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UC San Diego Library Gifted $10 Million from Foundation Trustee and Alumna Sally T. WongAvery

February 24, 2022

…recognition of this significant philanthropic gift, UC San Diego will rename its existing Biomedical Library the Sally T. WongAvery Library, to be commonly known as the WongAvery Library. “As an engaged alumna and dedicated Foundation trustee, Sally WongAvery is a celebrated member of our Triton community,” said Chancellor Pradeep K.…

Bringing Science to Global Climate Talks

January 24, 2019

…was being able to give so many current and future scientists a chance to attend a conference like this, where they could learn about and potentially influence global policy,” said Montgomery. University of California delegates served as panelists for a discussion at the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Pavilion on the…

UC San Diego’s Astrobiotechnology Hub to Drive Drug Discovery in Space

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.

Stem Cell ‘Collaboratory’ Opens on UC San Diego Campus

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…

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,…

UC San Diego and Verizon Team to Improve Tuberculosis Care

December 4, 2012

As part of an innovative philanthropic health care program targeting reduction of health care disparities in diverse communities around the United States, the Verizon Foundation has provided the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine with a $300,000 grant, as well as important in-kind health information technology solutions.

Reaching New Heights at UC San Diego Medical Center in Hillcrest

July 25, 2023

The final steel beam for UC San Diego Health’s new outpatient pavilion was positioned while team members looked on in admiration and pride.

UC San Diego Pharmacy School Benefactor “Sam” Skaggs Dies at 89

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.

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