May 25, 2017
…UC San Diego for giving him the breathing room to study and pass the rigorous entrance exams for medical school. UC San Diego’s Larry Smarr, director of the Qualcomm Institute on campus, was a recent luncheon speaker. Photo by Erika Johnson/UC San Diego University Communications. Founded in 2007 as a…
June 9, 2022
…community and our world.” Philanthropic support through the Campaign for UC San Diego is providing scholarships, fellowships and support programs for more students who need them. It is recruiting and retaining more top-tier educators, researchers and physician-scientists. It is discovering novel therapies and cures for the world’s most devastating diseases.…
October 11, 2018
…nexus of research and philanthropy, and currently leads The Kavli Foundation. When Conn first joined the Jacobs School of Engineering in 1994, he understood that the school needed to serve as a conduit between research discoveries and the companies that could deploy them for the common good. As a result,…
February 6, 2020
…optics systems. This will give peering eyes the ability to observe stars 20 times fainter than the current visibility limit—a necessary development for scientists to better understand planetary systems and their origins. Heising-Simons is a family foundation based in Los Altos and San Francisco, Calif., known for working with its…
November 10, 2011
Local philanthropist, community leader and UC San Diego supporter Anne Ratner has died at the age of 100. For more than six decades, Ratner has been a beloved volunteer and philanthropist in San Diego, actively supporting numerous arts, sciences, service and Jewish organizations.
December 15, 2021
Following more than 15 years of exceptional service as vice chancellor for Health Sciences (VCHS), David A. Brenner, MD, will step down on June 30, 2022 to focus on teaching and research as a member of the School of Medicine’s faculty.
January 29, 2015
The University of California, San Diego is celebrating a century of black life, history and culture as part of the campus’s 2015 recognition of Black History Month. Events throughout February and March include art exhibits, lectures, film screenings, spoken word performances and the annual Black History Month Scholarship Brunch on…
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…
October 4, 2018
…health care through a philanthropic gift of $50 million to UC San Diego. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications. Qualcomm Co-Founder Andrew J. Viterbi Honors His Father with $50 Million Gift With this donation—the largest ever to the Department of Ophthalmology—UC San Diego has the potential to cure blindness…
October 3, 2013
…of all private support given to UC San Diego in 2012-13 was designated for research. As a leading research university and academic powerhouse, UC San Diego is an agent of change, spurring innovation and economic growth that addresses local, national and global challenges. For fiscal year 2012-13, a total of…
