs.” UC San Diego’s 2013 international Circle of Excellence CASE Award recipients include: Fundraising Programs Stewardship Donor Relations and Stewardship Gold—Donor Impact Reporting The Office of Donor Relations and Stewardship (DRS) received a CASE Gold Award for a Donor Impact…

UC San Diego’s New Downtown Hub Park & Market Opens to the Public

May 12, 2022

…Public Made possible with philanthropic support from Malin Burnham and David and Claire Guggenheim, the new downtown center promises to be a cultural, intellectual and applied research hub Photos by Erik Jepsen/University Communications. From performances by renowned local musicians and a Family Arts Open House, to a conversation with Los…

UC San Diego Announces Recipients of Chancellor’s and Revelle Medals

October 10, 2019

…of the highest honors given by UC San Diego to recognize exceptional service in support of the campus’ mission, include: Taner Halıcıoğlu ’96, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Iris Lynn and Matthew Strauss, and Andrew J. Viterbi. The Revelle Medal recognizes current and former faculty members for sustained, distinguished…

New Café Brings Food and Community to UC San Diego’s Franklin Antonio Hall

February 15, 2024

UC San Diego’s newest cafe is now open in Franklin Antonio Hall. Crafted @ Minerva’s Cafe brings coffee, boba tea and fresh, organic food with a focus on sustainability to the new Franklin Antonio Hall.

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…

UC San Diego Launches Chancellor’s Endowed Chair and Faculty Fellowship Challenge

February 11, 2016

…and Faculty Fellowship Challenge Philanthropic support will help with recruitment and retention of ladder-rank and junior faculty Universities have used endowed faculty chairs for more than 500 years to recognize, recruit and retain the world’s top scholars. Faculty fellowships, similarly, honor junior faculty who show capacity for great distinction in…

$3 Million Gift from CorDx to Boost Sustainable Energy Innovation at UC San Diego

February 8, 2024

Through his company CorDx, entrepreneur and philanthropist Aiiso Yufeng Li (Jeff) and Dongdong Guo (Doreen) have pledged $3 million to the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering. The gift will support research, education and entrepreneurship in the Sustainable Power and Energy Center (SPEC).

International Peace Photographer Reza Deghati to Speak at UC San Diego

April 2, 2019

The UC San Diego Division of Arts and Humanities welcomes international photographer Reza Deghati to campus to discuss his philosophy about bettering humanity. The artist will present a public forum April 8 and an exhibition of his work April 9 – May 9, with an opening reception April 13.

UC San Diego Professors Donate More than $1M to Transdisciplinary Study of the Origins of Humankind

February 24, 2020

UC San Diego announced a gift from Nissi and Ajit Varki, both professors at the university. The gift has been designated for the Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) to support a broad range of activities, including scholarly studies of the origins of humankind.

Don’t Just Tell Students to Solve Problems. Teach Them How.

October 10, 2023

Problem solving is a critical skill for technical education and technical careers of all types. But what are best practices for teaching problem solving to high school and college students? The University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering is on the forefront of efforts to improv

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